Expanding College Access for Immigrant Youth
Featuring First Tech Fund and NYSYLC
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3:00 PM–3:30 PM EDT
Immigrants
From our decades-long neighbors to the newest New Yorkers, immigrants enrich communities across Brooklyn
Brooklyn residents is an immigrant - 35% of our population
of Brooklyn immigrants live below the poverty line
Undocumented New Yorkers lives in Brooklyn
Our Approach
Pursuing the American Dream comes with many challenges for immigrants to Brooklyn: it can be difficult to meet basic needs, there are many legal barriers to employment, and those without legal status face constant threat of detainment or deportation. Brooklyn Org supports immigrant-led organizations working to ensure that their communities have the tools they need to thrive and receive culturally-appropriate holistic support in their native languages. We are invested in boosting access to job training and placement, mental and emotional wellbeing, legal services, and other avenues that create a true sense of belonging and connectedness for Brooklyn’s diverse immigrant populations.
Nonprofit Resources
Brooklyn Org provides holistic support and resources to nonprofits across the borough, from funding to capacity building and more.
Who We Back
- Arab American Association of New York
- Arab-American Family Support Center
- Asian American Federation
- The Black Institute
- The Brave House
- Caribbean Women’s Health Association
- Carroll Gardens Association
- Council of Peoples Organization
- Documented
- Flanbwayan Haitian Literacy Project
- Freedom To Thrive
- Global Trauma Research
- Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees
- ImmSchools
- Mexican Coalition
- Mixteca
- Muslim Community Network
- New York Immigration Coalition
- New York State Youth Leadership Council
- Parent-Child Relationship Association
Brooklyn Org has been a strong supporter of our efforts to ensure that Brooklyn immigrant communities have the support that they need, and are able to unite and demand justice, equity, and fairness from the city as well as the state.Murad Awawdeh
Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition