Who We Back

Publishes community-led journalism for and about immigrants across New York City to advocate for immigrant rights through policy change, demands for accountability, and research.

Combines direct aid and maternal health advocacy to meet immediate needs and address systemic inequities impacting families in East New York, providing essentials like food, menstrual supplies, and diapers through their Diaper Bank.

Works to end wrongful convictions by advocating for policy reform, supporting exonerees and their families with casework, and building a fairer criminal justice system rooted in racial justice and equity.

Supports families and children affected by crisis, illness, or loss through legal support for custody and eviction, HIV/AIDS prevention services, and mental health services.

Helps Flatbush and East Flatbush families weather rising costs by offering emergency food assistance, benefits and case management support, tenant organizing through the Flatbush Tenant Coalition, and small business help that strengthens local stability.

Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign to meet the moment, with a focus on protecting families.

Provides nutritious meals, wellness programming, cultural activities, and civic engagement events at older adult centers while advocating for language access, healthcare, and housing older adults in South Brooklyn.

Serves as a cultural hub for Black families in Central Brooklyn through Africana-centered arts education, rites of passage programming, and holistic youth development rooted in the traditions of the African diaspora.

Supports women and girls impacted by violence and incarceration through housing and benefits navigation, direct aid, and survivor-informed policy advocacy.

Distributes nutritious food through mobile pantry programs that remove transportation barriers and serve Brooklyn families, youth, and older adults with dignity, as a “pantry without borders.”

Offers pathways to culinary careers for neurodivergent teens for through baking programs that blend STEAM learning, problem-solving, and building emotional resilience with mentorship and hands-on job experience.