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.
The tragedy unfolding in Haiti following the earthquake on January 10 is stunning in its proportions and sobering in its implications.
This Sunday, more than 40,000 runners from around the world will cross through our borough in the 41st annual New York City Marathon, the world's most famous 26.2 mile race, nearly half of which takes place right here in Brooklyn. But since few of us will ever have the chance (or willpower) to compete in the Marathon, there's a much easier way to see our borough outside the confines of a car, bus, or subway train: the Brooklyn Greenway.
With over 300,000 of our residents now over age 65, Brooklyn is home to a senior community rapidly on the rise—which means more of our neighbors will be facing the challenges of aging in a time when government funding for programs and services is increasingly unsteady.
We are pleased to announce the launch of The Brooklyn Bureau, www.bkbureau.org, a website exclusively dedicated to in-depth reporting on Brooklyn civic affairs to better inform and engage our borough’s 2.5 million residents.
When people think of Brooklyn, a few things come to mind. There are the long-lost Dodgers, the legendary Bridge, and that down-home spirit. Then there is Junior’s world-famous cheesecake.
For most of us the holiday season is an extra special time of year—good meals, gifts, gatherings with family and friends—as we reflect on faith and giving to others. For many Brooklynites however, this will be a season of greater anxiety about putting food on the table, making rent and mortgage payments, providing for their children, and battling poor health.
Two years ago, the New York Transit Museum—the city’s institute for all things public transportation, in Downtown Brooklyn—came to us with an exciting new idea: an afterschool program using the museum’s collection to teach social skills to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) youth.
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.
$4.5 Million. With the announcement of our final round of 2011 grants this week, that is the total amount the Brooklyn Community Foundation has given to support the best ideas and programs serving our communities this year.
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.
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