Non-Profit & Community

Meet the Bed-Stuy Girl Scout Disrupting Stigma Around Black Mental Health

Madison Garrett, a Girl Scout from Troop 2261 in Bed-Stuy, has been named the 2021 Future Woman of Distinction by Girl Scouts of Greater New York.

Nov 2, 2021 6:57 PM Read more >

57 Elected Officials Across New York Urge City to Delay Upcoming Tax Lien Sale

Despite community and political opposition, the tax lien sale is slated for Dec.

Nov 2, 2021 11:27 AM Read more >

Nine Brooklyn Nonprofits Get $1.3M in Grants from New York Community Trust

The Brooklyn nonprofits are amongst 71 that were awarded $9.5 million from the trust

Oct 28, 2021 5:51 PM Read more >

20 Brooklyn Nonprofit Finalists Selected for $100K SPARK Prize

Brooklyn Community Foundation’s SPARK Prize has returned for 2021 to honor nonprofits that have sparked changed across Brooklyn

Oct 25, 2021 4:19 PM Read more >

BK Woman Dedicated to Making Safe Spaces for Others Gets Community Support After Horrific Accident

Simona Miu, one of the people behind Sucia Brooklyn, was left with a number of broken bones after being run over and dragged by a van in Bushwick.

Oct 22, 2021 3:41 PM Read more >

Free Skateboarding Lessons at Betsy Head Skatepark Prove Popular With Kids

L+M Development Partners teamed up with the Harold Hunter Foundation to bring free skateboarding clinics to local kids at the Brownsville park

Oct 21, 2021 9:38 AM Read more >

Entrepreneurial Twins Give Back to Brownsville on 13th Birthday

The Dowe twins gave $20 vouchers to 30 shoppers at Brownsville’s Shoppers World to celebrate their birthday

Oct 20, 2021 10:35 AM Read more >

East Flatbush Village Awarded $200K to Help Reduce Gun Violence in BK

This new funding comes at a time when the number of youth shooting victims is trending alarmingly high.

Oct 20, 2021 10:13 AM Read more >

Founder of Bed-Stuy's Afrocentric Preschool Wins $200K to Expand Reach

Fela Barclift plans to grow her Afrocentric school, write a book of affirmations for Black children and codify her curriculum for use at other schools.

Oct 19, 2021 5:06 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Woman Fosters 200th Dog, Encourages Other to Foster as Need Rises Post COVID Lockdowns

Megan Penney’s 200th foster dog is Thumbelina, a Corgi/German Shepherd mix with who uses a wheelchair to get around

Oct 18, 2021 5:56 PM Read more >