Health & Well-Being
Our community thrives when every Brooklynite has access to holistic services and support to lead healthy lives
Of Brooklynites are living with a disability
Gap in life expectancy between Black New Yorkers and the citywide average
Highest number of drug overdose deaths in NYC occurred in Brooklyn
Our Approach
We know that health disparities in our borough – like many places in our nation – fall along racial and class lines. Brooklyn Org backs community-based organizations that address the many facets of health and well-being, including mental health, reproductive rights, substance misuse, and public health through direct interventions and long-term support. We want to take on the inequities that leave our neighbors without the care they need so that all Brooklynites can live long and prosperous lives.
Nonprofit Resources
Brooklyn Org provides holistic support and resources to nonprofits across the borough, from funding to capacity building, and more.
Who We Back
- Access Justice Brooklyn
- After Hours Project
- The Ali Forney Center
- Bridge Street Development Corporation
- Brooklyn Community Housing & Services
- Brooklyn Community Pride Center
- Brooklyn Emerge
- CABS Health Network
- Caribbean Women’s Health Association
- CaringKind
- Community Counseling and Mediation
- Council of Peoples Organization
- Day One New York
- The Door
- The Doula Program
- The Family Center
- FentCheck
- Global Trauma Research
- GRIOT Circle
- Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees
