Who We Back

Partners with youth to end dating abuse and domestic violence through preventive education, supportive services, legal advocacy and leadership development, and counseling.

Provides formerly incarcerated young people with four-month paid learning and skills-building fellowships that equip them with the tools to succeed in the food service industry and become leaders in their community.

Equalizes the academic and professional playing field for low-income high school students by providing them with access to free technology and internet access, mentorship, and a digital skills curriculum.

Builds local leadership in Canarsie through political education, engaging youth and older adults, and partnerships that push for community-led solutions to gun violence, underfunded services, and environmental harm to improve quality of life in the neighborhood.

Stewards Fort Greene Park as a public space where neighbors gather, connect, and enjoy nature through arts, wellness, and environmental programs, youth internships, and community partnerships.

Ensures that NYC youth have a safe place to achieve academic excellence, be community leaders, and maintain healthy lifestyles, and strives to eliminate sex discrimination through community organizing.

Works to leverage technology to address the challenges faced by low-income New Yorkers in the criminal justice system. Born from extensive research and collaboration with communities heavily affected by policing, especially in Brooklyn, Good Call has become a pivotal resource. They have provided access to early legal intervention for more than 10,000 individuals from marginalized communities facing excessive and unnecessary arrests and unfair treatment by the criminal justice system, dramatically impacting the trajectory of their cases and disrupting the cycle of mass incarceration.

Builds Black people’s capacity to become developers of their communities through collective ownership of their artistic production, neighborhood real estate and land, businesses, and cultural institutions.

Supports young people who are at risk or living with HIV/AIDS by providing a unique health and mental health program to remove the barriers that often prevent youth from accessing health care.

Creates opportunities for all community members, especially those in low-income communities, to participate in dance programming that bridges differences and advocates for the importance of the arts.