Who We Back

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.

Connects unaccompanied immigrant children to legal and social services through a citywide referral network while leading rapid-response advocacy, policy monitoring, and court support that safeguard young people facing deportation.

Organizes low-wage immigrant workers in food service, laundry, and warehouse jobs to fight wage theft, unsafe housing, and workplace exploitation.

Provides Mexican and Latin American immigrants with a wide range of services spanning migrant rights, economic justice, mental health, and health and wellness, and encourages community organizing and civic engagement to help immigrants establish sustainable themselves socially and economically.

Provides civic engagement workshops for women, mentorship programs for justice-involved youth, and public education classes to Muslim Americans and people of all faiths to demonstrate the complexity of and to enhance the Muslim American experience.

Equips Brooklyn residents with policy and community education programs, leadership training, and financial services to tackle housing, economic, and environmental injustices across Flatbush, East New York, Brownsville, and beyond.

Offers therapy groups, legal assistance, English classes, case management, and multilingual peer support alongside community events like Brighton Beach Pride to help LGBTQ+ immigrants and refugees in South Brooklyn navigate services, reduce isolation, and build visibility.

Connects immigrants in Sunset Park to a range of services including health screenings and English classes, providing a welcoming community resource hub.

Provides pro-bono translation services for displaced people  to support them building a strong legal case for asylum, bridging gaps between social services agencies and refugees while creating employment opportunities by also hiring refugees as interpreters.

Runs weekly “Know Your Rights” clinics for immigrants, offering legal information, peer support, and attorney access to help Brooklynites navigate the immigration system.

This grant was made in partnership with CitizensNYC.