Who We Back

Stages original theater and youth productions about East New York, centering BIPOC and LGBTQ+ voices through performances, festivals, and post-show community conversations.

Produces contemporary dance-theater and immersive performances that examine Indian and queer perspectives in the Asian American experience.

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.

Supports immigrants without legal representation through volunteer-led legal assistance, including application support, court preparation, and “Know Your Rights” clinics that help people understand their rights and respond to shifting immigration policies.

Connects low-income residents to careers in HVAC, construction, building operations, and electrical work through credentialed training, paid internships, and direct job placement with industry partners.

Supported through our Brooklyn Energy Initiative, a partnership with the National Grid Foundation, focused on expanding pathways into energy careers.

Conducts grassroots labor organizing to support the rights of street vendors—NYC’s smallest small businesses—using public education, business and leadership development, legislative advocacy, and direct legal support to expand vending as a viable, lawful employment option for immigrants and other entrepreneurs

Fosters a supportive, compassionate alternative for canners — people who collect empty beverage containers to then redeem for five cents each — to access redemption services that create pathways for their financial, social, and environmental empowerment.

Founded in Brooklyn in 2019, S.T.O.P. protects civil rights by confronting the expansion of discriminatory surveillance technologies, like facial recognition tools, that threaten privacy and deepen racial and religious profiling of overpoliced communities. As a leading advocacy organization and legal services provider, S.T.O.P pairs community-led digital safety trainings with litigation, research, and policy advocacy to equip communities across Brooklyn and beyond with tools to protect their rights and drive systemic change.

Cultivates community with intergenerational gatherings in parks and gardens that invite older adults and neighbors to share mindfulness, poetry, music, and creative arts by celebrating the art of tea together.

Fosters inclusive spaces where children of all ages with special needs explore creative arts while equipping parents with training, advocacy tools, and community support.