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A collection of 14 issues

RiseBoro Community Partnership Awarded Grant to Start New Health Programs

RiseBoro will provide individualized health care for those using its housing and senior centers with the new grant (Via RiseBoro)BUSHWICK – The RiseBoro Community Partnership will be able to bring individualized health care to the people utilizing the organization’s housing, community, and senior centers thanks to a grant of

Residents Have One More Day to Submit Comments on $20 Million Project for Sheepshead Bay Courts Sewer System

Repairs to the Sheepshead Bay Court houses damaged in Hurricane Sandy have been a long time coming (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Friday, November 3, is the last opportunity for residents to submit comments on the proposed grant [http://www.nyc.gov/html/cdbg/html/proposed/action_plan_amendments.shtml]

Vote To Help Brooklyn College Academy Win $100,000!

KENSINGTON –Farmer’s Insurance [https://www.farmers.com/]challenged teachers across the country to dream big and submit proposals of what a $100,000 grant could help accomplish. The company will give $100,000 each to five schools with the best proposals — and our very own is one of the

New Job Training Targets Brownsville Youths With Troubled Pasts

Youth attending a previous Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow training (Photo via OBT)BROWNSVILLE – A new work training program is giving Brownsville youths hope for a brighter future, despite the histories they have with the justice system. The initiative is a collaboration between Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow [http://obtjobs.

‘Love Your Block’ This Fall By Winning Your Neighborhood Cash Grants And Services

Children enjoying after school programs created through grant money. (Photo via Citizens Committee for New York City)It’s common knowledge that Brooklyn is beautiful inside and out, but there’s no block in the borough that couldn’t benefit from $1,000 cash to use towards enhancing their outward

Maimonides Gets $3 Million For Cancer-Fighting Equipment

Photo courtesy of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s OfficeAssemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz recently presented a $3 million check to Maimonides Medical Center [https://www.maimonidesmed.org/] to offset the cost of a new linear accelerator, a piece of equipment provides targeted radiation treatment for many forms of cancer and has saves countless

Does Your Cultural Or Arts Organization Need A Grant?

Photo via New York City Department of Cultural Affairs [https://www.facebook.com/nyculturalaffairs/photos/pb.1625125621042574.-2207520000.1453327064./1637280683160401/?type=3&theater] One of the most common conversations we have with artists is about fiscal support for their projects. Our neighbors have big ideas, and form the cultural

Vote Today To Help Brooklyn ARTery Win A $100K Grant

After two and a half years in operation, the owners of Brooklyn ARTery [http://www.brooklynartery.net/] (1021 Cortelyou Road, by Coney Island Avenue) are ready to scale up — and they’re hoping neighbors will lend a click of their mouse to help them do so. Owners Susan Siegel and

Got An Idea For A Great Neighborhood Improvement Project? Get A $3,000 Grant To Help Make It Happen!

Photo via Citizens Committee for NYC [https://www.facebook.com/citizensnyc/photos/pb.313465326017.-2207520000.1414104258./10152750830536018/?type=3&theater] Working on transforming an empty lot into a garden? Trying to organize tenants to advocate for better housing conditions? Hoping to get your elementary school to recycle more? If

Love Your Block? Apply For A Grant To Help It!

Does your area have a project that needs some love — maybe a vacant lot that needs cleaning up, a street that needs more trees planted, walls that need graffiti removed? Show your love for your block by applying for a $1,000 grant to transform and beautify it. The Love