Jobs & Economic Opportunity
Brooklyn is stronger when we can all access resources to lead self-determined and economically secure lives
Our Approach
From small, family-owned businesses to large corporations, Brooklyn’s economic landscape is as vast as it is uneven. In Brooklyn, the racial wealth gap between white and BIPOC residents is between $40 and $50B, representing the effects of four centuries of institutional and systemic racism and is responsible for persistent disparities in income, health, education, and opportunity.
We believe that achieving racial equity is inextricably linked with economic justice. Brooklyn Org supports nonprofits who are closing the racial wealth gap through job training opportunities, the creation of career pathways, and the empowerment of worker cooperatives. We intend to shift this paradigm and contribute to a future where everyone, from every background, is free to pursue their passions, earn what they need to live comfortably, and provide for the next generation.
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
- The Black Institute
- Carroll Gardens Association
- Drive Change
- Families and Friends of the Wrongfully Convicted
- First Tech Fund
- New York Communities Organizing Fund, Inc.
- The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education
- Project: Cultivate Green
- Refugee Translation Project
- Sure We Can
- Teens Take Charge
- Voces Ciudadanas
- Women’s Empowerment Coalition of NYC
- Worker’s Justice Project
- Youth Design Center
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