Across Brooklyn, high school seniors are readying for an occasion that we hope they remember with a sense of pride for the rest of their lives: Commencement. It’s a day to reflect on the achievements of the past while kicking off the start of a new, exciting chapter.
We’re thrilled to announce that Capital One Bank has our schools at the top of their list this holiday! The bank—a Brooklyn Community Foundation supporter since our launch in 2009—has generously pledged to match all donations to our Education & Youth Achievement Fund up to $15,000, as part of our “Gift to Brooklyn” Holiday Campaign.
We hope you were part of the packed house for last Sunday’s WNYC MLK Day Celebration at the Brooklyn Museum. The annual event, for which we’re a proud community supporter, took on the very timely issue of education and equality, through passionate discussion and performances.
Image courtesy of the Red Hook Initiative
The Brooklyn Community Foundation has announced 37 new grants to Brooklyn-serving nonprofits totaling $668,000, bringing its 2011 giving to $4.5 million to Brooklyn’s nonprofit community.
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.
The lobby of the Red Hook Initiative Center teems with energy on a sunny afternoon in early September. It is the first day of school. A huddle of girls discusses the day as each fills out a time sheet, putting her name beside the title of health educator.
On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the Brooklyn Community Foundation is proud to present a discussion with author Julie Salamon about her book Rambam’s Ladder: A Meditation on Generosity and Why It is Necessary to Give.
Created for and by girls from low-income households, the Sadie Nash Leadership Project is a unique educational leadership program which supports the intellectual and emotional development of girls at a critical stage in their lives.
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