"BROOKLYN ORG IS PROVIDING NEARLY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS through its Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn Campaign to organizations that bolster family stability, immigrant and older adult services, legal rights, and neighborhood resilience. The Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn Campaign will fund 12 non-profits around the borough as part of its first round of grants . Each organization is receiving $40,000 in general operating support grants to strengthen the essential services they provide to Brooklyn communities, which have been impacted by federal policy changes over the past year."
"The organizations receiving Protecting Families grants are the Arab American Family Support Center; Center for Family Life; the Coney Island Lighthouse Mission, which operates a community food pantry and after-school support; the Council of Peoples Organization, which serves Muslim, South Asian and local immigrant communities in southern Brooklyn; Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation; the Flatbush Development Corporation; the Power of Two, which supports caregivers to children; and the Hook Initiative."
Brooklyn Org launched the Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign in July 2025 to address rising community needs amid federal funding cuts, escalating immigration enforcement, and restrictions on services for marginalized communities. The campaign will provide 12 nonprofits with $40,000 each in general operating support to strengthen essential services across Brooklyn. Two award categories are Protecting Families and Protecting Rights. Protecting Families grantees include Arab American Family Support Center, Center for Family Life, Coney Island Lighthouse Mission, Council of Peoples Organization, Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation, Flatbush Development Corporation, Power of Two, and Hook Initiative. Protecting Rights grantees include LiveOnNY, Brooklyn Defender Services, New York Immigration Coalition, and the Osborne Association. The campaign aims to raise $5 million this year to expand community-led grantmaking by 25%.
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