Education and Youth Achievement Fund
Description:
Support to expand construction employment opportunities for NEW graduates focusing on opportunities in Brooklyn and around the organization's Sunset Park training center.
Support to expand construction employment opportunities for NEW graduates focusing on opportunities in Brooklyn and around the organization's Sunset Park training center.
Grant Amount: $10,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served: Domestic Violence Survivors
NYCHA Resident
Adults
Ages Served: Young Adults (18-24)
Adults (24-65)
Description:
Matching funds to support weekly out-of-school program for under severed autism spectrum youth. Funds will be used to develop lesson plans, contract ASD experts to lead program, provide transportation, and waive fees for those with financial need.
Matching funds to support weekly out-of-school program for under severed autism spectrum youth. Funds will be used to develop lesson plans, contract ASD experts to lead program, provide transportation, and waive fees for those with financial need.
Grant Amount: $10,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served: Educators and Teachers
Families
Youth
Ages Served: All Ages
Description:
Support for NYWCs free Brooklyn-based creative writing programs. Funds will be used for salaries of staff overseeing the creative writing workshops, stipends, and associated costs.
Support for NYWCs free Brooklyn-based creative writing programs. Funds will be used for salaries of staff overseeing the creative writing workshops, stipends, and associated costs.
Grant Amount: $10,000
Neighborhoods Served: Bay Ridge
Bedford Stuyvesant
Clinton Hill
Population Served: All Populations
Ages Served: All Ages
Description:
Support to expand construction employment opportunities for NEW graduates focusing on opportunities in Brooklyn and around the organization's Sunset Park training center.
Support to expand construction employment opportunities for NEW graduates focusing on opportunities in Brooklyn and around the organization's Sunset Park training center.
Grant Amount: $10,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served: Domestic Violence Survivors
NYCHA Resident
Adults
Ages Served: Young Adults (18-24)
Adults (24-65)
Description:
Support of OHEL's Foster Care Medical Needs Program to ensure that medical, dental, vision, psychological, and psychiatric services are provided to foster children. Reduced government reimbursements have increased private funding needs.
Support of OHEL's Foster Care Medical Needs Program to ensure that medical, dental, vision, psychological, and psychiatric services are provided to foster children. Reduced government reimbursements have increased private funding needs.
Grant Amount: $20,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served: All Populations
Ages Served: All Ages
Description:
Grant to support outreach activities following 2nd Annual Green Brooklyn EcoFair. New initiative to promote and help residents incorporate green practices as part of homeownership and home maintenance.
Grant to support outreach activities following 2nd Annual Green Brooklyn EcoFair. New initiative to promote and help residents incorporate green practices as part of homeownership and home maintenance.
Grant Amount: $2,500
Neighborhoods Served: East Flatbush
Flatbush
Remsen Village
Population Served: All Populations
Ages Served: All Ages
Description:
Renewal grant to support continued operations of the successful community planning, organizing and advocacy work to promote a more sustainable and equitable community that builds bridges between old and new residents in Greenpoint and Williamsburg.
Renewal grant to support continued operations of the successful community planning, organizing and advocacy work to promote a more sustainable and equitable community that builds bridges between old and new residents in Greenpoint and Williamsburg.
Grant Amount: $15,000
Neighborhoods Served: Williamsburg
Population Served: All Populations
Ages Served: All Ages
Description:
Operating support to facilitate this soup kitchen's comprehensive programs addressing hunger and poverty amidst a devastating economy, and to truly empower its members and guests.
Operating support to facilitate this soup kitchen's comprehensive programs addressing hunger and poverty amidst a devastating economy, and to truly empower its members and guests.
Grant Amount: $20,000
Neighborhoods Served: Bedford Stuyvesant
Brownsville
Ocean Hill
Population Served: Alcohol, Drug, Substance Abusers
Ex Offenders
Formerly Homeless
Homeless
Adults
Ages Served: Adults (24-65)
Aging, Elderly, Senior Citizens (65+)
Description:
Grant to support the 2011 VITA program and expand access to free tax preparation at two locations: Fulton Street and Myrtle Avenue operated by Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union.
Grant to support the 2011 VITA program and expand access to free tax preparation at two locations: Fulton Street and Myrtle Avenue operated by Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union.
Grant Amount: $50,000
Neighborhoods Served: Bedford Stuyvesant
Bushwick
Population Served: All Populations
Ages Served: All Ages
Description:
Renewal grant to support modest capital improvements and community outreach activities in 21 community gardens. Kids and families will benefit from increased access to the garden, food production, and environmental education.
Renewal grant to support modest capital improvements and community outreach activities in 21 community gardens. Kids and families will benefit from increased access to the garden, food production, and environmental education.
Grant Amount: $15,000
Neighborhoods Served: Bedford Stuyvesant
Bushwick
East New York
Population Served: All Populations
Ages Served: All Ages