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July 2016

Meet the Artist, Organizer, and Activist Leading Our Neighborhood Strength Initiative
July 27, 2016
Piper Anderson
Founder, Create Forward

Piper Anderson, the founder Create Forward, shares how a “design thinking” approach to community engagement will enhance the next phase of our Neighborhood Strength initiative.

Youth Voice Award Winner's Play on Race and Policing Debuts in Park Slope
July 22, 2016
Liane Stegmaier
Vice President of Communications and Strategy

How are you spending your summer vacation? 

What Does a 30-Foot Fall Have to Do With Rikers Island?
July 20, 2016
Sarah Williams
Board Member, Brooklyn Community Foundation

The more we know about the adolescent brain, the more we understand how hard it is for young people to assess risk, problem-solve, and control their impulses. It is no wonder that this stage of brain development puts young people in a world of trouble on a regular basis.

Gathering Our Community for Healing and Action
July 18, 2016

In response to the unceasing assaults on black women and men across our country, Brooklyn Community Foundation invited all of our grantees to join in a circle for reflection last Friday morning.

Joseph E. Mohbat Fund Awards Annual Writing Prize to Keitha-Clemon Duhaney
July 7, 2016

The Mohbat Prize for Writing, supported through the Joseph E. Mohbat Fund, recognizes a talented Brooklyn high school senior.