Brooklyn Org is proud to fund impactful work across our communities
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.
Creates a joyful, inclusive Queer Prom where LGBTQ+ people of all ages can safely dance, celebrate, and connect in a space that affirms their identities.
This grant was made in partnership with CitizensNYC.
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.
Operates a community center and hub for grassroots organizing and education with programming that includes healing clinics, colllaborative art projects, concerts and film screenings, political teach-ins, language classes, and food distribution.
Preserves transgender history and culture by collecting community archives, including zines, flyers, and other ephemera often excluded from traditional institutions, and hosting public programs that explore trans activism, scholarship, and cultural legacies.
Cultivates creative expression and leadership among Black youth and young people in historically underserved communities through spoken word and arts programming, mentorship, and scholarships that support personal and career growth.
Offers free concerts, music lessons, and interactive workshops and performances, including classes and live music at senior centers, that bring older adults and their caregivers together through shared musical experiences.
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: Red Hook Art Project (RHAP) and the Red Hook Justice Center
“Creative Conversations: Art and Dialogue for Racial Justice” is a collaboration between Red Hook Art Project (RHAP) and the Red Hook Justice Center to engage youth in creating zines focused on racial justice, community safety, and systemic racism. Through workshops, RHAP students and youth from the Justice Center will design and produce zines that combine art, stories, and educational content about racial justice. The zines will be distributed at local events and community centers, culminating in a public event where youth present their work and engage in discussions about the issues explored in the zines.
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: BlackSpace, Youth Design Center, Divine Explosion Arts Program (D.E.A.P.)
Blackspace and their partners are putting on ROOTED, a seven-week paid fellowship where youth explore the relationship between urban planning, food justice, and community design. Youth will work with a community garden and use storytelling, visual design, and environmental mapping to understand how land use policies and disinvestment shape food access—and to propose community-based design responses. Through ROOTED, youth will gain awareness of food insecurity and urban agriculture, and help seed the future of food access in Brooklyn; they will share the findings of their projects at two community events this year.
Celebrates the heritage of Midwood Street by planting roses and barrel planters that beautify the block, deepen neighborhood pride, and honor the area’s rich architectural and cultural history.
This grant was made in partnership with CitizensNYC.