Who We Back

Strives to abolish the punishment-based carceral systems that disproportionately affect BIPOC and immigrant communities by organizing, creating strategic partnerships, and convening shared learning spaces.

Provides accessible, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed mental health and education services to  immigrants and people of color, including crisis intervention and harm reduction for those struggling with substance misuse.

Provides direct services such as language classes and leadership training, organizing, and political education to defend Black migrants, stop anti-Black deportation, and end the surveillance and detention of migrants in the United States.

Partners with school districts, schools, and educational organizations to provide high-quality programming co-created with undocumented and mixed-status students and families to establish schools as a safe haven for these groups.

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.

Represents over 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups in New York State and provides them with a platform for collective action through community organization, education, and advocacy.

Strengthens family relationships and promotes parent-child bonding through volunteer days, youth leadership programming, adult ESL classes, social service assistance, and a wide range of culturally competent programs.

This grant is part of the Neighborhood Collective Impact Project, which provides funding to address concerns raised during Brooklyn Org’s annual Listening Tours.

Nonprofit Partners: Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts NY, Inc., The Singing Winds, Casa Cultural, Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts, Arts & Democracy and ArtBuilt

The Kensington Cultural Council will coordinate a series of multilingual public cultural events including family arts workshops, sewing circles, dance and ESL classes, storytelling, concerts, and forums reflecting the traditional cultures of immigrant families. To address a lack of community space, the group will carry out a planning process for a neighborhood cultural hub that includes office and studio space for local artists and cultural organizations; a large conference room for public workshops, meetings and forums; and storage for shared equipment.

Assists people who are leaving immigration detention to secure structural, health and wellness, educational, legal, and emotional support services, with a particular focus on immigrants in the LGBTQIA+ community.

Provides free immigration legal services, including direct legal assistance and trainings, to refugee and immigrant children in the New York City area who face deportation back to life-threatening situations.