Who We Back

Supports Canarsie small businesses with monthly workshops, legal and lease help, and networking events to rebuild post-COVID and grow local entrepreneurship.

This grant was made in partnership with CitizensNYC.

Supports immigrants without legal representation through volunteer-led legal assistance, including application support, court preparation, and “Know Your Rights” clinics that help people understand their rights and respond to shifting immigration policies.

Connects low-income residents to careers in HVAC, construction, building operations, and electrical work through credentialed training, paid internships, and direct job placement with industry partners.

Supported through our Brooklyn Energy Initiative, a partnership with the National Grid Foundation, focused on expanding pathways into energy careers.

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.

Promotes community-led sustainability, resiliency, and climate justice through community organizing, education, leadership development, and cultural and artistic expression in Sunset Park.

Builds the collective power of migrants and other under-served residents through community leadership and organizing, including working with street vendors  — many of whom are immigrant women — to open and run a market in Sunset Park.

Provides therapy, case management, court advocacy, and restorative justice circles as well as everyday needs like groceries, haircuts, and daily-living support in a trusted drop-in space for young men affected by gun violence and incarceration.

Trains young adults for careers in welding and advanced manufacturing through a paid, hands-on apprenticeship inside a professional fabrication shop.

Supported through our Brooklyn Energy Initiative, a partnership with the National Grid Foundation, focused on expanding pathways into energy careers.

Creates pathways to economic independence for women impacted by trauma and incarceration through digital literacy trainings, entrepreneurship programs, and career coaching.