Our Work

EMMA’S TORCH - $20,000
Emma’s Torch provides culinary apprenticeships, as well as support and placement services to refugees in the food service industry in New York City. Students learn and interface with the public in two locations: a café at the Brooklyn Library and a catering/restaurant location in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.

CHIPS - $20,000
Founded in 1971 to offer sustenance to our community, CHiPS is now a full-service soup kitchen and food pantry open six days a week, as well as a home for expectant single mothers.

RUTH’S REFUGE - $20,000
Ruth’s Refuge provides home furnishings and essentials to refugees and asylum seekers in New York City. They welcome these families by providing them with apartment furnishings and other home essentials in partnership with local resettlement agencies. Volunteers donate furniture, buy new appliances and linens, load moving trucks, assemble furniture and bring love and welcome into the homes of newcomers.

DOCUMENTED - $20,000
Documented is a non-profit news site devoted solely to covering New York City’s immigrants and the policies that affect their lives. Critical to their mission is breaking the cycle of extractive immigration reporting. They provide reporting on the ground-level impact of shifts in labor policy, law–enforcement practices and bureaucratic requirements, and on the effects of new federal directives.

MEALS FOR GOOD - $20,000
Meals For Good works with food pantries and community based organizations to help alleviate food insecurity in New York City. They provide vouchers to help people obtain the groceries they need and raise money to work with community based organizations in all five boroughs. Meals for Good also gives grants, for local and regional produce, to underfunded pantries.

THE BRAVE HOUSE - $20,000
The Brave House is a community of support for young immigrant women and gender-expansive youth, ages 16-24, in New York City, with a focus on survivors of gender-based violence. They provide free legal aid, community events, and holistic services, including leadership training, one-on-one advocacy, wellness classes, job and school assistance, support for new and expecting moms, and much more.

MIXTECA - $13,000
Mixteca serves Indigenous and Latinx immigrants majorly living in Brooklyn and the wider metropolitan area, primarily undocumented, non-citizens or belonging to mixed-status families. Our membership is affected by multiple, overlapping issues like lack of affordable housing, social isolation, chronic or acute health problems, low wages and often living in overcrowded multi-family households. Mixteca core programs are Education, Health, Immigration, Mental Health and they provide trauma informed and culturally tailored individual counseling and support groups as well as community healing spaces.

FLATBUSH TENANT COALITION - $13,000
The Flatbush Tenant Coalition is the tenant organizing initiative of Flatbush Development Corp., a 48-year-old community-based organization serving Flatbush, East Flatbush, and South Crown Heights through housing, economic development, and youth-centered initiatives. The Flatbush Tenant Coalition supports tenant associations and leaders in building tenant power for safe, healthy, and affordable housing.

THE FAMILY CENTER - LEEKONG INSTITUTE - $13,000
The Family Center’s mission is to strengthen families impacted by illness, crisis or loss to create a more secure present and future for their children. Their signature interdisciplinary model, which includes social, legal, behavioral health and mental health services. The Family Center (TFC) serves over 2,100 families, over 95% of who receive Medicaid and live on incomes below the federal poverty threshold. TFC clients and their families face a variety of chronic illnesses and emotional health challenges. The LeeKong Institute specializes in family services for children and teens.

THOMPSON DRIVE - $13,000
Thompson Drive was founded In 2021 to help steer teenagers growing up in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn towards positive life choices before becoming victims to derailing neighborhood influences. They provide individualized case management combined with group life skills activities to help teenagers develop attitudes, behaviors, and skills that lead to self-directed educational, career, and personal development.

PEOPLE IN NEED - $13,000
People in Need (PIN) began as a morning drop-in center for immigrant moms from that school and, after school, for their children to get homework help. PIN shifted to food security during the pandemic, reaching over 2,500 families including survivors of domestic violence and home-bound elderly, primarily South-Asian, Latino, and Black. Ongoing programs include Immigrant Women’s Empowerment, Youth Development, Healthy Living and Food Security.

RAISINGHEALTH PARTNERS - $13,000
RaisingHealth Partners (formerly Academy of Medical and Public Health Services) started in 2010 as a volunteer-run organization in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park. Today RaisingHealth provides health services and resources to 10,000 community members including mental health counseling, community health screenings, social services programming, support with acquiring low-cost insurance, and self-defense and bystander intervention training.

RED HOOK INITIATIVE - $13,000
Since its founding in 2002, Red Hook Initiative has worked alongside youth and adult residents of Red Hook to carry out resident-led solutions to local problems and to confront the impacts of racial inequity and decades of disinvestment in the historically under-resourced community.

CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE IN SUNSET PARK - $13,000
The Center for Family Life in Sunset Park, a neighborhood-based social service organization, has been the principal provider of integrated social and human services in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, for over four decades.

ST JOHN’S BREAD AND LIFE - $13,000
St. John’s Bread and Life’s mission is to ensure that all people have access to healthy, nutritious food, coupled with services helping them to maintain stability and strive towards greater independence. Its work focuses on serving under-resourced communities in Brooklyn. In over four decades since its founding in 1982, the agency has become one of the largest providers of emergency food in New York City..

POWER OF TWO - $13,000
The Power of Two is a racial justice organization that is maximizing the positive effects of responsive parenting to address trauma and supporting stronger relationships between parents and children through coaching, connections to community support, and community advocacy.

READ718 - $13,000
READ718 is a community-based organization providing individualized, evidence-based,one-to-one literacy instruction to students in grades 3-8 from low-income families in Brooklyn who have fallen behind in reading.

BROOKLYN COMMUINTY SERVICES - FATHERHOOD PROGRAM - $13,000
One of Brooklyn’s oldest and largest social services providers, focusing on low-income areas and communities of color, Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) empowers at-risk children, youth and families, and adults with mental illness or developmental disabilities to overcome the obstacles they face so they can reach their full potential. BCS’ Fatherhood Program serves 180 noncustodial fathers annually, helping to improve fathers’ relationships with their children, and increase fathers’ ability to provide financial and material support for their children.

BROOKLYN.ORG - $10,000
Each year, Brooklyn.org directs Allinbklyn’s administrative fee to an area of impact. This year, Allinbklyn’s $10,000 fee is supporting the innovative work that Brooklyn.org does supporting Immigrants.

MIXTECA - $20,000
Mixteca serves Indigenous and Latinx immigrants majorly living in Brooklyn and the wider metropolitan area, primarily undocumented, non-citizens or belong to mixed-status families. They received a $20,000 grant for general operating support.

FLATBUSH TENANTS ASSOCIATION - $20,000
Flatbush Development Corp. is a 48-year-old community-based organization serving Flatbush, East Flatbush, and South Crown Heights through housing, economic development, and youth-centered initiatives. The $20,000 first year grant will support “Defending Our Homes”, an innovative organizing strategy.

FAMILY CENTER LEEKONG HEALTH AND WELLNESS - $20,000
The Family Center’s mission is to strengthen families impacted by illness, crisis or loss to create a more secure present and future for their children. The Family Center received a first year grant of $20,000.

THOMPSON DRIVE - $20,000
Thompson Drive (TD) was founded n 2021 to help steer teenagers growing up in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn towards positive life choices before becoming victim to derailing neighborhood influences. They received a first year grant of $20,000.

PEOPLE IN NEED - $20,000
Peope in Need (PIN) began as a morning drop-in center for immigrant moms from that school and, after school, for their children to get homework help. They received a $20,000 first year grant.

ACADEMY OF MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES - $20,000
Academy of Medical & Public Health Services (AMPHS) provides health services and resources to 10,000 community members including mental health counseling, community health screenings, social services programming, support with acquiring low-cost insurance, and self-defense and bystander intervention training. AMPHS received a first year grant of $20,000.

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION – Welcome NYC Initiative - $10,000
Allinbklyn is supporting the innovative work of the Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF) with a $10,000 contribution to the “Welcome NYC” Initiative.

RED HOOK INITIATIVE - $15,000
Red Hook Initiative works alongside youth and adult residents of Red Hook to carry out resident-led solutions to local problems and to confront the impacts of racial inequity and decades of disinvestment in the historically under-resourced community. Red Hook Initiative received a second year $15,000 grant for general operating support.

CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE IN SUNSET PARK - $15,000
The Center for Family Life in Sunset Park, Inc. (CFLSP), a neighborhood-based social service organization, has been the principal
provider of integrated social and human services in the low-income community of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, for over four decades. CFLSP received a $15,000 second time grant.

ST JOHN’S BREAD AND LIFE - $15,000
St. John’s Bread and Life’s mission is to ensure that all people have access to healthy, nutritious food, coupled with services helping them to maintain stability and strive towards greater independence. St. John’s received a second year grant of $15,000.

POWER OF TWO - $15,000
The Power of Two is a racial justice organization that is maximizing the positive effects of responsive parenting to address trauma and supporting stronger relationships between parents and children through coaching, connections to community supports, and community advocacy. Power of Two has received a second year grant of $15,000.

READ718 - $15,000
READ718 is a community-based organization providing individualized, evidence-based,one-to-one literacy instruction to students in grades 3-8 from low-income families in Brooklyn who have fallen behind in reading. READ718 received a second year grant of $15,000.

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY SERVICES FATHERHOOD PROGRAM - $15,000
One of Brooklyn’s oldest and largest social services providers, focusing on low-income areas and communities of color, Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) empowers at-risk children, youth and families, and adults with mental illness or developmental disabilities to overcome the obstacles they face so they can reach their full potential. The BCS Fatherhood Program is receiving a second time grant of $15,000.

ALEX HOUSE - $10,000
Alex House Project is a nonprofit, peer-led social service and leadership development organization that supports pregnant and parenting young moms and dads who live in economically depressed neighborhoods in New York City. Alex House Project received a third year $10,000 grant for general operating support.

BLACK WOMEN’S BLUEPRINT - $10,000
Black Women’s Blueprint (BWB) is a civil and human rights organization launched by Brooklyn-born and raised Black women organizers in 2010. BWB is receiving a third year grant of $10,000.

THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER - $10,000
The Campaign Against Hunger (TCAH), formerly the Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger, serves 14,000 families each week through its food pantry, social services, youth workforce development and wellness workshops. The Campaign Against Hunger is receiving a $10,000 grant, its third Allinbklyn grant since 2015.

CITY GROWERS - $10,000
City Growers uses urban agriculture to engage youth in experiential learning, nurturing a life-long relationship to food, their health, and the natural world. City Growers is receiving a third year Allinbklyn grant of $10,000.

DRIVE CHANGE - $10,000
Drive Change trains recently incarcerated youth to succeed in the food service industry and become leaders in their community. Drive Change is receiving a third grant of $10,000.

LIFT - $10,000
LIFT (Legal Information for Families Today) seeks to enhance access to justice for children and families by providing legal information, community education and compassionate guidance, while promoting system-wide reform of the courts and public agencies. This $10,000 grant will help LIFT expand its community outreach and ability to offer more services in Brooklyn.

OCTAVIA PROJECT - $10,000
Octavia Project is a nonprofit for girls and non-binary teens ages 14-18, designed to educate and empower them through writing, workshops, and presentations to “grapple with issues of gentrification, body image, climate change, income inequality, racism, bullying, homophobia, and more.” Octavia Project is receiving a third year grant of $10,000.

ONE COMMUNITY - $10,000
One Community supports the underserved and poverty stricken population in the neighborhoods of Fort Greene & Clinton Hill Institutions. One Community is receiving a third year grant of $10,000.

PROVIDENCE HOUSE - $10,000
Providence House seeks to end the cycle of homelessness, abuse and return to incarceration by creating long-lasting change in the lives of women and families through services provided in transitional shelters and permanent supportive housing. Providence House is receiving a $10,000 grant, its third Allinbklyn grant in support of the Women’s Community Justice Project.

SADIE NASH LEADERSHIP PROJECT - $10,000
Through a multitude of programming — afterschool and in-school, summer, inter-organizational collaborations —Sadie Nash Leadership Project works with young women and gender-expansive youth of color to promote leadership and activism by providing experiential social-justice education. Sadie Nash is receiving a third year Allinbklyn grant of $10,000.

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY SERVICES FATHERHOOD PROGRAM - $20,000
Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) empowers at-risk children, youth and families, and adults with mental illness or developmental disabilities to overcome the obstacles they face so they can reach their full potential. BCS’ Fatherhood Program serves 180 noncustodial fathers annually, helping to improve fathers’ relationships with their children, and increase fathers’ ability to provide financial and material support for their children.

ST JOHN’S BREAD AND LIFE - $20,000
St. John’s Bread and Life’s mission is to ensure that all people have access to healthy, nutritious food, coupled with services helping them to maintain stability and strive towards greater independence. Its work focuses on serving under-resourced communities in Brooklyn.

ALEX HOUSE - $13,000
Alex House Project is a nonprofit, peer-led social service and leadership development organization that supports pregnant and parenting young moms and dads who live in economically depressed neighborhoods in New York City. Alex House serves young pregnant and or parenting women who are directly affected by poverty and racism, including homeless youth, LGBTQ youth, young people in new immigrant communities, and parenting youth in foster care.

LIFT - $13,000
LIFT (Legal Information for Families Today) seeks to enhance access to justice for children and families by providing legal information, community education and compassionate guidance, while promoting system-wide reform of the courts and public agencies.

CITY GROWERS - $8,000
City Growers uses urban agriculture to engage youth in experiential learning, nurturing a life-long relationship to food, their health, and the natural world. City Growers’ programs include rooftop farm workshops, after school programs, summer camps, high school skills-training programs, classroom and school garden workshops and residencies.

ONE COMMUNITY - $8,000
One Community supports the underserved and poverty stricken population in the neighborhoods of Fort Greene & Clinton Hill Institutions. As a facilitator, One Community calls for its residents and institutions to employ the powerful tools at their disposal, individually and as a community, to reduce inequality, dismantle divisions, and share the contributions which each part of the community offers.

OCTAVIA PROJECT - $6,000
Octavia Project is a nonprofit for girls and non-binary teens ages 14-18, designed to educate and empower them through writing, workshops, and presentations to “grapple with issues of gentrification, body image, climate change, income inequality, racism, bullying, homophobia, and more.”

RED HOOK INITIATIVE - $20,000
Since its founding in 2002, Red Hook Initiative has worked alongside youth and adult residents of Red Hook to carry out resident-led solutions to local problems and to confront the impacts of racial inequity and decades of disinvestment in the historically under-resourced community.

READ718 - $20,000
READ718 is a community-based organization providing individualized, evidence-based, one-to-one literacy instruction to students in grades 3-8 from low-income families in Brooklyn who have fallen behind in reading.

NOEL POINTER FOUNDATION - $8,000
The Noel Pointer Foundation enriches the lives of children by developing string music education programs for under-served communities in New York City. Through professional training, performance opportunities and school placement assistance, NPF enhances a student’s cultural and academic experience, infusing them with a positive sense of who they are and a boundless sense of what they can become.

BLACK WOMEN’S BLUEPRINT - $16,000
Black Women’s Blueprint (BWB) is a civil and human rights organization launched by Brooklyn-born and raised Black women organizers in 2010. This nonprofit is 100% survivor-led, centering on gender justice and racial justice, integration of social movements, and a call for bodily autonomy and sovereignty of black women.

DRIVE CHANGE - $13,000
Drive Change trains recently incarcerated youth to succeed in the food service industry and become leaders in their community. They run an 8-month paid-fellowship for 18-25 year olds, that trains them in culinary arts, places them into living wage jobs, and holds our hospitality partners accountable for providing a workplace experience that is fair, supportive and equitable.

POWER OF TWO - $20,000
Power of Two supports parents by providing their babies with the developmental foundation they need to become health, happy and successful adults. Using Attachment and Bio-behavior Catch-up (ABC), Power of Two uses trained parent-coaches to help parents raise resilient children.

UNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS - $8,000
For over 60 years, residents of the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn have worked together to address community challenges, celebrate strengths and provide services that improve lives through the United Community Centers, a multi-service intergenerational community-based organization.

SADIE NASH LEADERSHIP PROJECT - $13,000
Through a multitude of programming — afterschool and in-school, summer, inter-organizational collaborations — Sadie Nash Leadership Project works with young women and gender-expansive youth of color to promote leadership and activism by providing experiential social-justice education. Their programs build community for these young people and teach self-esteem, leadership, decision-making as well as an understanding of racism, sexism and the power of activism.

THE OSBORNE ASSOCIATION - $8,000
Osborne offers a wide range of direct services to justice system-involved people and their children and families. Their evidence- and experience-based programs are designed to reduce crime and reliance on incarceration, heal the damage and trauma of crime and incarceration, and enhance opportunity for those affected by crime and incarceration.

CYPRESS HILLS CHILD CARE CORPORATION - $8,000
Cypress Hills Child Care Corporation (CHCCC) has served approximately 500 children and their families in the Cypress Hills community since 1990 through three programs: Child Care Center, Family Day Care Network, and Head Start Family Day Care Program.

THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER - $16,000
The Campaign Against Hunger (TCAH), formerly the Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger, serves 14,000 families each week through its food pantry, social services, youth workforce development and wellness workshops.

PROVIDENCE HOUSE - $13,000
Providence House seeks to end the cycle of homelessness, abuse and return to incarceration by creating long-lasting change in the lives of women and families through services provided in transitional shelters and permanent supportive housing. As part of the Women’s Community Justice Project, Providence House is adapting a 15-bed transitional shelter to serve an alternative-to-detention population – women awaiting trial who would otherwise spend that time under extremely dangerous conditions on Rikers Island.

CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE IN SUNSET PARK - $20,000
The Center for Family Life in Sunset Park, Inc. (CFLSP), a neighborhood-based social service organization, has been the principal provider of integrated social and human services in the low-income community of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, for over four decades.

BLOOM AGAIN BROOKLYN - $2,500
Since 2014, BloomAgainBklyn has delivered over 70,000 flower arrangements to senior health care centers, homebound seniors, trauma and homeless survivors and others in need throughout Brooklyn. BloomAgainBklyn has brought joy to many who may not regularly receive flowers or visitors while creating positive interactions between volunteers and recipients.

ALEX HOUSE - $20,000
Alex House Project is a nonprofit, peer-led social service and leadership development organization that supports pregnant and parenting young moms and dads who live in economically depressed neighborhoods in New York City. Alex House serves young pregnant and or parenting women who are directly affected by poverty and racism, including homeless youth, LGBTQ youth, young people in new immigrant communities, and parenting youth in foster care.

LIFT - $20,000
LIFT (Legal Information for Families Today) seeks to enhance access to justice for children and families by providing legal information, community education and compassionate guidance, while promoting system-wide reform of the courts and public agencies.

CITY GROWERS - $12,000
City Growers uses urban agriculture to engage youth in experiential learning, nurturing a life-long relationship to food, their health, and the natural world. City Growers’ programs include rooftop farm workshops, after school programs, summer camps, high school skills-training programs, classroom and school garden workshops and residencies.

ONE COMMUNITY - $12,000
One Community supports the underserved and poverty stricken population in the neighborhoods of Fort Greene & Clinton Hill Institutions. As a facilitator, One Community calls for its residents and institutions to employ the powerful tools at their disposal, individually and as a community, to reduce inequality, dismantle divisions, and share the contributions which each part of the community offers.

OCTAVIA PROJECT - $8,000
Octavia Project is a nonprofit for girls and non-binary teens ages 14-18, designed to educate and empower them through writing, workshops, and presentations to “grapple with issues of gentrification, body image, climate change, income inequality, racism, bullying, homophobia, and more.”

KAVI (KINGS AGAINST VIOLENCE INITIATIVE) - $8,000
KAVI builds a community of support around youth of color to ensure their health and well-being, whether it be at home or at school, in the hospital or in the community. KAVI connects with youth in these various settings as part of a holistic approach to violence intervention that begins and ends with recognizing their humanity.

NOEL POINTER FOUNDATION - $8,000
The Noel Pointer Foundation enriches the lives of children by developing string music education programs for under-served communities in New York City. Through professional training, performance opportunities and school placement assistance, NPF enhances a student’s cultural and academic experience, infusing them with a positive sense of who they are and a boundless sense of what they can become.

GIRL BE HEARD - $13,000
Girl Be Heard uses theater to engage youth and open up dialogue about social justice issues affecting their communities—from gun violence to sex trafficking. Girl Be Heard runs both afterschool and weekend education programs in underserved areas of New York City, where all of the participant’s theatrical work is generated. Building self-esteem, growing individual talents (step dancing, singing, rapping, and acting) and empowering girls to become leaders in and advocates for their communities comprises Girl Be Heard’s unique program.

BLACK WOMEN’S BLUEPRINT - $25,000
Black Women’s Blueprint (BWB) is a civil and human rights organization launched by Brooklyn-born and raised Black women organizers in 2010. This nonprofit is 100% survivor-led, centering on gender justice and racial justice, integration of social movements, and a call for bodily autonomy and sovereignty of black women.

DRIVE CHANGE - $20,000
Drive Change trains recently incarcerated youth to succeed in the food service industry and become leaders in their community. They run an 8-month paid-fellowship for 18-25 year olds, that trains them in culinary arts, places them into living wage jobs, and holds our hospitality partners accountable for providing a workplace experience that is fair, supportive and equitable.

UNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS - $25,000
For over 60 years, residents of the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn have worked together to address community challenges, celebrate strengths and provide services that improve lives through the United Community Centers, a multi-service intergenerational community-based organization.

SADIE NASH LEADERSHIP PROJECT - $20,000
Through a multitude of programming — afterschool and in-school, summer, inter-organizational collaborations — Sadie Nash Leadership Project works with young women and gender-expansive youth of color to promote leadership and activism by providing experiential social-justice education. Their programs build community for these young people and teach self-esteem, leadership, decision-making as well as an understanding of racism, sexism and the power of activism.

ARAB AMERICAN FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER - $25,000
Founded in Brooklyn in 1994, AAFSC provides culturally and linguistically competent, trauma-informed social services to all who seek assistance with a focus on Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) immigrant and refugee communities.

THE OSBORNE ASSOCIATION - $12,000
Osborne offers a wide range of direct services to justice system-involved people and their children and families. Their evidence- and experience-based programs are designed to reduce crime and reliance on incarceration, heal the damage and trauma of crime and incarceration, and enhance opportunity for those affected by crime and incarceration.

CYPRESS HILLS CHILD CARE CORPORATION - $8,000
Cypress Hills Child Care Corporation (CHCCC) has served approximately 500 children and their families in the Cypress Hills community since 1990 through three programs: Child Care Center, Family Day Care Network, and Head Start Family Day Care Program.

THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER - $25,000
The Campaign Against Hunger (TCAH), formerly the Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger, serves 14,000 families each week through its food pantry, social services, youth workforce development and wellness workshops.

PROVIDENCE HOUSE - $20,000
Providence House seeks to end the cycle of homelessness, abuse and return to incarceration by creating long-lasting change in the lives of women and families through services provided in transitional shelters and permanent supportive housing. As part of the Women’s Community Justice Project, Providence House is adapting a 15-bed transitional shelter to serve an alternative-to-detention population – women awaiting trial who would otherwise spend that time under extremely dangerous conditions on Rikers Island.

GREEN CITY FORCE - $2,500
Green City Force is a nonprofit in the workforce training space that enlists and trains NYCHA residents between the ages of 18 and 24, equipping them with the tools to change the trajectory of their lives and access good, green jobs.

BLOOM AGAIN BROOKLYN - $2,000
Since 2014, BloomAgainBklyn has delivered over 70,000 flower arrangements to senior health care centers, homebound seniors, trauma and homeless survivors and others in need throughout Brooklyn. BloomAgainBklyn has brought joy to many who may not regularly receive flowers or visitors while creating positive interactions between volunteers and recipients.

FRIENDS OF MARCY HOUSES - $4,000
The Friends of Marcy Houses Inc. provides services to children ages 10-14 that reside in the NYC Housing Authority Marcy Houses. Small groups of students work with adult role models in activities of interest to them, including gardening, technology, mentoring, tech and dance. Through these projects, Marcy youth learn problem solving, collaboration, resilience and coping skills that prepare them for a successful transition to high school.

SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT - $5,000
Service Learning Project promotes civic engagement through student-led school day and after-school programs where youth become agents of change, learning through the process that being involved is essential to an effective and equitable democracy. This nonprofit offers flexible programming not only in schools, but also in community organizations.

WYCKOFF HOUSE MUSEUM - $5,000
The Wyckoff House Museum preserves, interprets, and operates New York City’s oldest building and the surrounding one-and-a-half acres of park. Through innovative educational and farm-based programs, the museum builds cultural and agricultural connections within the community, emphasizing immigration, family, food, and community through history.

KINGS COUNTY TENNIS LEAGUE - $10,000
Kings County Tennis League uses tennis as an instrument for youth development and community building in underserved Brooklyn neighborhoods. They rebuild/refurbish tennis courts that are located in public housing developments in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, and provide volunteer led tennis instruction to kids ages 5-15 as well as teaching educational and community building activities.

NAVIGATE THE MAZE TO ACHIEVEMENT - $25,000
Navigate the Maze to Achievement, Inc. (NTMA) is an enrichment program that prepares students of color in Brooklyn for the Specialized High School Admissions Test and provides social and academic support for students while in high school.

BROOKLYN BOATWORKS - $4,000
Brooklyn Boatworks teaches boat building, along with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills to local middle school students. Each group of middle school students work together throughout the school year to build their own Optimist pram. At the end of the school year, each class launches and sails its boat in the New York harbor in an unforgettable celebration of accomplishment.

KAVI (KINGS AGAINST VIOLENCE INITIATIVE) - $5,000
KAVI builds a community of support around youth of color to ensure their health and well-being, whether it be at home or at school, in the hospital or in the community. KAVI connects with youth in these various settings as part of a holistic approach to violence intervention that begins and ends with recognizing their humanity.

NOEL POINTER FOUNDATION - $10,000
The Noel Pointer Foundation enriches the lives of children by developing string music education programs for under-served communities in New York City. Through professional training, performance opportunities and school placement assistance, NPF enhances a student’s cultural and academic experience, infusing them with a positive sense of who they are and a boundless sense of what they can become.

GIRL BE HEARD - $25,000
Girl Be Heard uses theater to engage youth and open up dialogue about social justice issues affecting their communities—from gun violence to sex trafficking. Girl Be Heard runs both afterschool and weekend education programs in underserved areas of New York City, where all of the participant’s theatrical work is generated. Building self-esteem, growing individual talents (step dancing, singing, rapping, and acting) and empowering girls to become leaders in and advocates for their communities comprises Girl Be Heard’s unique program.

EMMA'S TORCH - $25,000
Emma’s Torch provides culinary apprenticeships, as well as support and placement services to refugees in the food service industry in New York City. Students learn and interface with the public in two locations: a café at the Brooklyn Library and a catering/restaurant location in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.

UNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS - $25,000
For over 60 years, residents of the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn have worked together to address community challenges, celebrate strengths and provide services that improve lives through the United Community Centers, a multi-service intergenerational community-based organization.

HEIGHTS AND HILLS - $30,000
Heights and Hills provides case management and support services to Brooklyn’s frail elderly and their caregivers. Serving the homebound as well as active seniors at their Park Slope senior center, Heights and Hills promotes “successful aging in the community.”

BROOKLYN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION - $30,000
For nearly 175 years, The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) has ensured accessible and dependable health care is available to all of Brooklyn’s residents, employees, and visitors, regardless of ability to pay. The Brooklyn Hospital Foundation (TBHF) funds new programs, equipment and technologies that improve the health and wellness of Brooklyn residents.

ARAB AMERICAN FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER - $30,000
Founded in Brooklyn in 1994, AAFSC provides culturally and linguistically competent, trauma-informed social services to all who seek assistance with a focus on Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) immigrant and refugee communities.

THE OSBORNE ASSOCIATION - $30,000
Osborne offers a wide range of direct services to justice system-involved people and their children and families. Their evidence- and experience-based programs are designed to reduce crime and reliance on incarceration, heal the damage and trauma of crime and incarceration, and enhance opportunity for those affected by crime and incarceration.

CYPRESS HILLS CHILD CARE CORPORATION - $30,000
Cypress Hills Child Care Corporation (CHCCC) has served approximately 500 children and their families in the Cypress Hills community since 1990 through three programs: Child Care Center, Family Day Care Network, and Head Start Family Day Care Program.

BROOKLYN WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS - $15,000
Brooklyn Woods is a skills training and job placement program at Brooklyn Workforce Innovations. The program prepares 60 low-income, unemployed men and women for careers each year in woodworking and fabrication.

HEIGHTS AND HILLS - $25,000
Heights and Hills provides support services to Brooklyn’s elderly and their caregivers promoting “successful aging in the community.”  A will help fund existing services and will augment programming at their senior center in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

READ718 - $15,000
Read 718 provides individualized literacy instruction and mentorship to low-income students in grades 4-8 in Brooklyn who are reading below grade level.

JEREMIAH PROGRAM - $10,000
Jeremiah Program is a new nonprofit located in Brownsville, Brooklyn with a mission to “transform families from poverty to prosperity.” This successful Minnesota nonprofit is piloting its model in Brooklyn, creating partnerships between service providers and diverse single mothers living below the federal poverty line and their young children to create access and reduce barriers for both generations.

EMMA’S TORCH - $25,000
Emma’s Torch provides culinary apprenticeships and training to refugees so that this fragile population can get the workforce training, as well as support and placement services, to enter the food service industry in New York City. Operating out of a café and catering location in Brooklyn, Emma’s Torch is receiving a general operating support grant for $25,000.

GOWANUS CANAL CONSERVANCY - $15,000
The Gowanus Canal Conservancy is a community-based non-profit organization that serves as the environmental steward for the Gowanus Canal Watershed.  This conservancy not only acts as the guiding voice for Gowanus landscape design, it also educates and empowers the community and beyond about the challenges of this Superfund site through public and school programming.

BEAM - $10,000
Beam Center builds together with NYC youth, artists, engineers, makers and educators to connect people to projects that have purpose. Young people learn to collaborate and create while learning practical skills in welding, physical computing, carpentry, ceramics, textiles, video, programming and design. Projects help young people build their character and self-esteem, develop skills that are useful in today’s workplace, and prepare for a life of continual learning and meaningful action.

SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT - $10,000
Service Learning Project promotes civic engagement through student-led school day and after-school programs where youth become agents of change, learning through the process that being involved is essential to an effective and equitable democracy.  This nonprofit offers flexible programming not only in schools, but also in community organizations.

KINGS COUNTY TENNIS LEAGUE - $20,000
Kings County Tennis League uses tennis as an instrument for youth development and community building in underserved Brooklyn neighborhoods.  This nonprofit not only rebuilds/refurbishes tennis courts located in public housing developments in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, it also provides volunteer led tennis instruction to kids ages 5-15 as well as teaching educational and community building activities.

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - $5,000
Allinbklyn is supporting the innovative work of The Brooklyn Community Foundation with a contribution towards its Immigrant Rights Fund.

LIFT - $25,000
LIFT (Legal Information for Families Today) seeks to enhance access to justice for children and families by providing legal information, community education and compassionate guidance, while promoting system-wide reform of the courts and public agencies.

KAVI - $25,000
KAVI builds a community of support around youth of color to ensure their health and well-being, whether it be at home or at school, in the hospital or in the community. KAVI connects with youth in these various settings as part of a holistic approach to violence intervention that begins and ends with recognizing their humanity.

GIRL BE HEARD - $20,000
Girl Be Heard uses theater to engage youth and open up dialogue about social justice issues affecting their communities—from gun violence to sex trafficking.  Girl Be Heard runs both afterschool and weekend education programs in underserved areas of New York City, where all of the participant’s theatrical work is generated. Building self-esteem, growing individual talents (step dancing, singing, rapping, and acting), and empowering girls to become leaders in and advocates for their communities comprises Girl Be Heard’s unique program. 


ARAB AMERICAN FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER - $15,000
AAFSC is a non-profit, non-sectarian settlement house that was founded in Brooklyn in 1994.  This nonprofit provides culturally and linguistically competent, trauma-informed social services to all who seek assistance with a focus on Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) immigrant and refugee communities.
 
HEAF - $15,000
Harlem Educational Activities Fund, Inc. (HEAF) changes the lives of underserved young people beginning in middle school and continuing in college and beyond through a youth development approach that includes rigorous year-round academic enrichment, social and cultural exposure and constant individual attention. A grant from Allinbklyn will support the HEAF @Brooklyn initiative which provides students in Bed-Stuy and surrounding communities with college preparatory and youth leadership after-school programming.

WYCKOFF HOUSE MUSEUM - $10,000
The Wyckoff House Museum preserves, interprets, and operates New York City’s oldest building and the surrounding one-and-a-half acres of park. Through innovative educational and farm-based programs the museum builds cultural and agricultural connections within the community, emphasizing immigration, family, food, and community through history. 

FLATBUSH TENANT COALITION - $10,000
The Flatbush Tenant Coalition is a member-led group of tenant associations in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Flatbush, East Flatbush and South Crown Heights working collectively to build tenant power.  The coalition advocates to improve the lives of tenants so that families have safe, decent and affordable housing. Flatbush Tenant Coalition organizes and supports tenant associations, educating tenants about their rights and teaching them how to organize to make change.  An first-time Allinbklyn grant for $10,000 will help support the SCOPE (Students in Community Organizing to Prevent Evictions) project launched in fall 2018 in response to the growing crisis of homelessness amongst children.

PLOT - $10,000
Preparing Leaders of Tomorrow’s (PLOT’s) is a mentorship program that provides a positive path for at risk, incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth to thrive. PLOT strives to meet the holistic, developmental needs of young people through mentorship, leadership development, civic engagement, and social awareness. By working with trained and relatable mentors, youth can learn to optimize their potential and create change in their communities.  

THE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOMELESS - $10,000
The Partnership for the Homeless was founded nearly three decades ago to provide emergency shelter through public-private partnerships.  Now, this nonprofit’s programs include an array of prevention services for New Yorkers experiencing homelessness, at risk for homelessness, or who are rebuilding their lives after leaving shelters.  Their two-pronged strategy provides crisis services for New Yorkers facing eviction, fleeing violence or leaving shelters, and, once safely housed, provides wraparound services and community integration to help ensure long-term housing stability.

RISE - $7,500
Rise provides emotional support to parents involved in the family court system by exposing them to the transformative nature of writing and speaking about their experiences.  Using these methods, Rise also seeks to guide child welfare professionals in becoming more responsive to the families and communities they serve. The overall goal is to reduce unnecessary family separations and increase the likelihood that children who are placed in foster care can quickly and safely return home.

EDUCATION LITTLE MONSTERS - $5,000
Educated Little Monsters (ELM) is a grassroots arts organization and movement dedicated to providing an artistic outlet for native Brooklyn youth of color while empowering them to become socially responsible and aware of the changes affecting them in their communities. Teaching Artists and Mentors work with 60 youth annually to create programming around dance, theater, visual art and film making to help kids find comfort and develop confidence in a community that supports and develops their individual voices and leadership potential.


PROVIDENCE HOUSE - $5,000
Providence House seeks to end the cycle of homelessness, abuse and return to incarceration by creating long-lasting change in the lives of women and families through services provided in transitional shelters and permanent supportive housing. As part of the Women’s Community Justice Project, Providence House adapted a 15-bed transitional shelter to serve an alternative-to-detention population – women awaiting trial who would otherwise have to spend that time under extremely dangerous conditions on Rikers.

BED STUY CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER - $20,000
Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger, a model food bank in Brooklyn that not only distributes food to those in need, but also seeks to educate its constituency, and provided crucial social services and benefits counseling to those in need is using a grant for general operating support.

ALEX HOUSE PROJECT - $20,000
Alex House Project is a nonprofit, peer-led social service and leadership development organization that supports pregnant and parenting young moms and dads who reside in economically depressed neighborhoods in New York City. The target population is young pregnant and or parenting women who are directly affected by poverty and racism, including homeless youth, LGBTQ youth, young people in new immigrant communities, and parenting youth in foster care.

BROOKLYN COMMNITY BAIL FUND - $20,000
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund’s mission is to ensure that low income New Yorkers in Brooklyn are treated fairly by the criminal justice system. BCBF will use a grant to both help pay bail for low-income New Yorkers accused of misdemeanors, and also to connect them to a range of support services.

COMMON JUSTICE – $20,000
Common Justice develops and advances solutions to violent crimes that transform the lives of those harmed and foster racial equity without relying on incarceration. While they operate nationally, locally (in Brooklyn) Common Justice operates the first alternative to incarceration and victim service program in the US that focuses on violent felonies in the adult courts.

BROOKLYN WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS - $20,000
Brooklyn Woods is a skills training and job placement program at Brooklyn Workforce Innovations. The program prepares 60 low-income, unemployed men and women for careers each year in woodworking and fabrication.

HEIGHTS AND HILLS - $20,000
Heights and Hills provides support services to Brooklyn’s elderly and their caregivers promoting “successful aging in the community.”  A grant will help fund existing services and will augment programming at their newly- renovated senior center in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

READ718 – $20,000
Read 718 provides individualized literacy instruction and mentorship to low-income students in grades 4-8 in Brooklyn who are reading below grade level.

JEREMIAH PROGRAM – $15,000
Jeremiah Program is a new nonprofit located in Brownsville, Brooklyn with a mission to “transform families from poverty to prosperity.” This successful Minnesota nonprofit is piloting its model in Brooklyn, creating partnerships between service providers and diverse single mothers living below the federal poverty line and their young children to create access and reduce barriers for both generations.

POWER OF TWO - $15,000
Power of Two supports parents by providing their babies with the developmental foundation they need to become health, happy and successful adults.  Using a rigorously-tested program called Attachment and Bio-behavior Catch-up (ABC), Power of Two uses trained parent-coaches to help parents raise resilient children.

NY PEACE INSTITUTE - $15,000
New York Peace Institute provides free mediation and restorative justice services for conflict around housing matters, financial issues and intercultural disputes.  The program provides an alternative to criminal court adjudication, bringing the complainant and the accused face-to-face before an impartial mediator to fashion a remedy that is recommended to the court.

CORA DANCE SCHOOL - $15,000
Cora Dance School provides a broad range of dance classes as well as nutritional snacks and academic and other support services to low-income kids and adults in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

EMMA’S TORCH - $15,000
Emma’s Torch provides culinary apprenticeships and training to refugees so that this fragile population can get the workforce training, as well as support and placement services, to enter the food service industry in New York City.

VERNON/PROJECT RECONNECT - $15,000
Located in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, this nonprofit has employed vulnerable, adult young men in entry level jobs in one of the three nonprofit businesses it operated: a café, a bakery, and a graphic apparel business. Now Vernon focuses solely on the graphic apparel business as well as providing support for online education courses for these young men.

GOWANUS CANAL CONSERVANCY - $15,000
The Gowanus Canal Conservancy is a community-based non-profit organization that serves as the environmental steward for the Gowanus Canal Watershed.  This conservancy not only acts as the guiding voice for Gowanus landscape design, it also educates and empowers the community and beyond about the challenges of this Superfund site through public and school programming.

BEAM - $15,000
Beam Center builds together with NYC youth, artists, engineers, makers and educators to connect people to projects that have purpose. Young people learn to collaborate and create while learning practical skills in welding, physical computing, carpentry, ceramics, textiles, video, programming and design. Projects help young people build their character and self-esteem, develop skills that are useful in today’s workplace, and prepare for a life of continual learning and meaningful action.

SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT - $15,000
Service Learning Project promotes civic engagement through student-led school day and after-school programs where youth become agents of change, learning through the process that being involved is essential to an effective and equitable democracy.  This nonprofit offers flexible programming not only in schools, but also in community organizations.

KINGS COUNTY TENNIS LEAGUE - $15,000
Kings County Tennis League uses tennis as an instrument for youth development and community building in underserved Brooklyn neighborhoods.  This nonprofit not only rebuilds/refurbishes tennis courts that are located in public housing developments in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, it also provides volunteer led tennis instruction to kids ages 5-15 as well as teaching educational and community building activities.

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - $5,000
Allinbklyn is supporting the innovative work of The Brooklyn Community Foundation with contributions towards its Immigrant Rights Fund and for its Invest in Youth Program

ALEX HOUSE - $18,000
This Red Hook, Brooklyn nonprofit received a grant for general operating support for parenting classes and support services to young moms ages 25 and younger.  This represents a second year of funding for Alex House.

BEAM CENTER - $15,000
Beam provides children with exciting experiences in creative problem-solving through working with their hands and actively collaborating with others.   BeamWorks, program of Beam Center which reaches underserved youth with a chance to build, create and learn in a collaborative environment. A grant from Allinbklyn will be used to support BeamWork’s Fab Lab Initiative which brings STEM and art-rich learning, and BeamWorks programming to three low income underserved Brooklyn High Schools.

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BAIL FUND - $18,000
The Brooklyn Community Bail Fund’s mission is to ensure that low income New Yorkers in Brooklyn are treated fairly by the criminal justice system. BCBF will use a grant to both help pay bail for low-income New Yorkers accused of misdemeanors, and also to connect them to a range of support services.

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - $10,000
Allinbklyn is supporting the innovative work of The Brooklyn Community Foundation with a contribution of towards its Immigrant Rights Fund.

BROOKLYN WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS - $18,000
Brooklyn Woods is a skills training and job placement program at Brooklyn Workforce Innovations. The program prepares 60 low-income, unemployed men and women for careers each year in woodworking and fabrication.

BUSHWICK STARR THEATER - $6,000
The Bushwick Starr is an Obie Award winning not-for-profit theater, neighborhood arts center, and a destination for exciting and engaging performance.  Located in the heart of the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, The Starr provides a springboard for emerging professional artists to make career-defining leaps, and provides a sanctuary where established artists come to experiment and innovate.

CORA DANCE - $15,000
Cora Dance provides a broad range of dance classes as well as nutritional snacks and academic and other support services to low income kids and adults in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

EXTREME KIDS AND CREW - $15,000
Extreme Kids and Crew serves families of children with special needs by providing a safe space for children to play and parents to bond.

GOWANUS CANAL CONSERVANCY - $15,000
The Gowanus Canal Conservancy is a community-based non-profit organization that serves as the environmental steward for the Gowanus Canal Watershed.  This conservancy not only acts as the guiding voice for Gowanus landscape design, it also educates and empowers the community and beyond about the challenges of this Superfund site through public and school programming.

GREEN CITY FORCE - $18,000
Green City Force prepares unemployed NYCHA residents between the ages of 18 and 24 for employment in green jobs.

LIFT - $18,000
LIFT provides legal information and guidance to New Yorkers embroiled in Family Court without legal representation.  A grant from Allinbklyn will be used to support their new satellite office which serves as a free legal clinic in Brooklyn Borough Hall.

LITTLE ESSENTIAL - $15,000
Little Essentials provides equipment, bedding and clothes for Brooklyn mothers in crisis with kids aged 0-5.  This nonprofit also offers mothers free parenting, skill building and health education classes in partnership with a pediatric clinic.

NEW YORK PEACE INSTITUTE - $18,000
New York Peace Institute provides free mediation and restorative justice services for disputes including housing matters, financial conflicts and intercultural disputes.  The program provides an alternative to criminal court adjudication, bringing the complainant and the accused face-to-face before an impartial mediator to fashion a remedy that is recommended to the court.

READ718 - $18,000
Read 718 provides individualized literacy instruction and mentorship to low-income students in grades 4-8 in Brooklyn who are reading below grade level.

ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL
St. Joseph High School for girls in downtown Brooklyn will use a grant to enhance their STEM programming with the implementation of Fab Lab, a fabrication laboratory where students learn digital design, digital fabrication and robotics through a project-based educational program.

VERNON AVENUE PROJECT/RECONNECT - $18,000
Located in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, this nonprofit employs vulnerable adult young men in entry level jobs in one of the three nonprofit businesses it operates: a café, a bakery, and a graphic apparel business.  Out of 100 men trained in three years, 75% have gotten jobs after working for Vernon.

THE ALEX HOUSE PROJECT - $17,000
This Red Hook, Brooklyn organization received a grant for general operating support for parenting classes and support services to young moms ages 25 and younger.

ATLAS DIY - $17,000
Atlas DIY is receiving a second year of funding in support of C.A.M.P., (College Access for Migrant People), a program that targets immigrant youth in Brooklyn and assists them through the college application process.   A grant will cover the cost of 3 summer programs for high school juniors and seniors, as well as accepted college freshman.

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - $10,000
Allinbklyn is supporting the innovative work of The Brooklyn Community Foundation with a contribution towards its Racial Justice Fund.

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HOUSING SERVICES - $20,000
This nonprofit provides housing and support for homeless people of all ages in Brooklyn. A grant will fund both BCHS’s Housing Assistance Center and the Young Mother’s Permanent Housing and Job Placement Services programs.

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BAIL FUND - $20,000
The Brooklyn Community Bail Fund’s mission is to ensure that low income New Yorkers in Brooklyn are treated fairly by the criminal justice system. BCBF will use a grant to help pay bail for low-income New Yorkers accused of misdemeanors, and to connect them to a range of support services.

CONCERTS IN MOTION - $10,500
Concerts in Motion presents live musical performances for homebound elderly and disabled people all over New York City.  CiM will use a grant to reach veterans at the Brooklyn VA Hospital, many of whom are confined to the hospital with little to no access to the outside world.

CORA DANCE - $10,500
Cora Dance provides a broad range of dance classes as well as nutritional snacks and academic and other support services to low income kids and adults in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

GREEN CITY FORCE - $17,000
Green City Force prepares unemployed NYCHA residents between the ages of 18 and 24 for employment in green jobs.  A grant will be used for job training and resident engagement efforts at their Red Hook Urban Farm site.

HARLEM EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FUND - $17,000
Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) delivers a rigorous year-round academic, social and cultural enrichment program to underserved young people from middle school through high school and into college.

HEIGHTS AND HILLS - $17,000
Heights and Hills provides support services to Brooklyn’s elderly and their caregivers promoting “successful aging in the community.”  A grant for general operating support will help fund existing services and will augment programming at their new senior center in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

POWER OF TWO - $20,000
Power of Two is a new nonprofit that supports parents by providing their babies with the developmental foundation they need to become health, happy and successful adults. Using a rigorously-tested program called Attachment and Bio-behavior Catch-up (ABC), Power of Two uses trained parent-coaches to help parents raise resilient children.

ST JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL - $17,000
St. Joseph High School for girls in downtown Brooklyn will use a grant to implement and enhance their college prep program.  College counseling and SAT prep will be offered to all rising juniors and seniors.

SYLVIA CENTER - $20,000
The Sylvia Center addresses the obesity epidemic by providing cooking programs in high need communities.  A grant will be used to launch their Cooks for Health residency program at the NYCHA Boulevard Center in East New York.  By participating in Sylvia Center’s 6-week Young Chef’s Program, children, teens and families will learn to identify, cook and enjoy healthy meals.

VERNON AVENUE PROJECT/RECONNECT - $20,000
Located in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, this nonprofit employs vulnerable adult young men in entry level jobs in one of the three nonprofit businesses it operates: a café, a bakery, and a graphic apparel business.  Out of 100 men trained in three years, 75% have gotten jobs after working for Vernon.

ATLAS DIY - $17,000
Atlas DIY was awarded a grant to expand an existing college prep program for immigrant youth in Brooklyn.  The program will enroll ten rising juniors and will prepare them for the college application process.

BED STUY CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER - $17,000
Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger, a model food bank in Brooklyn that not only distributes food to those in need, but also seeks to educate its constituency, will use the grant to aid in operating expenses.

CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE - $17,000
Center for Family Life is the recipient of a grant for the College Success Program.  The program works to support successful transitions to college and higher learning for minority and first generation college students by providing intensive and supportive peer mentoring and advisory services.

EXTREME KIDS AND CREW - $17,000
Extreme Kids and Crew serves families of children with special needs by providing a safe space for children to play and parents to bond.  A grant for a facility at PS15 in Red Hook will support reconfiguring the space, summer camp programs, replacing toys and equipment as well as professional development.

GEMS - $17,000
Girls Educational and Mentoring Services serves girls and young women that have been the victims of commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking.  A grant will facilitate GEMS work in Brooklyn, specifically to employ a family court support advocate.

GREEN CITY FORCE - $17,000
Green City Force, a program that prepares un-employed NYCHA residents between the ages of 18 and 24 for employment in green jobs, received funds for job training and resident engagement efforts at their Red Hook Urban Farm site.

HEAF - $17,000
Harlem Educational Activities Fund delivers a rigorous year-round academic, social and cultural enrichment program to underserved young people from middle school through high school and into college.

READ 718 - $17,000
This Cobble Hill organization provides individualized literacy instruction and mentorship to low-income students in grades 4-8 who are reading below grade level.

RED HOOK INITIATIVE - $17,000
Red Hook Initiative will receive a grant towards general operating expenses for it’s Youth Empowerment Pipeline programs which offer young adults support towards earning a high-school diploma, a college degree and/or job training in order to establish a viable career path.

SPONSORS FOR EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY  - $9,000
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) was awarded a grant in support of two summer and two fall internship programs at Brooklyn Hospital.  Four low-income students from Brooklyn will receive a stipend while they work and learn about healthcare careers at this hospital.

ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL - $17,000
A high school for girls in downtown Brooklyn will receive a grant for an enhanced science program.  The dollars will be used to purchase equipment for this STEM initiative, including microscopes, general lab supplies, and an e-science data base which will enable the students to do science research.

WEEKSVILLE - $17,000
The Weeksville Heritage Center is using the grant to help fund a new learning garden to be designed and built on unused land behind its historic houses.   This garden will serve as a setting to engage the surrounding community with educational activities and workshops on urban gardening.