Who We Back

Produces an intergenerational documentary film as part of a broader effort to reduce loneliness and connect neighbors through storytelling, public screenings, and community workshops.

This grant was made in partnership with CitizensNYC.

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.

Helps narrow the digital divide by addressing a major hurdle to computer hardware ownership: its cost. TechFin collects used PC-based laptops and desktop computers, in bulk, from corporations, refurbishes these devices, and partners with other nonprofits to distribute the equipment to low-income families at no cost to them. They have provided thousands of refurbished computers to low-income households across New York City, equipping them with the tools needed to succeed in today’s digital age.

Equips New York City public school students with the tools to organize their communities and amplify their voices in order to reimagine an equitable, anti-racist future for themselves and their communities.

Provides students and community members with academic support, family support, and vocational readiness to help them overcome social, emotional, and academic challenges and encourage them to become leaders.

Supports families across Brownsville through affordable housing development and early childhood programming, using public data and insights from local residents and businesses to improve the overall quality of life in the neighborhood.

Combats income-based housing discrimination with tenant-led tech tools, direct advocacy, and data analysis that hold landlords accountable and promote the rights of low-income voucher holders.

Builds power among low-income people affected by HIV/AIDS, the drug war, mass incarceration, and homelessness through community organizing, leadership development, policy advocacy, direct services, and research.

Builds the collective power of migrants and other under-served residents through community leadership and organizing, including working with street vendors  — many of whom are immigrant women — to open and run a market in Sunset Park.