Who We Back

Addresses the spread of HIV/AIDS in low-income neighborhoods in east Brooklyn through health services, rapid testing, education and counseling, and harm reduction counseling.

Supports low-income families and new parents to transition to parenthood through education workshops, a two-year in-house job training program, and basic parenting resources.

Provides civic and economic opportunities to low-to-moderate income residents of Central Brooklyn through workforce development initiatives, homeownership services, and financial literacy workshops.

Connects Brooklyn College with the broader community through a youth development program that co-creates a safe space for personal development and community empowerment through college access, STEAM, and health and wellness programs.

Advances lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer liberation by celebrating, commemorating, and convening LGBTQ+ Brooklyn through socially conscious and culturally responsive programs, partnerships, and advocacy.

Invests in Brooklyn’s Black communities by creating quality job opportunities, expanding health and housing access, improving the quality of schools and education, and putting an end to policing and incarceration through public policy and holding leaders accountable.

Provides legal advocacy, conducts community education campaigns, facilitates research, and builds organizing capacity on behalf of Black New Yorkers and other marginalized groups.

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.

Supports Haitian immigrant youth in New York City through educational assistance, leadership development, community-building opportunities and partnerships with local schools and cultural organizations.

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.