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Invest in Youth

Healing From Violence: A Look Back from 2019
May 25, 2022
Jameela Syed
Communications Manager (She/Her/Hers)

In times of crisis we find strength in our neighbors—in local violence interrupters—who are leading the movement to grow public safety and communal healing.

Fox 5 New York's 'Good Day Street Talk' Covers our Invest in Youth Grantmaking
March 31, 2022
Jameela Syed
Communications Manager (She/Her/Hers)

Foundation President & CEO Dr. Jocelynne Rainey and Invest in Youth Advisory Council Member Daniel-José Cyan were recent guests on Fox 5 New York's Good Day Street Talk. 

NY1 Covers our Invest in Youth Grantmaking
February 15, 2022

Spectrum News NY1 recently covered the work of our Invest in Youth Fund, including our Invest in Youth Advisory Council who helped decide $2.5 million in grants in late 2021.

A Record $13 Million For Nonprofits in 2021
January 18, 2022
Liane Stegmaier
Vice President of Communications and Strategy (She/Her/Hers)

2021 continued the extraordinary generosity we have seen since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This enabled us to distribute over $13 million to nonprofits from our Community Fund and Donor Advised Fund programs last year—a new grantmaking record for Brooklyn Community Foundation!
 

$2.5M For Youth, Decided By Youth: An Investment in Brooklyn’s Future
December 15, 2021

We are proud to announce $2.5M in grants to 55 organizations through our Invest in Youth initiative in 2021, determined for the first time in partnership with our new council of youth advisors. 

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Spark Change: Invest in Youth
December 14, 2020
Jenny Walski
Vice President of Donor Engagement (She/Her/Hers)

At Brooklyn Community Foundation, we firmly believe young people are fundamental to long-term transformation. 
 

A Look at the Results of Our Brooklyn Restorative Justice Project
October 8, 2020

The project—which focused on a small cohort of Brooklyn secondary schools—aimed to implement restorative justice as an alternative to punitive discipline; with a goal to positively transform schools, repair harm, and promote the equitable treatment of Black students, students with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ students citywide. 

2020 Youth Voice Awards Go Virtual to Fund Projects for Youth, By Youth
June 30, 2020
Michelina Ferrara
Coordinator, Brooklyn Youth Fellowship

On Saturday, June 27th, streaming live from across Brooklyn, our Brooklyn Youth Activists presented the 2020 Youth Voice Awards, honoring eight exciting projects led by youth that offer innovative solutions to the impacts of COVID-19 and systemic injustice in their communities. 

 

Dignity, Discipline, and Dress Codes at School: Brooklyn Youth Make the Case for Equity
February 26, 2020
Mars Ikeda
Communications Intern

Invest in Youth grantee Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) are taking on a source of major injustice they face every day in their own schools. GGE’s new policy brief “Suspending Self Expression” examines the link between school dress codes in NYC public schools and school pushout—and the disproportionate impact it has on Black and Latinx young women and gender non-conforming/non-binary (GNC/NB) youth.

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