Applications Open For Spark Prize For Brooklyn Nonprofits
The Spark Prize application is now open through Friday, June 25th. Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF) will be distributing $600,000 to support the work of Brooklyn nonprofits.
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Camp Friendship Food Pantry Has Been Looking Out For Its Neighbors For a Year Now
Camp Friendship Food Pantry celebrated its one-year anniversary with what they
usually do – helping those in need. The Pantry gave out at least 300 bags filled
with fresh groceries to their neighbors and delivered about 100 bags to seniors
on Saturday, June 5th.
Last year, on June 2, residents came
Remembering Eugene Hurkin, 1925-2021
Eugene Hurkin, family photo.If there was one thing Eugene Hurkin lived for, it
was to laugh and make others smile too. And if a joke was good enough to tell
once—it was good enough to tell a thousand times. Every time Eugene and his
family drove past a
East Brooklyn Mutual Aid Needs Help Funding Food Deliveries
East Brooklyn Mutual Aid volunteers./ Photo Provided by Natasha SantosThe East Brooklyn Mutual Aid (EMBA)
[https://www.eastbrooklynmutualaid.org/about] is hosting a fundraiser
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CLc4NUXrReE/] to keep their volunteer group
organizing food distribution in Brownsville, Ocean Hills, East New York, and
Cypress Hills for another
Masbia’s Brooklyn Soup Kitchens To Double in Size To Meet Unprecedented Demand
A line forms outside Masbia’s Borough Park location in May 2020. (Image:
Alexander Rapaport/Masbia)Masbia, the Borough Park-based soup kitchen and food pantry network
[https://www.masbia.org/] that distributes kosher hot meals and emergency food
packages, announced yesterday it would double the size of its Brooklyn
locations.
Valentine’s Fundraiser For Mutual Aid Groups: Sharing Love The Brooklyn Way
Comida Pal Pueblo volunteers distribute food. Photo courtesy of Vianca LugoTo
give back to folks who have been selflessly helping the most vulnerable in the
community, this Valentine’s Day, consider ordering from Nuestra Mesa BK,
[https://www.nuestramesabk.com/] a Brooklyn-based kitchen collective, who along
with Plants For The
Teenager Offers ‘Survival English’ Classes to Senior Immigrants
Michelle Mikhels, a high school student and “Survival English” instructor.
Courtesy of Michelle Mikhels.Many senior immigrants who were previously able to
communicate by using facial expressions and gestures, despite the language
barrier, have found themselves alone and struggling as the pandemic mask
mandates make communication harder. In Southern Brooklyn,
Brooklyn Communities Collaborative Awards Over $300,000 in Grants
Yesterday, the Brooklyn Communities Collaborative
[https://www.brooklyncommunities.org/] (BCC), a nonprofit organization focused
on providing aid for Brooklyn and its residents, awarded over $300,000 in grants
to Brooklyn nonprofits serving communities impacted by Covid-19. These grants
are part of the BCC’s $3 million campaign
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Cleaning Up Bushwick One Block At A Time
Since the pandemic started, and sanitation litter basket service got
significantly cut
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, garbage issues have only gotten worse in Bushwick. Complaints about illegal
dumping of trash, dirty sidewalks, missed collection, and derelict vehicles are
among the top three issues Brooklyn Community Board 4 (CB4) has received the
most complaints
Cat Cafe Gets Funding To Help With Pandemic Surge In Demand For Cats
Cafe cats by the window. By Alexandra Steedman.Thanks to a generous grant,
Brooklyn Cat Cafe will be able to help more delightful felines get treatment and
find forever homes.
The Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition (BBAWC [http://wp.bbawc.org/]),
which operates the popular Brooklyn Cat Cafe [https://www.