Brooklyn Org is proud to fund impactful work across our communities
Prepares young people to run restorative justice circles that address school conflicts before they escalate, teaching peer facilitation, mediation, and accountability; and builds youth voice to advocate for citywide education policies.
Organizes poetry festivals, multilingual poetry workshops, and open-access publishing projects that connect Latin American poets and immigrant artists across Brooklyn and the Global South.
Provides a vital safety net in Coney Island by delivering reliable food pantry services for thousands of families each month, while also offering benefits navigation and afterschool support for children in a community with limited nearby services.
Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign to meet the moment, with a focus on protecting families.
Provides thousands of low-income families passes for unlimited free access to dozens of cultural institutions citywide—museums, history and science centers, zoos, and more—and hosts neighborhood “Culture Clubs,” where families can experience and create art, connecting with educators and artists.
Supports South Brooklyn’s immigrant, South Asian, and Muslim families with case management that connects neighbors to benefits, emergency food, and mental health services, alongside immigration legal support and ESL and citizenship classes.
Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign to meet the moment, with a focus on protecting families.
Strengthens and expands block associations across Crown Heights through organizing support, public summits, and an online directory to foster safer, more connected neighborhoods.
This grant was made in partnership with CitizensNYC.
Serves as an essential neighborhood anchor in Cypress Hills and East New York, connecting families to childcare, youth programming, food access, and health supports through community centers and place-based services that reduce gaps in the local safety net.
Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign to meet the moment, with a focus on protecting families.
Publishes community-led journalism for and about immigrants across New York City to advocate for immigrant rights through policy change, demands for accountability, and research.
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.
Secures community ownership of housing and land to fight displacement in East New York, with resident-led organizing and advocacy that aims to foster long-term neighborhood stability.