Health & Well-Being
Our community thrives when every Brooklynite has access to holistic services and support to lead healthy lives
Of Brooklynites have 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.
JOIN US
Brooklyn Org’s community comes together to back the biggest issues affecting our borough through the work of vital nonprofits. Help us create change from the ground up.
Who We Back
- Access Justice Brooklyn
- Age Friendly Central Brooklyn
- Black Trans Femmes in the Arts
- Bridge Street Development Corporation
- Brooklyn Community Pride Center
- Brownsville Community Culinary Center (BCCC)
- CABS Health Network
- CaringKind
- Community Help in Park Slope (CHiPS)
- Council of Peoples Organization
- Day One New York
- The Doula Program
- East New York Community Land Trust
- Expecting Relief
- Fifth Avenue Committee
- Fort Greene Park Conservancy
- GRIOT Circle
- Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees
- HEAT Program
- Heights and Hills
