Brooklyn Org is proud to fund impactful work across our communities
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.
Equips young people to expand access to birth control and reproductive options in Brooklyn and statewide through legislative training, work on college campuses, and paid professional development that prepares them for public service careers.
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.
Supports justice-impacted Brooklynites rebuild their lives through reentry planning, housing and benefits navigation, employment support, and family reunification services, while advocating to reduce the barriers people face after incarceration.
Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign to meet the moment, with a focus on protecting rights.
Introduces K-12 students to Passive House energy-efficient building design through hands-on STEAM workshops that combine science, climate action, and creative learning.
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.
Provides parenting programs and resources that help caregivers tap into their inherent potential to parent sensitively and nurture their children’s developing brains during the first 1,000 days of life, working to interrupt intergenerational trauma and reduce adverse childhood experiences.
Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign to meet the moment, with a focus on protecting families.
Provides inclusive arts, sports, and play programs where neurodiverse children and children with disabilities of all ages can explore music, dance, reading, and movement in a welcoming environment open to all.
Supports girls from low-income and underserved communities with mentorship, college scholarships, and programs that build confidence and open doors—from prom preparation to college and career guidance.
Supports NYC’s growing population of older and disabled adults who have no family or friends to care for them, by advocating for more state resources to train guardians, providing holistic benefits and case management services, and developing legal models that preserve independence for older adults without the need for full guardianship.