Celebrating 2018 Neighborhood Grant Winners

It is my pleasure to support the work of the Citizens Committee for NYC and the multiplicity of community groups whose work helps Central Brooklyn residents thrive. These community groups meet important needs, whether improving the quality of life of the block or tackling challenges our neighborhoods face. The Citizens Committee and these community groups demonstrate how we turn neighborhood expertise into neighborhood action, truly making our aspirations for our Brooklyn neighborhoods a reality.

Projects receiving 2018 Neighborhood Grant funding have a variety of aims, including programs to focus on aiding domestic violence survivors, mentorship, entrepreneurship, anti-gang & anti-violence efforts, immigrant communities, youth empowerment, education, health & wellness, community arts, and block beautification. Community group grant recipients being recognized at the event hail from Bedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and Sunset Park. The total grants awarded to Central Brooklyn organizations amount to more than $46,000, with the average grant amount exceeding $1,500.
· Beauty at the Surface in Honor of Carol Lee Cephas
· BKLYN - Together We Prosper
· Blossom Be You Project
· Comm-Love-Unity
· Concrete Pillars in the Community
· Extolling Excellence Foundation for Service and Scholarship
· Flatbush Enterprise
· Flower Lovers Advocating for Communities
· HAZLO Collective
· Isabahlia Ladies of Elegance Foundation
· Maple Street Community Garden
· Movement to Protect the People
· My Street and Beyond
· Parent Child Relationship
· PLG Arts
· Prospect Lefferts Gardens Heritage Council
· Safe in the City/ Rudolf Suggs
· SPARK Music
· Sterling Place Block Association
· Sullivan, Ludlam, Stoddard Neighborhood Association
· Sunset Park Women in Action
· Together Because
· We Run Brownsville
· Wheelchairs Against Guns
· Youth Farm at the High School for Public Service