BrooklynCommunityFoundation

Founded in 2009, we are the largest philanthropic organization solely dedicated to the betterment of New York City's most populous borough. Learn more here.
Green Communities Fund fosters the development of green spaces, jobs, and neighborhoods. Read more.
The Education and Youth Achievement Fund promotes quality education and supports programs that help young people make smart life choices. Read more.
The Community Development Fund supports affordable housing efforts, thoughtful planning initiatives and effective job training programs. Read more.
The Caring Neighbors Funds supports families, seniors, and other Brooklynites who face threats of hunger, homelessness, social isolation or unmet health needs. Read more.
The Arts for All Fund makes the arts a fun and essential component of life in Brooklyn. Read more.

Dedicated to improving the lives of people in Brooklyn by strengthening communities through local giving, grantmaking and community service. Learn more about the Brooklyn Community Foundation.

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Habitat for Humanity Joins City Partners to Celebrate the Opening of New Affordable Condominiums in Brooklyn

NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua, NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) Commissioner and CEO Darryl C. Towns, City Council Speaker...

Peers Take Center Stage in New Strategy to Help More City High School Students Get to College

In Brooklyn, less than half of all graduating seniors enroll in college; fewer than 18 percent are truly ready for college-level courses.

Doing Good: Weekly Updates from the Brooklyn Community Foundation

Greg Jackson's Brownsville

May 18, 2012

Caring Neighbors FundCommunity Development Fund

Neighborhood: Brownsville

This week we’re hearing a lot about heroes returning home to Brooklyn—Barbra Streisand will perform her first-ever concert in the borough a week before Jimmy Kimmel hosts a week of late night talk at BAM Harvey in October. But some of our heroes never left Brooklyn, dedicating their personal and professional lives to doing good right here. Like Greg Jackson.

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34% of Brooklynites are African-American