Caring Neighbors Fund
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations
Description:
In connection with the NYC Haitian Hope & Healing Fund, this grant helps 35 struggling Haitian community members through adult education, literacy, job training and placement.
In connection with the NYC Haitian Hope & Healing Fund, this grant helps 35 struggling Haitian community members through adult education, literacy, job training and placement.
Grant Amount: $25,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served:
Ages Served: Adults (24-65)
Young Adults (18-24)
Fund: Caring Neighbors Fund
Vera Institute of Justice - Common Justice project
Description:
Support for Common Justice; an innovative alternative to incarceration model that targets victims and perpertrators of violent crimes. Program engages younger adults (ages 16-24) facing at least one year in prison.
Support for Common Justice; an innovative alternative to incarceration model that targets victims and perpertrators of violent crimes. Program engages younger adults (ages 16-24) facing at least one year in prison.
Grant Amount: $15,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served:
Ages Served: All Ages
Fund: Caring Neighbors Fund
The Arab-American Family Support Center
Description:
Support for ongoing operations for a multiservice organization serving the Arab American community in Brooklyn.
Support for ongoing operations for a multiservice organization serving the Arab American community in Brooklyn.
Grant Amount: $15,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served:
Ages Served: All Ages
Fund: Caring Neighbors Fund
St. John's Bread & Life
Description:
Capital grant to assist St. John's Bread of Life complete the construction and build out of a new building in Bedford Stuyvesant. Funds will also be used to help the Board raise local funds as part of a community based fundraising campaign.
Capital grant to assist St. John's Bread of Life complete the construction and build out of a new building in Bedford Stuyvesant. Funds will also be used to help the Board raise local funds as part of a community based fundraising campaign.
Grant Amount: $250,000
Neighborhoods Served: Bedford Stuyvesant
Bushwick
Williamsburg
Population Served:
Ages Served: All Ages
Fund: Caring Neighbors Fund
Selfhelp Community Services, Inc.
Description:
Support for seniors services provider to offer Chore Services so frail Brooklyn elderly can maintain quality of life in their own homes.
Support for seniors services provider to offer Chore Services so frail Brooklyn elderly can maintain quality of life in their own homes.
Grant Amount: $15,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served:
Ages Served: Aging, Elderly, Senior Citizens (65+)
Fund: Caring Neighbors Fund
Resident.Connect.Care.
Description:
General operating support for nutrition education program in Brownsville.
General operating support for nutrition education program in Brownsville.
Grant Amount: $500
Neighborhoods Served: Brownsville
Population Served:
Ages Served: Children (5-12)
Adults (24-65)
Aging, Elderly, Senior Citizens (65+)
Fund: Caring Neighbors Fund
Brooklyn AIDS Task Force
Description:
Coordination of Bklyn Linkage to Care Coaltion of nonprofit and govt service providers, academics and researchers to identify hidden HIV populations and link them to ongoing care. BLCC is also creating a major HIV Strategic Plan for Brooklyn.
Coordination of Bklyn Linkage to Care Coaltion of nonprofit and govt service providers, academics and researchers to identify hidden HIV populations and link them to ongoing care. BLCC is also creating a major HIV Strategic Plan for Brooklyn.
Grant Amount: $15,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served:
Ages Served: All Ages
Fund: Caring Neighbors Fund
Reaching-Out Community Services, Inc.
Description:
Support for Dyker Heights-based food pantry's parttime grant writer and Volunteer coordinator. Funds will also supplement organization's general operating expense needs, which have been increasing along with demand.
Support for Dyker Heights-based food pantry's parttime grant writer and Volunteer coordinator. Funds will also supplement organization's general operating expense needs, which have been increasing along with demand.
Grant Amount: $15,000
Neighborhoods Served: Bensonhurst
Dyker Heights
Population Served:
Ages Served: All Ages
Fund: Caring Neighbors Fund
New York City Coalition Against Hunger
Description:
The New York City Coalition Against Hunger will conduct a hunger survey of Brooklyn-based emergency food providers and provide technical assistance to these sites through ten AmeriCorps*State and VISTA members and group-based capacity building assistance.
The New York City Coalition Against Hunger will conduct a hunger survey of Brooklyn-based emergency food providers and provide technical assistance to these sites through ten AmeriCorps*State and VISTA members and group-based capacity building assistance.
Grant Amount: $20,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served:
Ages Served: All Ages
Fund: Caring Neighbors Fund
Neighbors Together Corp.
Description:
General operating support for Brownsville-based soup kitchen that seeks to empower its members to become vital actors in its ongoing work to end hunger and poverty.
General operating support for Brownsville-based soup kitchen that seeks to empower its members to become vital actors in its ongoing work to end hunger and poverty.
Grant Amount: $20,000
Neighborhoods Served: Bedford Stuyvesant
Brownsville
Ocean Hill
Population Served:
Ages Served: Adults (24-65)
Aging, Elderly, Senior Citizens (65+)
Fund: Caring Neighbors Fund