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Jews for Racial and Economic Justice

Organizes Jewish communities to advocate for housing justice, migrant rights, caregiver support, and to challenge systemic racism through grassroots campaigns, political education, direct action, and strategic partnerships.

  • Total Awarded $90,000
  • Award Years 2024–2026

Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI)

Addresses violence as a public health issue through hospital, school, and community-based programs, including bedside intervention for survivors of violence, restorative justice programs in schools, and youth leadership initiatives that help young people heal from trauma and lead community safety efforts.

  • Total Awarded $280,000
  • Award Years 2021–2027

LiveOn NY

Mobilizes a membership network of over 100 aging and senior service organizations to strengthen services older New Yorkers rely on—from senior centers and home-delivered meals to caregiver support and affordable housing—while advocating for city and state funding that helps Brooklyn elders age equitably and with dignity.

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

  • Total Awarded $85,000
  • Award Years 2024–2026

Mindfulness & S.T.E.A.M. Lab

Cultivates joyful, healing-centered learning environments for BIPOC and immigrant youth in NYC public school through programs integrating mindfulness, social-emotional learning, wellness education, and hands-on STEAM education.

  • Total Awarded $7,500
  • Award Years 2026–2027

Muscle Inspires New Empowerment

Harnesses trauma-informed strength training to help survivors of gender-based violence rebuild physical health, reclaim agency over their bodies, and connect with a supportive community through guided weightlifting.

  • Total Awarded $7,500
  • Award Years 2026–2027

Ñaños in Action

Connects Ecuadorian and Latino immigrants to healthcare, housing, legal, and education resources while offering newcomer support, older adult engagement programs, and cultural workshops that strengthen community connection.

  • Total Awarded $5,000
  • Award Years 2026–2027
Neighbors in Action

Neighbors in Action

Provides Bedford Stuyvesant and Crown Heights community members with a hub where they can seek resolutions for interpersonal conflict and be connected with resources that promote safety, healing, and wellness, with programs that range from anti-gun violence work to youth services.

  • Total Awarded $105,000
  • Award Years 2023–2026

The NY Birth Control Access Project

Equips young people to expand access to birth control and reproductive options in Brooklyn and statewide through legislative training, work on college campuses, and paid professional development that prepares them for public service careers.

  • Total Awarded $45,000
  • Award Years 2025–2026

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