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Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund

New Grants Address Escalating Needs in Communities of Color
April 13, 2020

We are working hard to get funds to our communities as quickly as possible. This week’s 25 new grants brings our total to $625,500 for 64 frontline organizations.
 

Webinar: Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis on Undocumented Communities
April 10, 2020
Jameela Syed
Communications Manager (She/Her/Hers)

As our partners, want to keep you updated on how we are working to get support where it is needed most in our borough.

Facing Our Most Difficult Week Yet, New Grants Support Vulnerable Workers
April 6, 2020

This week, new funds provide support for vulnerable essential workers, assistance for women and young people recently released or currently detained on Rikers Island, home delivered meals for elders, and much more

#BKNeighborsUnite: $1 Million Raised for COVID-19 Response
March 30, 2020

Because of your generosity, today we are announcing 17 new grants, bringing the total distributed so far to $253,500 to 25 local nonprofits.

News 12 Reports on Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund
March 27, 2020
Liane Stegmaier
Vice President of Communications and Strategy (She/Her/Hers)

Watch the story for an interview with our VP of Programs and Partnerships Marcella Tillett and a look at one of the Fund's first grantees The Campaign Against Hunger:

Webinar: Learn More about the Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund
March 26, 2020
Jameela Syed
Communications Manager (She/Her/Hers)

We want to keep you—our incredible supporters—informed on this vital work.​

 

First Grants Deployed to Address Local Impact of COVID-19
March 23, 2020

Today, thanks to the inspiring generosity of our donors, we are announcing the first grants from the Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund. 

No Longer Business As Usual: Standing in Solidarity with Our Grantees
March 20, 2020

We are proud to have signed on to this open letter that expresses our deep commitment to, and solidarity with, our vital community partners. 

 
Our Commitment to Brooklyn in This Moment
March 17, 2020

At the Foundation, we believe this is the moment to be as generous as possible. Last Friday, in anticipation of surging community need due to the impact of the coronavirus, the Foundation’s Board of Directors initiated the creation of the Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund.

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