On a September afternoon, Ian Foster Jones sits behind a piano at the Brooklyn Friends School, a private school in downtown Brooklyn. The group of tiny children who stand rapt before him is a picture of New York’s melting pot—different classes, races, and ethnic backgrounds.
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Dyker Heights
Regina Opera Company
Description:
Operating support to allow this Dyker Heights opera company, with a largely senior audience, to continue providing free highlights concerts and affordably priced mainstage productions in its community setting.
Operating support to allow this Dyker Heights opera company, with a largely senior audience, to continue providing free highlights concerts and affordably priced mainstage productions in its community setting.
Grant Amount: $7,500
Neighborhoods Served: Bay Ridge
Bensonhurst
Dyker Heights
Population Served:
Ages Served: All Ages
Fund: Arts for All 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
Bay Ridge Center
Description:
Support for this senior services organization's publication and support for local services guide. Funding also supports the creation of a consumer phone help line to further deseminate informaion about these services and includes follow up procedure by Center staff / volunteers.
Support for this senior services organization's publication and support for local services guide. Funding also supports the creation of a consumer phone help line to further deseminate informaion about these services and includes follow up procedure by Center staff / volunteers.
Grant Amount: $10,000
Neighborhoods Served: Bay Ridge
Bensonhurst
Dyker Heights
Population Served:
Ages Served: Aging, Elderly, Senior Citizens (65+)
Fund: Caring Neighbors Fund
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