Who We Back

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.

Builds collective power for immigrant communities by coordinating a statewide network of over 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups advancing campaigns for access to representation, expanded healthcare coverage, and lasting protections for Brooklyn residents facing rising enforcement and instability.

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

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.

Conducts grassroots labor organizing to support the rights of street vendors—NYC’s smallest small businesses—using public education, business and leadership development, legislative advocacy, and direct legal support to expand vending as a viable, lawful employment option for immigrants and other entrepreneurs

Fosters a supportive, compassionate alternative for canners — people who collect empty beverage containers to then redeem for five cents each — to access redemption services that create pathways for their financial, social, and environmental empowerment.

Founded in Brooklyn in 2019, S.T.O.P. protects civil rights by confronting the expansion of discriminatory surveillance technologies, like facial recognition tools, that threaten privacy and deepen racial and religious profiling of overpoliced communities. As a leading advocacy organization and legal services provider, S.T.O.P pairs community-led digital safety trainings with litigation, research, and policy advocacy to equip communities across Brooklyn and beyond with tools to protect their rights and drive systemic change.