Non-Profit & Community

From gun violence healing to literary activism, the 2025 Just Brooklyn Prize spotlighted leaders shaping Brooklyn’s future.

With millions of New Yorkers unsure whether their food aid could be reduced at any moment, Brooklyn food pantries are seeing a sharp rise in families seeking help.

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Red Hook first served Italian, Irish and German immigrants. Now the congregation is home to hundreds of Catholics from Latin America.

"Sunday in the Cemetery" returns to Green-Wood Cemetery with a full schedule of free programming designed to support connection and healing during the winter season.

The Create Change program from the Laundromat Project offers fellowships and residencies for artists focused on community and social transformation.

Select Foodtown and Brooklyn Harvest Market are partnering with City Harvest and the New York Daily News for a holiday food drive through Dec. 25.

Brooklyn’s Community School District 13 launched the D13 Partnerships Fund at Brooklyn Org to expand arts, STEM and enrichment programs for under-resourced schools across Bedford-Stuyvesant, Fort Greene and beyond.

The Brooklyn congresswoman was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor, one of Brooklyn College's highest distinctions. 

Council Member Susan Zhuang honored ACE workers and secured $250,000 to support clean streets and job opportunities in Sunset Park.

The museum's "Haven: Reunification" program brings Rikers Island fathers and their families together in a private, supportive space that celebrates community and second chances.