Brooklyn Org is proud to fund impactful work across our communities
Showcases Caribbean writers and storytelling traditions through public literary events, workshops, literary prizes, and a podcast archive to amplify Caribbean voices across Brooklyn and the diaspora.
Serves hundreds of thousands of children and caregivers annually through hands-on exhibits and programs that bring together artmaking, play, science exploration, music, cultural collections, and immersive exhibitions at the world’s first children’s museum, founded in Brooklyn in 1899.
Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign, with matching grant funding to strengthen Brooklyn’s arts and cultural organizations.
Prepares and serves free weekly meals for food-insecure and unhoused Brooklyn residents, using donated produce and creating a welcoming community gathering space while reducing food waste.
Expands access to speech and debate for NYC public school students by building school-based teams, offering training, tournaments, and summer programs, and preparing young people from underrepresented communities to compete and shape conversations on public issues.
Represents Brooklyn residents in criminal and family court while providing wraparound immigration and civil legal services, pairing public defense representation with advocacy work to protect families and address the ripple effects of involvement in the criminal legal system.
Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign to meet the moment, with a focus on protecting rights.
Combines a grocery-style pantry, benefits outreach, and community farming initiatives to strengthen neighborhood food access, empower residents to steward land and resources, and transform the local food system in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Expands food access through a city-wide pantry network, home grocery delivery, and community farms that double as job training sites, supporting low-income families and communities disproportionately impacted by food insecurity.
Builds domestic worker and nanny coalitions in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens to advocate for fair wages and labor rights, providing trainings and certifications and strengthening worker protections with community-led solutions and affordable housing.
Serves as a trusted Sunset Park hub for culturally responsive services by pairing counseling and cultural programming with employment support, benefits access, emergency food services, and school-based youth and family programming for immigrant communities.
Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign to meet the moment, with a focus on protecting families.
Equips Central Asian immigrants with legal support, education and workforce training, youth programs, and social services that ease their transition to life in the United States.