Brooklyn Org is proud to fund impactful work across our communities
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.
Partners with artists, youth, writers, and their chosen communities to collaborate on art projects that use abolitionist decision-making frameworks in order to cultivate joy and promote community safety by combining creative expression with career support wraparound support services.
Provides pro-bono translation services for displaced people to support them building a strong legal case for asylum, bridging gaps between social services agencies and refugees while creating employment opportunities by also hiring refugees as interpreters.
Provides culturally informed care for Black families through holistic health education, culturally attuned reproductive and mental health support, and traditional healing practices that address gaps in medical systems.
Advances community-led climate solutions through solar projects and hands-on workforce training in construction and environmental systems, creating pathways to careers in the green economy while building local power and reducing energy costs.
Supported in part through our Brooklyn Energy Initiative, a partnership with the National Grid Foundation, focused on expanding pathways into energy careers.
Organizes bus and subway riders to advocate for faster, more reliable, and affordable public transit, including campaigns to improve service and expand reduced-fare access for low-income Brooklynites.
Supports South Asian and Indo-Caribbean survivors of gender-based violence with crisis intervention, counseling, legal advocacy, housing support, and survivor-led services shaped by cultural understanding and language access, while advancing community organizing and policy change.