RESOURCE GUIDE: Brooklyn

Community Board # 5

Learn About…

Schools and libraries in your neighborhood

Police and fire precincts

Health care resources

Local parks, gardens, and greenmarkets

Local food programs and pantries

Single Stop benefits supports centers

Community Board #5 and its committees

And much more! Revised January 2014

For More Information:

NEBHDCo Main Office

132 Ralph Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11233

718-453-9490

Nearby Trains: J, M, C, L

Nearby Buses: B47, B26

Serving Zip Codes 11207, 11208, 11239

Resources available in the

East New York/New Lots

area!

Table of Contents

Map of CB5 ....................................................................................................................................... 4

Information about CB5 .................................................................................................................... 5

Committees, Council Members, Zip Codes

Police Precincts ................................................................................................................................ 7

Fire Departments ............................................................................................................................. 8

Health Care ...................................................................................................................................... 9

Schools ........................................................................................................................................... 13

Libraries .......................................................................................................................................... 15

Emergency Food ............................................................................................................................ 16

Single Stop Centers ........................................................................................................................ 18

Financial Services, Legal Services, Immigration Services,

Employment Aid Providers, Food Stamp Centers

Employment Resources ................................................................................................................. 21

Child Care Resources ...................................................................................................................... 24

Homeless Prevention Services ....................................................................................................... 26

Local Parks and Pools ..................................................................................................................... 29

Gardens and Greenmarkets ........................................................................................................... 31

Senior Centers ................................................................................................................................ 33

Additional Resources ..................................................................................................................... 34

Other Local Community Development Corporations .................................................................... 43

Sources ........................................................................................................................................... 45

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This guide is one in a series of four community resource guides

produced by NEBHDCo for our tenants. The guides are organized by

the four New York City Community Boards in which our portfolio

properties are located (Brooklyn 3, 5, 8 and 16).

We would like to thank LISC Cashin Fellows Keren Abreu and Noelle

Nelson and New York City College of Technology Interns Aude

Britto and Moise LaFontant, for their diligent and detailed work in

designing these guides and compiling the information by

community board and zip code.

Copyright © 2014 Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corporation, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Welcome To NEBHDCo!

Brooklyn offers a wealth of resources and services to the community. This

resource guide is a summary of what is available in your Community Board, and is

provided as a service by NEBHDCo to our tenants and community members.

Background Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corporation (NEBHDCo) was incorporated in January 1985 as a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. NEBHDCo’s mission is the preservation, development and management of affordable housing and homeownership opportunities; community and economic development initiatives and human services that effect social change in central Brooklyn.

NEBHDCo provides services in four program areas: Affordable Housing, Property Management, Asset Management and Community Programs. Our mission is supported by the vision to rebuild sustainable communities through long-term community based assets. Brooklyn neighborhoods served include: Bedford-Stuyvesant (Community Board 3), Crown Heights (Community Board 8), East New York (Community Board 5), and Ocean Hill-Brownsville (Community Board 16). To date NEBHDCo has planned, joint-ventured, and developed 2093 housing units of which 1082 are

owned by the organization, with nearly 17,000 square feet of commercial space throughout the central

Brooklyn neighborhood.

Our Community Programs Department works across four areas: Tenant Supports, Healthy Food and Living, Youth Supports and Social Activities. Programming includes:

Tenant Supports: Employment and other referral resources; public benefits supports; tenant meetings; winter coat drive; FTAP (Formal Trespass Affidavit Program)

Healthy Food and Living: Golden Harvest food pantry; cooking and nutrition workshops; community gardens and workshops; support for local healthy food businesses

Youth Supports: Youth aged out of foster care housing and supports; Finding Your Future educational scholarship; Hobby Quest crafts events; Back to School events; holiday toy drive

Social Activities: Family and senior trips; Thanksgiving community meal; volunteer appreciation events

For more information, contact us at the main office at 718-453-9490

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BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD #5

General Information

For more information on CB5, email bklcb5@verizon.net, call 718-498-5711, or contact the CB5 main office at 127 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

Development in the area that is now commonly called East New York began in Dutch colonial times with the establishment of the community of New Lots – to distinguish the area from the “old lots” of Flatbush. The Town of New Lots was later designated the 26th Ward of Brooklyn and subsequently became Brooklyn Community District #5. In the 1830s a wealthy Connecticut merchant, John R. Pitkin, bought farm land in New Lots, Bushwick and Brownsville and named the proposed development East New York. However, the venture failed and he sold most of the land back to the local farmers. Over time, several sub-communities were delineated within New Lots, including East New York, the Old Mill, Cypress Hills and City Line, and in recent history, Spring Creek and Starrett City. Today the U.S. Postal Service recognizes zip codes 11207 as East New York, 11208 as New Lots and 11239 as Starrett City.

The population of Cypress Hills north of Atlantic Avenue today includes Hispanic-Americans, South Asian-Americans, Caribbean-Americans and African-Americans. The southern part is composed of African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans, and a scattered presence of South Asian-Americans. City Line is named for its location in the former City of Brooklyn near the border with Queens County before Brooklyn and parts of Queens County were consolidated into New York City in 1898. City Line is one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Many Italians, Germans and Irish originally lived in the area, which today is home to immigrants from Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, and Puerto Rico. New Lots seceded from the Town of Flatbush in 1852 and was annexed into Brooklyn in 1886. The population is largely African-American and Hispanic-American. Spring Creek, the southeastern part of the former Town of New Lots, includes the large Starrett City apartment complex. Starrett City opened in 1974 under the middle-income Mitchell-Lama Housing Program. In 2002, it changed its name to Spring Creek Towers.

East New York has seen significant commercial and industrial development and job growth over the last 35 years. During

the 1960s and 1970s, the community experienced rapid and severe deterioration resulting from housing abandonment,

business closings, and the flight of the area’s middle class to the suburbs. In the late 1970s, owners of local businesses

came together to create a base of business supports to address the community’s increasingly difficult business climate.

Out of these efforts the East Brooklyn Business Improvement District (BID) was founded in the early 1980s to create and

expand industrial development. The Local Development Corporation of East New York was established to focus on

various aspects of this development, working with city, state and federal programs. Through this work, East New York

was the site of the first designated zone in the NYS Empire Zone Program, and the first in-place industrial park (“IPIP”) in

New York City. Today, the forty-block East Brooklyn Industrial Park includes 125 companies. Businesses include

manufacturing food product services; commercial/industrial; plumbing & supplies; retail & apparel distribution; auto

parts/service; and transportation. The five core areas are steel fabrication, transportation, building trades, light industrial

manufacturing and distribution. Shopping areas include Liberty Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue. Gateway Center,

accessible off the Belt Parkway, is a large suburban-style shopping mall. Retailers include Bed Bath & Beyond, Staples,

Marshalls, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Target, The Home Depot, and BJ's Wholesale Club. Expansion plans are underway,

and include a new ShopRite grocery store. Pitkin Avenue, a premiere shopping destination in years past, is also slated for

commercial revitalization through the LDC of ENY’s new “Avenue NYC” initiative.

Notable residents from East New York include: Lil Mama, Maxwell, Uncle Murda, Fat Boys, Bruce Waynne, Masta Killa, Nicole Willis, George and Ira Gershwin, Jimmy Smits, Steve Buscemi, Tony Danza, and Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. Hezekiah Walker, Grammy Award-winning gospel music artist, founder and leader of the Love Fellowship Choir (LFC), is Pastor and Bishop of the famed Love Fellowship Tabernacle on Liberty Avenue.

We hope that this guide will serve as a useful way for residents to find resources within their community - to fully access these opportunities, to know who to contact, and where to find more information.

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Community Board #5 Committees

For more information regarding CB5 committees,

email bklcb5@verizon.net or call 718-498-5711

General CB5 Meetings Every 4th Wednesday, 6:30pm

Brooklyn Community Board 5 127 Pennsylvania Avenue, 2nd Floor (bet. Atlantic & Liberty Avenues) Brooklyn, NY 11207-2428 Phone: 718.498.5711 Fax: 718.345.0501 Email: Bk05@cb.nyc.gov Email: Email: bklcb5@verizon.net

Chair: Mr. Nathan Bradley District Manager: Mr. Walter Campbell Board Meeting: Fourth Wednesday Cabinet Meeting: Third Wednesday

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For immediate crime issues, call 911.

For more information and other services regarding the New York Police Department, visit

www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/home/home.shtml or call 311

75th Precinct 1000 Sutter Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-827-3511 Community Affairs: 718-827-3529 Community Council President: Juan C. Rodriguez Community Meetings: First Wednesday of every month, 7:30pm at the 75th Precinct

EAST NEW YORK, CYPRESS HILLS, HIGHLAND PARK, NEW LOTS, CITY LINE & STARRETT CITY

POLICE PRECINCTS

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For immediate fire emergencies, call 911.

For more information and other services regarding the Fire Department of New York, visit

http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/home2.shtml

Engine 332 Ladder 175 165 Bradford Street Brooklyn, NY 11207

Engine 236 998 Liberty Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208

Engine 290 Ladder 103 480 Sheffield Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207

Engine 252 617 Central Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207

Engine 225 Ladder 107 Battalion 39 799 Lincoln Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208

EAST NEW YORK, CYPRESS HILLS, HIGHLAND PARK, NEW LOTS, CITY LINE & STARRETT CITY

FIRE DEPARTMENTS

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For immediate health injuries or illnesses, call 911

Brookdale University Hospital/Medical Center One Brookdale Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11212 718-240-5000 www.brookdalehospital.org BMS @ Genesis/WIC Program 360 Snediker Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 (between Blake and Dumont) 646-459-9400 BMS @ GENESIS 360 Snediker Ave Brooklyn, NY 11207 646-459-9400 www.bmsfhc.org

SUNY Downstate Medical Center 450 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 718-270-1000 www.downstate.edu Kings County Hospital Center 451 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 718-245-3131 http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/kchc/html/home/home.shtml University Hospital of Brooklyn 445 Lenox Road Brooklyn, NY 11203 718-270-1000 http://www.downstate.edu/uhb/

Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health Center (BMS) BMS MAIN 592 Rockaway Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11212 718-345-5000 http://bmsfhc.org/

CROWN HEIGHTS

HEALTH CARE

OCEAN HILL-BROWNSVILLE

EAST NEW YORK

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BMS Life and Wellness Center/WIC Program 408 Rockaway Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11212 (between Pitkin and East New York Avenues) 718-345-6366 BMS ISIS @ Bristol 259 Bristol Street, 3rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11212 (Blake-Dumont) 718-342-0600

Interfaith Medical Center 1545 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213 718-613-4000 www.interfaithmedical.com Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center 760 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11206 718-963-8000 http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/woodhull/html/home/home.shtml Total Family Medical Care 1074 DeKalb Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 718-452-6013 http://www.totalcarefamily.com/ Bedford Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps 727 Greene Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 718-453-4617 http://www.bsvac.org/ Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center 1456 Fulton Street (between Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues) Brooklyn, NY 11216 (718) 636-4500 http://www.bsfhc.org/contact.htm

New York Methodist Hospital 506 6th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 718-780-3000 www.nym.org

PARK SLOPE

BEDFORD STUYVESANT

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Maimonides Medical Center 4802 10th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11219 718-283-6000 www.maimonidesmed.org

The Brooklyn Hospital Center 121 DeKalb Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 718-250-8000 www.tbh.org

Long Island College Hospital 339 Hicks Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 718-270-1000 www.downstate.edu/lich

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center 374 Stockholm Street Brooklyn, NY 11237 718-963-7272 www.wyckoffhospital.org

New York Community Hospital 2525 King’s Highway Brooklyn, NY 11229 718-692-5300 www.nych.com

BOROUGH PARK

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS

FORT GREENE

BUSHWICK

MIDWOOD/MADISON PARK

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Coney Island Hospital 2601 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11235 718-616-3000 http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/facilities/coneyisland.shtml

Beth Israel Medical Center 3201 Kings Highway Brooklyn, NY 11234 718-252-3000 http://wehealny.org/patients/bi_home/bi_index.html

Caribbean Women’s Health Association 3512 Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 718-826-2942 http://cwha.org/contact.php Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center 595 Schenectady Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203 718-604-5000 http://www.kingsbrook.org/

CONEY ISLAND

FLATLANDS

EAST FLATBUSH

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To find your child’s district, contact the NYC education system by visiting

http://schools.nyc.gov/default.htm or by calling 311.

When SE is specified under the name of a school, it means Special Education is included

Elementary & Middle School: Register at your zoned school. If you do not know your zoned school, use

the School Search tool (http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/FindZonedSchool.htm), or call 311.

If there is no zoned school for your home address, please visit your local Borough Enrollment Office.

High School. New students must register at a local Borough Enrollment Office.

District 5

Beer Hagolah Institute High

School

671 Louisiana Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11239 718- 642-6800 K-12

Brooklyn Scholars Charter

School

2635 Linden Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-348-9360 K-6

East New York Family

Academy High School

2057 Linden Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-927-0012 6-12

East New York Middle School

of Excellence

605 Shepherd Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 718- 257-4061 6-8

Essence School

590 Sheffield Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 272-8371 6-8

Franklin K Lane High School

999 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 718- 647-2100 9-12

Imagine Me Leadership

Charter School

818 Schenck Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 535-0444 1-2

I.S. 171 Abraham Lincoln

528 Ridgewood Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-647-0111 5-8

I.S. 364 Gateway

1426 Freeport Loop Brooklyn, NY 11239 718- 642-3007 6-8

New Grace Center Christian

School

650 Livonia Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 498-7175 PK-8

Performing Arts and Tech High School 400 Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 922-0762 9-12 P.S. 7 Abraham Lincoln 858 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 718- 647-3600 K-4 P.S. 13 Roberto Clemente 557 Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-498-3717 PK-5, SE P.S. 45 Horace E Greene 84 Schaefer Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-574-0235 K-6 P.S. 108 Sal Abbracciamento 200 Linwood Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 718- 277-7010 K-5

SCHOOLS

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P.S. 159 Isaac Pitkin 2781 Pitkin Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 718- 277-4828 K-5 P.S. 149 Danny Kaye 700 Sutter Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 385-8666 K-5 P.S. 151 Lyndon Baines Johnson 763 Knickerbocker Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 821-4800 K-5 P.S. 158 Warwick 400 Ashford Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 277-6116 K-5

P.S. 174 Dumont 574 Dumont Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 345-1223 K-8 P.S. 190 Sheffield 590 Sheffield Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 346-8780 PK-5 P.S. 202 Ernest Jenkyns 982 Hegeman Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-649-7880 K-8 P.S. 213 New Lots 580 Hegeman Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-257-4034 K-5

P.S. 214 Michael Friedsam 2944 Pitkin Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 (718) 647-1740 PK-5 P.S. 224 Hale a Woodruff 755 Wortman Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-235-3600 K-6 P.S. 260 Breuckelen 875 Williams Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-649-9216 K-6 P.S. 273 Wortman 923 Jerome Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 (718) 649-5739 K-5 P.S. 290 Juan Morel Campos 135 Schenck Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-647-1113 K-5 P.S. 306 Ethan Allen 970 Vermont Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 649-3155 K-8 P.S. 328 Phillis Wheatley 330 Alabama Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-345-9393 K-9 P.S. 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden 111 Berriman Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-647-8387 K-5

Ps 346 Abe Stark 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11239 718-642-3000 K-5 Ps 384 Frances E Carter 242 Cooper Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-574-0382 K-8

St Michael School

237 Jerome Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-277-6766 PK-8

Transit Tech Career High

School

1 Wells Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 718- 647-5204 9-12

Trey Whitfield School

17 Hinsdale Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-342-7722 PK-8

UFT Elementary Charter

School

300 Wyona Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 922-0438 K-5

William H Maxwell High

School

145 Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 345-9100 9-12

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For more information regarding location, amenities, hours of service, and volunteer opportunities in any

of these libraries, call the numbers provided or go to www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org

Arlington Library 203 Arlington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-277-6105

Cypress Hills Library 1197 Sutter Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-277-6004

New Lots Learning Center 665 New Lot Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-257-0260

Spring Creek Library 121-43 Flatlands Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-257-6571

EAST NEW YORK, CYPRESS HILLS, HIGHLAND PARK, NEW LOTS, CITY LINE & STARRETT CITY

LIBRARIES

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This list is arranged by zip code.

For more information regarding emergency food locations in your neighborhood, please visit

http://www.foodbanknyc.org/our-programs/our-food-program-network/food-program-locator,

or call 311

Calvary Free Will Baptist Church PANTRY 1520-30 Herkimer Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 Contact: Pastor Mary Allen Tel: 718-498-3767 Weekly, Thursday 1:00pm-2:00pm Church of God of Prophecy SOUP KITCHEN AND PANTRY 71 Malta Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 Contact: Sonia Thomas Tel: 718-649-5533 Weekly, Tuesday 5:30pm-7:30pm Cornerstone SDA Church SOUP KITCHEN AND PANTRY 138 Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Contact: Inez Emanuel Tel: 347-251-4615 Weekly, Thursday 10:00am-12:00pm Door to Life Ministry PANTRY 155 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Contact: Jaime Ramirez Tel: 718-484-7370 Weekly, Wednesday 11:00am-1:00pm

Family Services Network of NY, Inc. PANTRY 1420 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Contact: Alexander Williams Tel: 718-455-6010 Weekly, Monday & Wednesday 9:00am-1:00pm Love Fellowship Tabernacle PANTRY 464 Liberty Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Contact: Lorraine Legall Tel: 732-849-1488 Weekly, Tuesday 2:00pm-5:00pm Mt. Paran Community Development Corp. PANTRY 1665 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11207 Contact: Yvonne Graham Tel: 646-717-3159 Weekly, Tuesday & Thursday 10:30am-11:30am New Hope Family Worship PANTRY 817 Livonia Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Contact: Rev. Errol Richards Tel: 347-987-7336 Weekly, Saturday 10:00am-11:30am

The House of David Church PANTRY 747-749 Hendrix Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 Contact: Edith Cook Tel: 516-301-6306 Weekly, Wednesday & Saturday 10:00am-1:00pm Unity Fellowship Church PANTRY 2578 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Contact: Minister G. Williams Tel: 718-385-2406 Weekly, Thursday 7:00pm-9:00pm Blessed Sacrament Church PANTRY 198 Euclid Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Contact: Toni Horun Tel: 718-827-1200 Weekly, Wednesday 1:00pm-2:00pm Christ the Rock International PANTRY 770-784 Glenmore Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Contact: Georgia Farward Tel: 718-348-7414 Weekly, Wednesday 5:00pm-6:00pm

EMERGENCY FOOD

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Crown Ministry PANTRY 491 Wortman Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Contact: Gwenda Shaw/Robin Boylar Tel: 718-257-4450 Weekly, Thursday 12:00pm-2:00pm Good News Deliverance Tabernacle PANTRY 442 Cleveland Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Contact: Edna John Tel: 718-235-0065 Weekly, Saturday 11:00am-1:00pm Iglesia Pentecostal La Hermosa PANTRY 3161 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Contact: Leticia Rivera Tel: 718- 847-0492 Every Other Week, Thursday 11:00am-1:00pm Isaiah's Temple of Mt. Hope PANTRY 862 Glenmore Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Contact: Dr. Voni B. Johyn Tel: 718-850-1499 Weekly, Thursday 2:00pm-4:00pm Las Maravillas Del Exodo PANTRY 302 Elton Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Contact: Hector Lozada/D. Nuir Tel: 347-242-6337 Weekly, Wednesday 11:00am-12:00pm

Pentecostal Rescue House of Prayer PANTRY 2415 Pitkin Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Contact: Barbara Glover Tel: 917-750-3657 Weekly, Tuesday 9:00am-11:00am Second St Paul Church of Christ PANTRY 1048 Sutter Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Contact: Wanda McNeal Tel: 718-235-8922 Weekly, Saturday 10am-11am Jewish Community Council of Canarsie PANTRY (KOSHER) 1170 Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11239 Contact: Olga Podlubnaya Tel: 718-922-2474 Weekly, Wednesday 9:00am-11:00am Miller Avenue Block Association PANTRY 2482 Pitkins Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-235-6177 Presbyterian Church of The Crossroads PANTRY 133 Elton Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-235-9843

Puerto Rican Family Institute/East New York/CPPP PANTRY 2924 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 OVERCOMING LOVE MINISTRIES Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry 246 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207

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SINGLE STOP – What They Provide Single Stop is a benefits coordination agency with offices around the country, including NYC. All sites provide family support services, tax assistance and benefits counseling. On-site legal and financial counseling services are available at specific sites.

For more information see www.singlestopusa.org. Benefits Benefits counseling is provided by a site coordinator at each Single Stop site. Many sites also have site administrators. These counselors, one of which typically has a Masters in Social Work, conduct outreach, intake, screening, application assistance and extensive follow-up with clients to ensure that they actually apply for and receive benefits. Using BEN, they screen students and families for a wide range of benefits (including food stamps/SNAP, Medicaid, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), housing assistance and child care) and help them apply to the ones they are eligible for. In addition, they provide one-on-one counseling and at community college sites, help students access other available programs on campus. When appropriate, they refer students and families to the other Single Stop services' legal counseling, free tax preparation, and financial counseling.

Legal Assistance Nationally, about 80 percent of low-income Americans who need legal help in civil cases don't receive any. The number of people who qualified for assistance jumped by about 11 million since 2007, due in part to the economic recession. This has left millions of people eligible for assistance - individuals and families who earn less than 125 percent of the federal poverty level, now set at $27,564 a year for a family of four.

As a crucial component of the Single Stop model, Single Stop USA partners with legal services providers to provide free legal counseling to people in need at Single Stop sites. These legal partners provide critically needed legal assistance to prevent evictions, provide access to public benefits, assist in cases of domestic violence, and advocate on behalf of clients in a variety of legal areas.

Financial Counseling By helping families access work supports and benefits, and providing counseling and education to help them stabilize their economic situations and build toward the future, Single Stop improves their chances of achieving economic stability and mobility. Individuals and families receive crucial financial education and individualized support to help them manage their unique economic situations. This includes assistance repairing credit and improving credit scores, developing a budget, opening bank accounts, managing debt, learning about bankruptcy, and improving their savings patterns.

Budget Single Stop counselors walk clients through a budget template, assessing their assets and liabilities to determine their personal income statement, cash flow, and balance sheet. Single Stop USA has seen that that the low-income clients can increase their purchasing power by following a budget. Budgeting becomes all the more important in the aftermath of a sudden change in circumstances - such as collection of a tax refund. As another example, food stamps typically increase the annual purchasing power of a family by 40 percent. This makes the receipt of new benefits the perfect time for families to sit down with a financial counselor and plot out a brighter future.

Asset Building Finally, Single Stop aims to help individuals build wealth. Recent research shows that as parents accumulate even modest reserves, their children develop better cognitive skills early on, stay in school longer and, ultimately earn higher incomes. Local service providers at some Single Stop locations include Credit Where Credit Is Due and The Financial Clinic.

Free Tax Preparation Single Stop can help by providing families with trusted free and low cost tax preparation services that allow them to access the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and other tax credits, which enable them to make ends meet. Simultaneously, Single Stop works with taxpayers to determine whether or not they are eligible for much-needed resources such as Food Stamps, health care, child care and other important services like legal counseling and financial coaching. By taking advantage of the tax preparation moment, Single Stop provides these services in an integrated way. Every year tax credits provide tens of billions of dollars to low and moderate income families across the nation. Indeed, the Earned Income Tax Credit is one of the largest single benefit programs that exist for working families in the US.

What is the Earned Income Tax Credit? The Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, is a fully refundable federal tax credit for low to moderate income individuals and families. It is one of the largest benefit programs for working families that exists. Every year families that meet eligibility requirements can receive thousands of dollars through the EITC by filing their taxes. Many states also offer their own version of the EITC in addition to the federal tax credit. This increased income not only helps avert economic crisis in the short term, but also puts parents and children on the path to a better future

SINGLE STOP CENTERS

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AT SINGLE STOP, GET HELP WITH BENEFITS, FAMILY SUPPORTS, TAXES, FINANCIAL AND OTHER SERVICES

Brooklyn Site Locations Near NEBHDCo Properties Single Stop is a benefits and resources support agency, and has locations throughout New York City offering program services to low-income families. All sites provide family support services, tax assistance and benefits counseling. On-site legal and financial counseling services are available at specific sites. Below is a listing of sites near NEBHDCo properties, services offered and hours of operation.

For additional information see www.singlestopusa.org or http://www.singlestopusa.org/locations/new-york

Questions? Call NEBHDCo Community Programs, 718-453-9490

Crown Heights

NYLAG at Kings County Hospital

451 Clarkson Avenue (Building E,

Adult Walk-In Area)

Brooklyn, NY 11203

Contact: Ann Dibble

Phone: 718-245-2281

Office Hours:

Friday 9:30AM-1PM

**Only accepts referrals from doctors and

other healthcare professionals

Bedford Stuyvesant

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp.

1368 Fulton Street, 4th Floor

Brooklyn, NY 11216

Contact:

Blaine Arthur

718.636.6942

Fax: 718-230-1157

Office Hours:

Monday-Friday 10AM-6PM

Financial Services: Tuesday 3PM-6PM

Legal Services: Tuesday 2PM-5PM

Tax Services:

Monday-Thursday 11AM-7PM

Saturday 9AM-5PM

St. John's Bread and Life

795 Lexington Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11221

Contact:

Janette Mercedes or Mildred Gutierrez

Phone: 718-574-0058 ext. 110

Fax: 718-455-7796

Office Hours:

Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM

Financial Services: 4th Tuesday each month

Legal Services: Tuesday 9AM-12PM

S.C.O. at M.S. 35 Family Dynamics Beacon Center

272 McDonough Street,

Room 101

Brooklyn, NY 11233

Contact: Sandy Moya

Phone: 718-453-7004

Fax: 718-453-2101

Financial Services: 4PM-7PM

On the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month

Legal Services: Monday 4PM-7PM

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Health Leads - Woodhull Hospital

760 Broadway

Brooklyn, NY 11206

Contact: Deysia Levin

Phone: 718-630-3055

Office Hours:

Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM

Bushwick

Make the Road NY

301 Grove St.

Brooklyn, NY 11237

Contact: Deborah Axt

Phone: 718-418-7690

Fax: 718-418-9635

Office Hours:

Monday-Friday 9:30AM-7:30PM

Financial Services: Thursday 9:30AM-11:30AM

Legal Services: By appointment

Tax: As needed

East New York

Groundwork, Inc.

595 Sutter Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11207

Contact: Rosanna Cruz or Deborah Cort

Phone: 718-346-2200, ext. 105

Office Hours:

Monday-Friday 10AM-6PM

Tuesday-Friday after 6PM by appointment

First Saturday of each month from 10AM-6PM

Financial Services: Tuesday 3PM-6PM

Legal Services: Tuesday 3PM-6PM

Immigration Services: Friday 11AM-6PM

Women In Need

51 Junius Street

Brooklyn, New York 11212

Contact: Mary Harry

Phone: 718-495-6292

Fax: 718-495-6227

Office Hours:

Monday 10AM-6PM

Tuesday -Friday 9AM-5PM

Financial Services: Wednesday 10AM-1PM

Legal Services: Wednesday 2PM-5PM

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Below is a partial list of employment and workforce support agencies operating in Brooklyn. For more information, see the NYC Employment and Training Coalitions’ top 100 NYC workforce providers at,

http://www.nycetc.org/#!blank/c6uz or call 311

Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service Serves families, youth, and individuals with issues concerning early childhood, child and youth education, family counseling and preventive services, job training and rehabilitation, mental health and wellness. 285 Schermerhorn Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 718-310-5600 www.bbcs.org Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Serves Brooklyn businesses and their employees - M/WBE Certification, employment and training, incentives, and marketing 335 Adams Street, Suite 2700 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718-875-1000 www.ibrooklyn.com/ Brooklyn Workforce1 Career Center Serves adults 18+ 9 Bond Street, 5th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 718-246-5219 http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/wf1/html/contact/contact.shtml Brooklyn Workforce Innovations Serves low and moderate-income people; living-wage employment opportunities and career paths 621 DeGraw Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 718-237-2017 x123 www.bwiny.org CAMBA Serves families with economic development, family and youth services, housing and housing services, HIV/AIDS and health related services, and education and training 1720 Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 718-282-2500 www.camba.org Center for Employment Opportunities Serves those on probation or parole 32 Broadway New York, NY 10004 212-422-4430 www.ceoworks.org

EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES

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Center for Family Life in Sunset Park Serves families and individuals through family counseling, foster care, youth employment, adult employment, community services 345 43rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11232 718-788-3500 www.cflsp.org East New York Restoration LDC, Inc. Serves small businesses and individuals in the East New York area 1159 Elton Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-676-5920 http://enyrestoration.org/ FEGS Health and Human Services System Serves families and individuals with behavioral health, developmental disabilities, employment services, education & youth, family Services 315 Hudson Street New York, NY 10013 212-524-1789 www.fegs.org The Fortune Society, Inc. Serves and supports those looking for re-entry from prison, alternatives to incarceration, transitional services, family services, health services, substance abuse treatment 29-76 Northern Boulevard New York, NY 11101 212-691-7554 x294 www.fortunesociety.org Henkels & McCoy Training Services Serves youths and adults 31-00 47th Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101 718-706-0407 http://www.henkels.com/Training/Pages/default.aspx The HOPE Program Serves adults through work readiness training, job placement, and career advancement 1 Smith Street, 4th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 718-852-9307 www.thehopeprogram.org

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LaGuardia Community College Serves students and young adults obtain professional certificates, vocational training, business services, college courses, GED training, ESL and more 31-10 Thompson Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101 718-482-7200 www.lagcc.cuny.edu/ACE The New York State Department of Labor MetroTech Workforce1 Career Center Serves adults 18 and over 250 Schermerhorn Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 557-2194 http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/wf1/html/contact/contact.shtml Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW) Serves women 18 years and over. Prepares, trains, and places women in careers in the skilled construction, utility, and maintenance trades 243 West 20th Street New York, NY 10011 212-627-6252 www.new-nyc.org NPower NY Serves adults - Community corps, technology service corps, women in tech 145 West 30th Street 8th Floor New York, NY 10001 212-564-7010 www.npower.org Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow Serves youths and adults through career training, youth employment, and Adult Basic Education 783 4TH Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11232 718-369-0303 www.obtjobs.org St. Nicks Alliance Workforce Development Serves adults 21 and over, Job Prep and Placement, GED, ESL, CDL

790 Broadway 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11203 718-302-2057

http://www.stnicksnpc.org/WorkforceDevelopment/index.html

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For more information about child care services, please call 311,

or visit the NYS Office of Child and Family Services website

http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/childcare/referralagencys.asp

Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (CCRRs) provide services to parents and day care

providers in every county of New York State.

If you are looking for child care, the CCRR in your area is a great place to start. They will ask you

about the kind of care you are looking for, the ages of your children, the hours of care you need and

other specifics such as any special needs your child might have. Based on that information, they will

be able to give you a list of providers that most closely meet your needs. Remember, though, this list

is just a starting point - you will need to contact the provider to see if they have space for your child

and you will want to visit the child care provider you select to make sure for yourself that this is the

right match for you. The Office of Children and Family Services has a helpful brochure available on

their website http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/childcare/referralagencys.asp.

Child Development Support Corporation

Counties Served: New York City

Ms. Marcia Rowe Riddick, Executive Director

Ms. Anita Franklin, Director of Child Care

Services

352-358 Classon Ave., 2nd floor

Brooklyn, NY 11238

Phone: (718) 398-6370- x8530, x8536 to speak

with a counselor

Marcia Rowe Riddick- x8401

Anita Franklin- x 8058

Toll Free 1- (888) 469-5999

Fax: (718) 398-6182

Email: mriddick@cdscnyc.org;

AFranklin@cdscnyc.org

Website: http://www.cdscnyc.publishpath.com

www.nycchildcareconsortium.org

Child Care, Inc.

(dba as Center for Children's Initiatives)

Ms. Nancy Kolben, Executive Director

Ms. Rhonda Carloss Smith, Associate Executive

Directive

322 Eighth Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10001

Phone: (212) 929-7604 x 3010, x 3016

Toll Free: 1-888-469-5999

Fax: (212) 929-5785

Email: rsmith@centerforchildrensinitiatives.org;

OR

nkolben@centerforchildrensinitiatives.org

Website:

http://www.centerforchildrensinitiatives.org

www.nycchildcareconsortium.org

CHILD CARE RESOURCES

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Chinese American Planning Council, Inc.

Counties Served: New York City

David Chen, Executive Director

Judy Ah-Yune, Director of Community Services

165 Eldridge Street,

New York, NY 10002

or

150 Elizabeth Street (CCR&R site)

New York, NY 10012

Phone: (212) 941-0030 x 207, x 202

Toll Free 1- (888) 469-5999

Fax: (212) 226-5351

Email: dschen@cpc-nyc.org OR jah-yune@cpc-

nyc.org

Website: www.childcarecpc.org

www.nycchildcareconsortium.org

Committee for Hispanic Children & Families,

Inc.

Counties Served: New York City

Ms. Elba Montalvo, Executive Director

Ms. Ana Noriega, Deputy Director Early Care

110 William Street, Suite 1802

New York, NY 10038

Phone: (212) 206- 1090

Toll Free 1- (888) 469-5999

Fax: (212) 206-8093

Email: emontalvo@chcfinc.org OR

anoriega@chcfinc.org

Website: www.chcfinc.org

www.nycchildcareconsortium.org

Day Care Council of New York, Inc.

Counties Served: New York City

Ms. Andrea Anthony, Executive Director

Mr. Jon Pinkos, Child Care Division Director

2082 Lexington Avenue, 2nd fl.

New York, NY 10035

Phone: (212) 206-7818

Toll Free 1- (888) 469-5999

Fax: (212) 206-7836

Email: aanthony@dccnyinc.org or

jpinkos@dccnyinc.org

Website: http://www.dccnyinc.org or

www.nycchildcareconsortium.org

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For emergency shelter needs, call 311.

For more information on homeless services visit the NYC Department of Homeless Services website

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dhs/html/home/home.shtml

Homebase NYC Department of Homeless Services Eviction Prevention Program Homebase is a city-wide program designed to help families and individuals overcome immediate housing problems that could result in becoming homeless, and to develop a plan for long-term housing stability. Program services are crafted to meet the unique needs of each individual or family and to help meet the demands of maintaining a household. Homebase clients are assigned a case manager who will coordinate all their services. Some of these services will be provided directly through Homebase, and others will be provided by community partners. Some of the services that are available to qualified households include: Family or tenant/landlord mediation, household budgeting, emergency rental assistance, job training and placement, and benefits advocacy (child care, food stamps, tax credits, public health insurance).

If you or someone you know is experiencing a housing crisis, see the Homebase list below to find the Homebase office that serves your community

CAMBA 1

1117 Eastern Parkway

Brooklyn, NY 11213

Phone: 718-622-7323

CAMBA 2

2211 Church Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11226

Phone: 718-940-6311

CAMBA 3

1195 Bedford Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11216

Phone: 718-622-7323

Catholic Charities- Brooklyn

3060 Fulton Street

Brooklyn, NY 11208

Phone: 929-234-3082

RBSCC 1-Bushwick

90 Beaver Street

Brooklyn, NY 11206

Phone: 718-366-4300

RBSCC 2-Bushwick

145 E 98th

Street

Brooklyn, NY 11212

Phone: 917-819-3200

RBSCC 2-Brownsville

1475 Myrtle Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11237

Phone: 347-295-3728

BronxWorks

1130 Grand Concourse

Bronx, NY 10456

Phone: 718-293-0727

Catholic Charities 1

2155 Blackrock Avenue

Bronx, NY 10472-6201

Phone: 718-414-1050

Catholic Charities 2

1117 Bronx Boulevard

Bronx, NY 10467

Phone: 347-947-3920

Help I

775 Crotona Park North

Bronx, NY 10460

Phone: 718-299-8473

Help II

1780 Grand Concourse

Bronx, NY 10457

Phone: 347-226-4540

Palladia

2276 3rd

Avenue

New York, NY 10029

Phone: 917-492-1019

Catholic Charities Queens

87-80 Merrick Boulevard

Jamaica, NY 11432

Phone: 718-674-1000

CAMBA III

684 Bay Street

Staten Island, NY 10304

Phone: 718-282-6473

HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES

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If you are behind on rent or facing eviction: In addition to Homebase, a variety of local government agencies and non-profit organizations provide

support to those who have fallen behind on rent or at risk of homelessness. The information below is

from the New York City Department of Homeless Services website

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dhs/html/atrisk/behindorEviction.shtml

RENTAL ARREARS GRANTS FOR SINGLE ADULTS AND FAMILIES

The New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) can assist tenants who have legal possession

of an apartment, or applicants who have been evicted but whose landlords are willing to continue

renting the apartment, by paying their arrears through a rental arrears grant. Grants are available for

Public Assistance recipients and for those people ineligible for Public Assistance. Families and single

adults are eligible.

Go to 311 Online (http://www.nyc.gov/apps/311/) to contact the HRA Job Center in your area and apply

for a rental arrears grant.

FAMILY EVICTION PREVENTION SERVICES (FEPS)

If you are on Public Assistance, you may be eligible to receive a monthly rental supplement (in addition

to your shelter allowance) and have some, or all, of your rental arrears paid. In order to be eligible for

this supplement, you must:

be a recipient of family assistance; and

have a child younger than 18 at home, OR younger than 19, in high school, and at home; and

be in court because you are being sued for back rent.

To learn more, go to 311 Online (http://www.nyc.gov/apps/311/) for a list of these legal services

or community-based organizations approved by the State of New York to handle FEPS

applications.

HOMELESS PREVENTION FUND

The Homeless Prevention Fund provides emergency financial assistance to households citywide, who are

unable to secure sufficient assistance through available programs and are at imminent risk of

homelessness due to rent arrears. The Fund offers emergency financial assistance to low-income

households who meet the following criteria:

Household income range between $15,000 and $30,000 annually; and

An eviction petition has been filed; and

The household has the ability to pay rent in the future.

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For more information on the Homeless Prevention Fund please contact:

Coalition for the Homeless

129 Fulton Street

New York, NY 10038

Ph.: 212-776-2039

Coalition for the Homeless Eviction Prevention

Program

Clients are seen by appointment only. An

appointment can be scheduled by calling the

Eviction Prevention hotline which is open every

Wednesday at starting at 9:30 a.m. The number

for the hotline is 212-776-2039.

The Bridge Fund

105 East 22nd Street, Suite 621 E

New York, NY 10016

Ph.: 212-674-0812

Community Service Society

105 East 22nd Street

New York, NY 10010

Ph.: 212-614-5375

FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO PREVENT EVICTION

The DHS Anti-Eviction Legal Services offices, with locations across the city, provide comprehensive,

flexible and individualized legal and related services to help ensure that families with children avoid

becoming homeless. Services may include:

Preparation and filing of required agency and court papers

Negotiations with landlords and/or other advocacy assistance

Court appearances

Inquiries into whether a tenant's rent level is correct, whether there are conditions which

require repair and whether these constitute defenses to a proceeding

In addition to our community-based offices, residents in zip codes 10456, 11207 and 11691 who are

facing eviction may be eligible for comprehensive anti-eviction legal services offered at housing court.

The Housing Help Program provides full social services, legal intake and assessment and case

management in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens.

FORECLOSURE PREVENTION

The Center for New York City Neighborhoods is a not-for-profit entity founded by the City of New York,

the New York City Council and non-profit partners to expand and coordinate services to homeowners

and tenants facing foreclosure actions. Services include counseling, legal assistance, loan remediation

and preventive outreach, as well as education, research and advocacy. Go to 311 Online

(http://www.nyc.gov/apps/311/) for assistance.

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For more information, see http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/lucds/bk5profile.pdf#profile

Belmont Playground Pitkin Avenue between Drew Street and Belmont Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Breukelen Ballfields Glenwood Road between Louisiana and Williams Avenues Brooklyn, NY 11208 City Line Park Atlantic Avenue between Fountain and South Conduit Avenues Brooklyn, NY 11207 Cyprus Hills Playground Euclid Avenue between Dumont and Blake Avenues Brooklyn, NY 11208 Duke Park E/S New Jersey between Blake and Dumont Avenues Brooklyn, NY 11207

East NY Family Academy 2057 Linden Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11207 Elton Playground Elton Street between New Lots and Hegeman Avenues Brooklyn, NY 11208 Ethan Allen Playground Wortman Avenue between Vermont Street and New Jersey Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207

Fresh Creek Nature Preserve Louisiana Avenue between Twin Pines Drive and

Seaview Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11208

George Walker JR. Park Wyona Street between Vermont and Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11207

Grace Playground Vermont Street between Pitkin and Belmont Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Highland Park Jamaica Avenue between Warnick Street and Highland Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11207 Jerome Playground Wortman Avenue and Warwick Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 Linden Park Linden Avenue between Van Siclen Avenue and Vermont Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Linwood Playground Linwood Street between New Lots and Hegeman Avenues Brooklyn, NY 11208 Lion’s Pride Playground Riverdale Avenue between Van Sinderen and Snediker Avenues Brooklyn, NY 11207

LOCAL PARKS AND POOLS

EAST NEW YORK, CYPRESS HILLS, HIGHLAND PARK, NEW LOTS, CITY LINE & STARRETT CITY

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Martin Luther King Jr. Playground Dumont and Blake Avenues between Bradford Street and Miller Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 P.S. 190 Sheffield, Georgia and New Lots Avenues Brooklyn, NY 11207 P.S. 328 Alabama, Williams and Sutter Avenues Brooklyn, NY 11207 Pink Playground Stanley Avenue at Eldert Lane Pink Playground Brooklyn, NY 11208 Robert Venable Park Belmont, Sutter, Sheridan and Grant Avenues Brooklyn, NY 11208 Schenck Playground Livonia, Schenck Avenues and Barbey Street Brooklyn, NY 11207

Sperandeo Brothers Playground Atlantic, Liberty Avenues and Cleveland Brooklyn, NY 11208 Spring Creek Park Pennsylvania Avenue and Belt Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11208 Sutter Ballfields Belmont Avenue to Sutter Avenue between Schenck Avenue and Barbey Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 Thomas Boyland Park Broadway between Granite and Aberdeen Streets Brooklyn, NY 11207 Twelve Towns YMCA 570 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Woodruff Playground Stanley, Autumn Avenues and Hemlock Street Brooklyn, NY 11208

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For more information and other services regarding community gardens and greenmarkets visit

www.nycgovparks.org, www.greenthumbnyc.org, or www.grownyc.org. Call of Open Space Gardening

at GrowNYC for any further questions: 212-788-7900

UCC Youth Farm 600 Schenck Avenue (between New Lots and Livonia Avenues) Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-649-7979 www.eastnewyorkfarms.org East New York Farms 613 New Lots Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-649-7979 Essex Garden 3025 Fulton Street (between Essex and Fulton Streets) Brooklyn, NY 11208 347-406-1542 Euclid 500 552 Euclid Avenue (between Sutter and Belmont Avenues) Brooklyn, NY 11208 347-9259130 Paradise PS4 Garden 676-696 Glenmore Avenue (between Glenmore and Ashford Streets) Brooklyn, NY 11207 212-788-8070 St. John Cantius Garden 500 New Jersey Avenue (between Blake and Dumont Avenues) Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-498-3735

Clara’s Garden 260 Schenck Avenue (between Schenck Avenue and Glenmore Street) Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-637-0409 Atkins Gardeners Atkins Ave (between Belmont and Pitkin Avenues) Brooklyn, NY 11208 Warnick Greenery Glow 601 Warnick Street (between Blake and Dumont Avenues) Brooklyn, NY 11207 212-788-8070 Big Red Garden Van Siclen Ave and Blake Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 C.A.U.S.A. Festival Garden 780-788 Blake Avenue corner of Van Siclen Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 El Jardin Del Pueblo 2358-2362 Pitkin Avenue (between Ashford and Warnick Streets) Brooklyn, NY 11207 Elton Court Community Garden 317 Elton Street (between Liberty and Glenmore) Brooklyn, NY 11208

EAST NEW YORK, CYPRESS HILLS, HIGHLAND PARK, NEW LOTS, CITY LINE & STARRETT CITY

GARDENS AND GREEN MARKETS

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Fannie Barnes Children's Playground 447 Sheffield Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Cleveland Vegetable Garden 433 Cleveland Street, (between Glenmore and Pitkin Avenues) Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-277-7958 Crystal Wells Garden 1 Wells Street (between Wells and Crystal Streets) Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-277-7958 Floral Vineyard 2381 Pitkin Avenue at Cleveland Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-404-7074 Good Shepherd Garden 555 Shepherd Avenue (between Sutter and Blake Avenues) Brooklyn, NY 11208

Highland Park Children’s Garden 400 Jamaica Avenue at Ashford Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-235-4462 Hands and Heart Garden 291 New Lots Avenue (between Alabama and Georgia Avenues) Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-649-7979x14 Wednesday, 3pm-7pm, Summer and Fall New Visions Garden 590 Schenck Avenue (between Schenck and Livonia Avenues) Brooklyn, NY 112207 718-345-6144 First Temple of David 494 Bradford Street (between Bradford Street and Dumont Avenue) Brooklyn, NY 11207 wrfmail@netzero.net

CHLDC Cypress Hills Youth Market Cypress Hills- Fulton Street Senior Center 3208 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-235-2861 From July to November Every Friday from 1:00 - 6:00 PM

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Look for your zip code in the list below and call the nearest senior center for help with housing,

activities, and other resources for seniors.

For more information, call 311 or see http://cscs-ny.org/about-us/member_list_brooklyn.php,

or the NYC Department for the Aging website at

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dfta/html/home/home.shtml

ABE Stark Neighborhood

Senior Center

10315 Farragut Road

Brooklyn, NY 11236

718-272-9515

Atlantic Senior Center

70 Pennsylvania Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11207

718-345-7994

Boulevard House Senior Center

726 Stanley Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11207

718-272-6202

Brevoort Senior Center

280 Ralph Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11233

718-467-7381

Cypress Hill/Fulton Senior Center

3208 Fulton Street

Brooklyn, NY 11208

718-235-0064

Jasa at Starrett City

Senior Center (Kosher)

1540 Van Siclen Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11239

718-642-1010

Miller Avenue Senior Program

2482 Pitkin Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11208

718-235 6177

Penn/Wortman Senior Center

895 Pennsylvania Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11207

718-649-8654

Teresa Moore Senior Center

2702 Linden Boulevard

Brooklyn, NY 11208

347-663-7770

Vandalia Senior Center

47 Vandalia Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11239

718-272-3905

Wayside Tompkins Park Senior Center

550 Greene Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11216

SENIOR CENTERS

EAST NEW YORK, CYPRESS HILLS, HIGHLAND PARK, NEW LOTS, CITY LINE & STARRETT CITY

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The Sabaoth Group 475 Riverdale Avenue 774 Rockaway Avenue Brooklyn, NY, 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11212 718-495-0153 718-676-4020 www.sabaothgroup.org

The Sabaoth Group (TSG), Inc. is a faith-based, nonprofit organization based in East Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 2002, its mission is to improve the quality of life standards for residents of East New York by providing advocacy and connecting them with health and human services, and fostering empowerment through community organizing and activism. The Sabaoth Group, Inc. achieves this by acknowledging the interrelationships between housing, education, culture, employment, childcare, healthcare, recreation, and neighborhood security. TSG, Inc. will implement service plans that will empower residents to effect change in their lives, at home and in their community. The Sabaoth Group, Inc. provides a number of valuable services to tenants and other members of the community: Substance Abuse Referrals - Counseling and referrals for tenants and community members Apartment Location/ Rental Assistance – TSG, Inc. assists community members in the process of obtaining apartments for their families F-Tap Program – Security program; police officers are given access to buildings for security purposes Community Resources – Located in the TSG office at 475 Riverdale Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11207 Rent Arrears/ Protective Services – TSG, Inc. partners with Human Resources in providing tenants assistance with special needs/emergency services Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) – Assistance to applicants, age 60 and over with financial assistance towards utility bill obligations Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption Program (SCRIE) – Exemption from rent increases to New York City tenants who are 62 years of age or older. Telephone Assistance – Assisting senior age 62 or older with maintaining phone service Visiting Nurse Services of New York – Provides full range of home health care services to New York metropolitan area Meals on Wheels – Assists seniors, age 60 and older who are physically challenged or unable to provide nutritional meals for themselves

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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Local Development Corporation of East New York East Brooklyn Business Improvement District (East Brooklyn BID)

80 Jamaica Avenue – 3rd Floor Brooklyn, New York 11207 718-385-6700 www.ldceny.org www.eastbrooklynbid.org info@ldceny.org Local Development Corporation of East New York (LDC of ENY) The focus of the LDC of ENY is growing business, changing lives, and strengthening communities. They:

Retain, develop and expand East Brooklyn’s industrial and commercial base

Attract new businesses and jobs to the community

Stimulate the development of local job and business opportunities

Train entrepreneurs to start and manage their own businesses

Assist business owners in identifying and obtaining financing

Sponsor and support programs that promote the health of residents and their quality of life

Promote local housing development Programs:

Brooklyn Enterprise Center (BEC) In 1989, the LDC initiated one of the first entrepreneurial training programs in the City. The

Brooklyn Enterprise Center (BEC) currently offers a number of programs to assist low-income individuals and micro-entrepreneurs with training, counseling and technical assistance.

Women’s Brooklyn Enterprise Center (WBEC) WBC programs assist women and minorities to start and grow their businesses, and to better manage their money.

East New York Business Improvement District (ENY BID) The East Brooklyn Business Improvement District (EBBID) is a 40-block area in East New York, Brooklyn that is bordered by Powell Street to the West, Atlantic Avenue to the North, Pennsylvania Avenue to the East, and Sutter Avenue to the South. The EBBID is also one of East New York’s oldest industrial parks. The district includes 125 companies, which are categorized as follows: 35 percent manufacturing; 7 percent food product services; 7 percent commercial/industrial; 6 percent plumbing & supplies; 23 percent retail & apparel distribution; 16 percent auto parts/service; and 4 percent transportation. The mission of the East Brooklyn Business Improvement District is to supplement the on-site management, security, structural improvement and general business services offered by the City of New York under the Industrial Business Zone program, or IBZ. The IBZ provides new business attraction and retention incentives for companies choosing to locate in East New York. In addition, the objectives of the EBBID are to enhance the business environment of the 40 block area and bolster local economic activity.

For more information on any of these programs for either businesses or individuals, see the listed

websites or call the number above

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Parodneck Foundation

For Self Help Housing & Community Development, Inc. 121 Sixth Avenue, Suite 501

New York, NY 10013

212-431-7900

www.parodneckfoundation.org

info@parodneckfoundation.org

The Parodneck Foundation for Self-Help Housing and Community Development, Inc. has played a

leading role in providing financial, technical and organizing assistance to New York City’s self-help

housing and community development efforts. The mission of the Foundation, a city-wide, tax- exempt,

not-for-profit agency, is to provide low and moderate-income residents with resources and capabilities

that will enable them to create, own, and/or manage their own housing and improve their

neighborhoods.

Programs:

HDFC Support Program

Through the HDFC Support Program the Parodneck Foundation continues its original mission to

help develop and preserve low-income, resident-controlled co-operative buildings. The

Foundation maintains a fund that it draws on to provide low-interest loans to HDFCs. It also

provides extensive technical assistance to HDFCs that are facing financial, management, or other

difficulties. Since its inception in 1970, this program has assisted over 6,000 units of low income

housing.

New York Remediation Project

New York Remediation Project now arranges to have the debts of individuals who have been

victims of predatory lending practices written down (when possible) and restructured into a

new, affordable loan, so the danger of default and foreclosure is averted.

Senior Citizen Homeowner Assistance Program (SCHAP)

The Parodneck Foundation's Senior Citizen Homeowner Assistance Program (SCHAP) provides

financial assistance to senior citizen homeowners who are living in physically deteriorated

housing or who are in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure. The program, which has

been in operation since 1986, provides no- and low-interest loans and extensive technical

assistance to qualified seniors. This support enables seniors to retain their homes and improve

their living conditions, thereby helping them avoid financial insolvency, displacement, and/or

loss of independence. To date, the SCHAP program is the only affordable financial and home

improvement program in New York City targeted exclusively to low income senior homeowners.

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East New York Restoration LDC 1159 Elton Street

Brooklyn, NY 11239

718-676-5920

www.enyrestoration.org

info@enyrestoration.org

East New York Restoration LDC is a registered 501(c)3 organization created as a direct result of the

historic Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) generated from the Gateway Phase II Retail expansion in

East New York. The Gateway Phase II expansion completes one of the largest retail expansions in NYC

and the CBA generated from it, is the first of its kind in the East Brooklyn region. The CBA was

negotiated with the Related Companies and a coalition of community based organizations and business

owners who formed East New York Restoration LDC.

The mission of East New York Restoration LDC (ENYRLDC) is to oversee the implementation of the CBA

via three major components – Job Development Center, Small Business Development Center, and the

Community Relations Office. Through these efforts, ENYRLDC will work to increase career and business

opportunities, build a sound economic base, and expand arts, culture and athletic programming

throughout the East New York community.

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The North Brooklyn YMCA 570 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-277-1600 www.ymcanyc.org/northbrooklyn The North Brooklyn YMCA is a powerful association of men, women and children joined together by a

shared commitment to nurturing the potential of kids, promoting healthy living and fostering a sense of

social responsibility. The YMCA believes that lasting personal and social change can only come about

when we all work together to invest in our kids, our health and our neighbors. That's why, at the Y,

strengthening community is our cause. Every day, we work side-by-side with our neighbors throughout

the five boroughs to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the

opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.

Our Areas of Focus:

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

All kids deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve, therefore, we

focus our program delivery to NYC children and teens so they cultivate the values, skills and

relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health and enhanced educational achievement.

FOR HEALTHY LIVING

The Y enjoys the capacity and the scale to make a positive and measureable impact upon New York

City's health and well-being. We recognize our unique responsibility by offering programs that

encourage healthy lifestyles, bond families closer together, and strengthen connection with others.

FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

As we have for more than 160 years, we continue to listen and respond to our communities' most

critical social needs, with a focus on New York City's most vulnerable citizens and underserved

populations.

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Man Up! Inc. Administrative Office: Multi-Service Center: Youth/Community Center: 821 (B) Van Siclen Avenue 530 Sutter Avenue 11-21 New Lots Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-498-2320 718-483-9626 718-498-2320 www.manupinc.org/homepage.html MAN UP! Inc.’s mission is to serve urban neighborhoods as a Multi-Cultural, social service Agency for Neighborhood improvement and for the complete Understanding of emergency Preparedness MAN UP! Inc’s mission has further grown into providing youth, community, housing, job development programs and services to distresses communities Hood and School Watch Patrols – Volunteer civilians that patrol “hot spots” within the community like schools and housing developments Harambay Cultural Institution – HCI programs and projects promote Africa Hip-Hop culturalism and academic excellence Harambay Summer Day Camp – Offers and operates the only full uniformed culturally designed 8 week summer day camp program in Brooklyn for young campers ages 5-13 years old Boys and Girls Camp – Mentoring service for students, ages 5-18. Boys and girls participate in separate weekly group discussions and workshops centered on child and social development Ready 4 Work – Job readiness and placement program, training participants in resume writing, interview skills, interpersonal skills, and career development Urban Athletes University – A multi-sport comprehensive college preparation program with 4 components: education, life skills, sports, and coaches clinics Operation SNUG/ Ceasefire ENYBK – Community led anti-gun and street violence initiative with a goal to reduce gun related violence in East New York.

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Brooklyn Community Services Main Office: East NY Family Center: 285 Schermerhorn Street 400 Liberty Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217 Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-310-5600 (718) 345-6300 www.wearebcs.org Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) is building a better Brooklyn by strengthening families, helping children and youth reach their full potential, and supporting adults in leading productive, fulfilling lives. Atlantic Avenue Early Learning Center – Provides and early childhood education program for children

ages 6 months to 5 years

Duffield Children’s Center – Offer affordable and educationally rich childhood education and after-

school programs to children ages 2 to 12

Adolescent Employment and Education Program (AEEP) - Helps adolescents ages 16 to 21, all of whom

have serious emotional problems, and none of whom have graduated from high school, to develop and

work toward their own vocational and educational goals

Bed-Stuy Family Center and East New York Family Center - Provides intensive services to prevent child

abuse and neglect and to prevent unnecessary foster care placement

Employment Training and Placement - Offers a range of vocational training and job placement

programs to meet the diverse needs of clients with physical disabilities, developmental disabilities and

mental illness

East New York Clubhouse - Serves individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses. The

Clubhouses provide safe, nurturing, non-institutional settings for psychiatric rehabilitation that foster

independent living and greater participation in the community

Additional Locations:

Bed-Stuy Family Center

20 New York Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11216

718-622-9400 tel

718-398-7139 fax

Day Hab

540 Atlantic Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11217

718-222-8632 tel

718-596-4589 fax

Transitional Living Community

116 Williams Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11207

718-485-9350 tel

718-385-7649 fax

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Metroclub

25 Chapel St. 12th FL

Brooklyn, NY 11207

718-596-8960 tel

718-596-8964 fax

ENY Clubhouse

2697 Atlantic Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11207

718-235-5780 tel

718-235-5793 fax

Adolescent Employment and Education

2637 Atlantic Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11207

718-566-0305 tel

718-566-0311 fax

Klinsky Afterschool Center

P.S. 91: 646-285-2554

P.S. 149: 646-369-9429

P.S. 174: 347-834-3097

Family DayCare Network

285 Myrtle Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11205

718-858-6329 tel

718-943-6955 fax

Duffield Children’s Center

101 Fleet Pl.

Brooklyn, NY 11201

718-522-5296 tel

718-522-5338 fax

Brooklyn H.S. for Leadership

300 Willoughby Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11205

718-638-3062 tel

718-638-3404 fax

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Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation 625 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11208-1203 (718) 647-2800 www.cypresshills.org Activist residents and merchants formed Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC) in May 1983 to revitalize their community. CHLDC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community-based organization, serving more than 8,000 residents each year through a continuum of services and neighborhood development projects. With community residents leading the way, the mission of CHLDC is to build a strong, sustainable Cypress Hills/East New York, where youth and adults achieve educational and economic success, secure affordable housing, and develop leadership skills to transform their lives and community. Career and Education Programs CHLDC helps residents earn their GEDs, learn English, develop job and career skills, and find employment through a wide suite of programs. Community Development Our Community Development division develops and maintains affordable housing and community facilities and also works on making Cypress Hills a greener, more affordable neighborhood. Community Organizing The CHLDC community organizing division promotes educational justice, neighborhood safety, and affordable housing in Cypress Hills and East New York. Through the work of tenant associations and the Home Owners’ Action Group, Cypress Hills Advocates for Education (CHAFE), Future of Tomorrow (F.O.T.), and Weed and Seed, community leaders engage residents in grassroots campaigns to strengthen and improve our neighborhood. Housing Counseling The Housing Counseling program assists participants with different issues such as:

Foreclosure Prevention Counseling; Homeownership Counseling; First Time Homebuyers Workshops; Home Repair Loans; Homelessness and Tenant Advocacy

Additional Locations: Cypress Hills Child Care Corporation 3295 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 10455 Phone 718-235-3949 Fax 718-235-0898

Housing Counseling & Community Organizing 3214 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Phone 718-647-8100 Fax 718-647-2104

CHLDC Cypress Hills Youth Market At the front of the Cypress Hills- Fulton Street Senior Center 3208 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 From July to November every Fridays from 1:00 - 6:00 PM

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If you have any remaining questions regarding other community development work being done around Brooklyn, or if you want more information about housing and resources provided in your borough, feel free to contact the community development corporations listed below. Astella Development Corporation http://www.astelladevelopment.org/ 1618 Mermaid Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11224 718-266-4653 Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation http://www.restorationplaza.org/ 1368 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11216 718-636-6900 Bridge Street Development Corporation http://www.bsdcorp.org/ 460 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 718-399-0146 Brooklyn Congregations United http://www.brooklyncongregationsunited.org/ 890 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 718-287-4334 Brooklyn Neighborhood Improvement Association http://www.thebnia.org/ 1482 St. Johns Place, Suite 1F Brooklyn, NY 11213 718-773-4116 Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation https://sites.google.com/a/cypresshills.org/cypress-hills-local-development-corporation/ 625 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-647-2800 Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford-Stuyvesant http://www.cibsbedstuy.org/ 1360 Fulton Street, Suite 419 Brooklyn 11216 347-855-5822

East New York Restoration LDC http://www.enyrestoration.org 1159 Elton Street Brooklyn, NY 11239 718-676-5920 East New York Urban Youth Corps http://www.enyuyc.net/ 539 Alabama Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 347-770-9601 Erasmus Neighborhood Federation http://www.erasmusfederation.org/ 814 Rogers Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 718-462-7700 Fifth Avenue Committee http://www.fifthave.org/ 621 DeGraw Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 718-237-2017 Flatbush Development Corporation http://www.fdconline.org/ 1616 Newkirk Avenue (between E. 16

th and 17

th)

Brooklyn, NY 11226 718-859-3800 Housing Works, Inc. http://housingworks.org/ 57 Willoughby St. 2

nd Floor

Brooklyn, NY 11201 347-473-7400

OTHER LOCAL

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS

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Local Development Corporation of East New York / East Brooklyn Business Improvement District (East Brooklyn BID) http://www.ldceny.org http://www.eastbrooklynbid.org 80 Jamaica Avenue – 3rd Floor Brooklyn, New York 11207 718-385-6700 Los Sures (Southside United) http://www.lossures.org/ 213 South 4

th Street

Brooklyn, NY 11211 718-387-3600 Make the Road New York http://www.maketheroad.org/ 301 Grove Street Brooklyn, New York 11237 718-418-7690 Neighborhood Housing Services of Bedford Stuyvesant http://www.nhsnyc.org/ 1012 Gates Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 718-919-2100 Neighborhood Housing Services of East Flatbush http://www.nhsnyc.org/ 2806 Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 718-469-4679 Neighbors Helping Neighbors http://www.nhnhome.org/ 443 39

th Street Suite 202

Brooklyn, NY 11232 718-686-7946 Parodneck Foundation For Self Help Housing & Community Development, Inc. http://www.parodneckfoundation.org 121 Sixth Avenue, Suite 501 New York, NY 10013 212-431-7900 Pratt Area Community Council http://www.prattarea.org/ 201 DeKalb Avenue (between Adelphi and Carlton) Brooklyn, NY 11205 718-522-2613

Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, Inc. http://www.ridgewood-bushwick-senior-citizens-council.org/ 555 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11206 718-821-0254 Southern Brooklyn Community Organization http://www.sbcony.org/ 4006 -18th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11218 718-435-1300 St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corporation http://www.stnicksnpc.org/ 850 Grand Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 718-302-6827 Turning Point/Discipleship Outreach Ministries, Inc. http://www.tpdomi.org/ 5220 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220 718-360-8100 UPROSE http://uprose.org/ 166A 22

nd Street

Brooklyn, NY 11232 718-492-9307

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CB5 INFORMATION: Email: bklcb5@verizon.net

Additional CB5 development history:

Ronald J. Dillon, Bill Wilkins

POLICE PRECINCTS:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/home/precinc

ts.shtml

FIRE DEPARTMENTS:

http://brooklyn.com/modules.php?name=FDNY

HOSPITALS FOR URGENT CARE:

http://brooklyn.com/hospital-list.html

www.googlemaps.com

SCHOOLS:

http://brooklyn.com/modules.php?name=Public_Sc

hools

www.schools.nyc.gov

LIBRARIES:

http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/locations

EMERGENCY FOOD:

http://www.foodbanknyc.org/our-programs/our-

food-program-network/food-program-locator

LOCAL PARKS AND POOLS:

www.googlemaps.com

www.nycgovparks.org

GARDENS:

http://oasisnyc.net/garden/gardensearch.aspx

FARMERS MARKETS:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cdp/cdp_pan_h

ealth_bucks.shtml

www.grownyc.org

www.greenthumbnyc.org

www.nycgovparks.org

SENIOR CENTERS:

http://cscs-ny.org/about-

us/member_list_brooklyn.php

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dfta/html/home/home.sh

tml

OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATIONS:

http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/pub/departments/cs

b/csb_partners.htm

http://www.anhd.org/resources/CDCBrochure.pdf

CHILD CARE SERVICES:

http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/childcare/referral

agencys.asp

SOURCES

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132 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11233

718-453-9490