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RESOURCE GUIDE:

Brooklyn

Community Board # 5

Resources available in the East New York/New Lots area!

Serving Zip Codes 11207, 11208, 11239

Learn About…  Schools and libraries in your neighborhood For More Information:  Police and fire precincts

NEBHDCo Main Office  Health care resources 132 Ralph Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11233  Local parks, gardens, and greenmarkets 718-453-9490  Local food programs and pantries

Nearby Trains: J, M, C, L  Single Stop benefits supports centers Nearby Buses: B47, B26  Community Board #5 and its committees

Revised January 2014 And much more!

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.

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

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD #5

General Information For more information on CB5, email [email protected], 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.

Community Board #5 Committees

For more information regarding CB5 committees, email [email protected] 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: [email protected] Email: Email: [email protected]

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

POLICE PRECINCTS

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

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

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

FIRE DEPARTMENTS

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

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

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

8 HEALTH CARE

For immediate health injuries or illnesses, call 911 EAST NEW YORK

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

CROWN HEIGHTS

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/

OCEAN HILL-BROWNSVILLE

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

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

BEDFORD STUYVESANT

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

PARK SLOPE

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

BOROUGH PARK

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

FORT GREENE

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

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS

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

BUSHWICK

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

MIDWOOD/MADISON PARK

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

CONEY ISLAND

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

FLATLANDS

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

EAST FLATBUSH

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/

SCHOOLS

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 Franklin K Lane High School Performing Arts and Tech Beer Hagolah Institute High 999 Jamaica Avenue High School School Brooklyn, NY 11208 400 Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 671 Louisiana Avenue 718- 647-2100 718- 922-0762 Brooklyn, NY 11239 9-12 9-12 718- 642-6800

K-12 Imagine Me Leadership P.S. 7 Abraham Lincoln

Charter School 858 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn Scholars Charter 818 Schenck Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 School Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 647-3600 2635 Linden Boulevard 718- 535-0444 K-4 Brooklyn, NY 11208 1-2 718-348-9360 P.S. 13 Roberto Clemente K-6 I.S. 171 Abraham Lincoln 557 Pennsylvania Avenue 528 Ridgewood Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 East New York Family Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-498-3717 Academy High School 718-647-0111 PK-5, SE 2057 Linden Boulevard 5-8 Brooklyn, NY 11207 P.S. 45 Horace E Greene 718-927-0012 I.S. 364 Gateway 84 Schaefer Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 6-12 1426 Freeport Loop 718-574-0235 Brooklyn, NY 11239 K-6 718- 642-3007 East New York Middle School 6-8 of Excellence 605 Shepherd Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 New Grace Center Christian P.S. 108 Sal Abbracciamento 718- 257-4061 School 200 Linwood Street 6-8 650 Livonia Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 277-7010 Essence School 718- 498-7175 K-5 590 Sheffield Avenue PK-8 Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 272-8371 6-8

P.S. 159 Isaac Pitkin 2781 Pitkin Avenue P.S. 214 Michael Friedsam Ps 346 Abe Stark Brooklyn, NY 11208 2944 Pitkin Avenue 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue 718- 277-4828 Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11239 K-5 (718) 647-1740 718-642-3000 PK-5 K-5 P.S. 149 Danny Kaye 700 Sutter Avenue P.S. 224 Hale a Woodruff Ps 384 Frances E Carter Brooklyn, NY 11207 755 Wortman Avenue 242 Cooper Street 718- 385-8666 Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11207 K-5 718-235-3600 718-574-0382 K-6 K-8 P.S. 151 Lyndon Baines Johnson P.S. 260 Breuckelen St Michael School 763 Knickerbocker Avenue 875 Williams Avenue 237 Jerome Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 821-4800 718-649-9216 718-277-6766 K-5 K-6 PK-8

P.S. 158 Warwick P.S. 273 Wortman 400 Ashford Street 923 Jerome Street Transit Tech Career High Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11207 School 718- 277-6116 (718) 649-5739 1 Wells Street K-5 K-5 Brooklyn, NY 11208 718- 647-5204 P.S. 290 Juan Morel Campos 9-12 P.S. 174 Dumont 135 Schenck Avenue 574 Dumont Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Trey Whitfield School Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-647-1113 17 Hinsdale Street 718- 345-1223 K-5 Brooklyn, NY 11207 K-8 718-342-7722

P.S. 306 Ethan Allen PK-8 P.S. 190 Sheffield 970 Vermont Street

590 Sheffield Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11207 718- 649-3155 UFT Elementary Charter 718- 346-8780 K-8 School PK-5 300 Wyona Street P.S. 328 Phillis Wheatley Brooklyn, NY 11207 P.S. 202 Ernest Jenkyns 330 Alabama Avenue 718- 922-0438 982 Hegeman Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 K-5 Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-345-9393 718-649-7880 K-9 K-8 William H Maxwell High

P.S. 345 Patrolman Robert School P.S. 213 New Lots Bolden 145 Pennsylvania Avenue 580 Hegeman Avenue 111 Berriman Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11208 718- 345-9100 718-257-4034 718-647-8387 9-12 K-5 K-5

LIBRARIES

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

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

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

EMERGENCY FOOD

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 Family Services Network of The House of David Church Church NY, Inc. PANTRY PANTRY PANTRY 747-749 Hendrix Street 1520-30 Herkimer Street 1420 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Contact: Edith Cook Contact: Pastor Mary Allen Contact: Alexander Williams Tel: 516-301-6306 Tel: 718-498-3767 Tel: 718-455-6010 Weekly, Wednesday & Weekly, Thursday Weekly, Monday & Saturday 1:00pm-2:00pm Wednesday 10:00am-1:00pm 9:00am-1:00pm Church of God of Prophecy Unity Fellowship Church SOUP KITCHEN AND PANTRY Love Fellowship Tabernacle PANTRY 71 Malta Street PANTRY 2578 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 464 Liberty Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Contact: Sonia Thomas Brooklyn, NY 11207 Contact: Minister G. Williams Tel: 718-649-5533 Contact: Lorraine Legall Tel: 718-385-2406 Weekly, Tuesday Tel: 732-849-1488 Weekly, Thursday 5:30pm-7:30pm Weekly, Tuesday 7:00pm-9:00pm 2:00pm-5:00pm Cornerstone SDA Church Blessed Sacrament Church SOUP KITCHEN AND PANTRY Mt. Paran Community PANTRY 138 Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp. 198 Euclid Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 PANTRY Brooklyn, NY 11208 Contact: Inez Emanuel 1665 Broadway Contact: Toni Horun Tel: 347-251-4615 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Tel: 718-827-1200 Weekly, Thursday Contact: Yvonne Graham Weekly, Wednesday 10:00am-12:00pm Tel: 646-717-3159 1:00pm-2:00pm Weekly, Tuesday & Thursday Door to Life Ministry 10:30am-11:30am Christ the Rock International PANTRY PANTRY 155 Jamaica Avenue New Hope Family Worship 770-784 Glenmore Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 PANTRY Brooklyn, NY 11208 Contact: Jaime Ramirez 817 Livonia Avenue Contact: Georgia Farward Tel: 718-484-7370 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Tel: 718-348-7414 Weekly, Wednesday Contact: Rev. Errol Richards Weekly, Wednesday 11:00am-1:00pm Tel: 347-987-7336 5:00pm-6:00pm Weekly, Saturday 10:00am-11:30am

Crown Ministry Puerto Rican Family PANTRY Pentecostal Rescue House of Institute/East New 491 Wortman Avenue Prayer York/CPPP Brooklyn, NY 11208 PANTRY PANTRY Contact: Gwenda 2415 Pitkin Avenue 2924 Fulton Street Shaw/Robin Boylar Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Tel: 718-257-4450 Contact: Barbara Glover Weekly, Thursday Tel: 917-750-3657 OVERCOMING LOVE 12:00pm-2:00pm Weekly, Tuesday MINISTRIES 9:00am-11:00am Soup Kitchen and Food Good News Deliverance Pantry Tabernacle Second St Paul Church of 246 Jamaica Avenue PANTRY Christ Brooklyn, NY 11207 442 Cleveland Street PANTRY Brooklyn, NY 11208 1048 Sutter Avenue Contact: Edna John Brooklyn, NY 11208 Tel: 718-235-0065 Contact: Wanda McNeal Weekly, Saturday Tel: 718-235-8922 11:00am-1:00pm Weekly, Saturday 10am-11am Iglesia Pentecostal La Hermosa Jewish Community Council PANTRY of Canarsie 3161 Fulton Street PANTRY (KOSHER) Brooklyn, NY 11208 1170 Pennsylvania Avenue Contact: Leticia Rivera Brooklyn, NY 11239 Tel: 718- 847-0492 Contact: Olga Podlubnaya Every Other Week, Thursday Tel: 718-922-2474 11:00am-1:00pm Weekly, Wednesday 9:00am-11:00am Isaiah's Temple of Mt. Hope PANTRY Miller Avenue Block 862 Glenmore Avenue Association Brooklyn, NY 11208 PANTRY Contact: Dr. Voni B. Johyn 2482 Pitkins Avenue Tel: 718-850-1499 Brooklyn, NY 11208 Weekly, Thursday 718-235-6177 2:00pm-4:00pm Presbyterian Church of The Las Maravillas Del Exodo Crossroads PANTRY PANTRY 302 Elton Street 133 Elton Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11208

Contact: Hector Lozada/D. 718-235-9843 Nuir Tel: 347-242-6337

Weekly, Wednesday 11:00am-12:00pm

17 SINGLE STOP CENTERS

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

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, Office Hours: Adult Walk-In Area) Friday 9:30AM-1PM Brooklyn, NY 11203 **Only accepts referrals from doctors and Contact: Ann Dibble other healthcare professionals Phone: 718-245-2281

Bedford Stuyvesant

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. 1368 Fulton Street, 4th Floor Office Hours: Brooklyn, NY 11216 Monday-Friday 10AM-6PM Contact: Financial Services: Tuesday 3PM-6PM Blaine Arthur Legal Services: Tuesday 2PM-5PM 718.636.6942 Tax Services: Monday-Thursday 11AM-7PM Fax: 718-230-1157 Saturday 9AM-5PM

St. John's Bread and Life 795 Lexington Ave. Office Hours: Brooklyn, NY 11221 Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM Contact: Financial Services: 4th Tuesday each month Janette Mercedes or Mildred Gutierrez Legal Services: Tuesday 9AM-12PM Phone: 718-574-0058 ext. 110 Fax: 718-455-7796

S.C.O. at M.S. 35 Family Dynamics Beacon Center 272 McDonough Street, Financial Services: 4PM-7PM Room 101 On the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month Brooklyn, NY 11233 Legal Services: Monday 4PM-7PM Contact: Sandy Moya Phone: 718-453-7004 Fax: 718-453-2101

Health Leads - Woodhull Hospital 760 Broadway Office Hours: Brooklyn, NY 11206 Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM Contact: Deysia Levin Phone: 718-630-3055

Bushwick

Make the Road NY 301 Grove St. Office Hours: Brooklyn, NY 11237 Monday-Friday 9:30AM-7:30PM Contact: Deborah Axt Financial Services: Thursday 9:30AM-11:30AM Phone: 718-418-7690 Legal Services: By appointment Fax: 718-418-9635 Tax: As needed

East New York

Groundwork, Inc. 595 Sutter Avenue Office Hours: Brooklyn, NY 11207 Monday-Friday 10AM-6PM Contact: Rosanna Cruz or Deborah Cort Tuesday-Friday after 6PM by appointment Phone: 718-346-2200, ext. 105 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 Office Hours: Brooklyn, New York 11212 Monday 10AM-6PM Contact: Mary Harry Tuesday -Friday 9AM-5PM Phone: 718-495-6292 Financial Services: Wednesday 10AM-1PM Fax: 718-495-6227 Legal Services: Wednesday 2PM-5PM

20 EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES

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

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

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

CHILD CARE RESOURCES

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 Child Care, Inc. Counties Served: New York City (dba as Center for Children's Initiatives) Ms. Marcia Rowe Riddick, Executive Director Ms. Nancy Kolben, Executive Director Ms. Anita Franklin, Director of Child Care Ms. Rhonda Carloss Smith, Associate Executive Services Directive 352-358 Classon Ave., 2nd floor 322 Eighth Avenue, 4th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11238 New York, NY 10001 Phone: (718) 398-6370- x8530, x8536 to speak Phone: (212) 929-7604 x 3010, x 3016 with a counselor Toll Free: 1-888-469-5999 Marcia Rowe Riddick- x8401 Fax: (212) 929-5785 Anita Franklin- x 8058 Email: [email protected]; Toll Free 1- (888) 469-5999 OR Fax: (718) 398-6182 [email protected] Email: [email protected]; Website: [email protected] http://www.centerforchildrensinitiatives.org Website: http://www.cdscnyc.publishpath.com www.nycchildcareconsortium.org www.nycchildcareconsortium.org

Chinese American Planning Council, Inc. Day Care Council of New York, Inc. Counties Served: New York City Counties Served: New York City David Chen, Executive Director Ms. Andrea Anthony, Executive Director Judy Ah-Yune, Director of Community Services 165 Eldridge Street, Mr. Jon Pinkos, Child Care Division Director New York, NY 10002 2082 Lexington Avenue, 2nd fl. or New York, NY 10035 150 Elizabeth Street (CCR&R site) New York, NY 10012 Phone: (212) 206-7818 Phone: (212) 941-0030 x 207, x 202 Toll Free 1- (888) 469-5999 Toll Free 1- (888) 469-5999 Fax: (212) 206-7836 Fax: (212) 226-5351 Email: [email protected] or Email: [email protected] OR jah-yune@cpc- nyc.org [email protected] Website: www.childcarecpc.org Website: http://www.dccnyinc.org or www.nycchildcareconsortium.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: [email protected] OR [email protected]

Website: www.chcfinc.org www.nycchildcareconsortium.org

HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES

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

RBSCC 2-Bushwick Help I CAMBA 1 th 145 E 98 Street 775 Crotona Park North 1117 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11212 Bronx, NY 10460 Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: 917-819-3200 Phone: 718-299-8473 Phone: 718-622-7323 RBSCC 2-Brownsville Help II CAMBA 2 1475 Myrtle Avenue 1780 Grand Concourse 2211 Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237 Bronx, NY 10457 Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: 347-295-3728 Phone: 347-226-4540 Phone: 718-940-6311

BronxWorks Palladia rd CAMBA 3 1130 Grand Concourse 2276 3 Avenue 1195 Bedford Avenue Bronx, NY 10456 New York, NY 10029 Brooklyn, NY 11216 Phone: 718-293-0727 Phone: 917-492-1019 Phone: 718-622-7323 Catholic Charities Queens Catholic Charities- Brooklyn Catholic Charities 1 87-80 Merrick Boulevard 3060 Fulton Street 2155 Blackrock Avenue Jamaica, NY 11432 Brooklyn, NY 11208 Bronx, NY 10472-6201 Phone: 718-674-1000 Phone: 929-234-3082 Phone: 718-414-1050 CAMBA III RBSCC 1-Bushwick Catholic Charities 2 684 Bay Street 90 Beaver Street 1117 Bronx Boulevard Staten Island, NY 10304 Brooklyn, NY 11206 Bronx, NY 10467 Phone: 718-282-6473 Phone: 718-366-4300 Phone: 347-947-3920

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.

For more information on the Homeless Prevention Fund please contact: Coalition for the Homeless 129 Fulton Street The Bridge Fund New York, NY 10038 105 East 22nd Street, Suite 621 E Ph.: 212-776-2039 New York, NY 10016 Ph.: 212-674-0812 Coalition for the Homeless Eviction Prevention Program Community Service Society Clients are seen by appointment only. An 105 East 22nd Street appointment can be scheduled by calling the New York, NY 10010 Eviction Prevention hotline which is open every Ph.: 212-614-5375 Wednesday at starting at 9:30 a.m. The number for the hotline is 212-776-2039.

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.

LOCAL PARKS AND POOLS

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

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

Fresh Creek Nature Preserve Belmont Playground Louisiana Avenue between Twin Pines Drive and Pitkin Avenue between Drew Street and Seaview Avenue Belmont Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11208

Breukelen Ballfields George Walker JR. Park Glenwood Road between Louisiana and Wyona Street between Vermont and Williams Avenues Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11207

City Line Park Grace Playground Atlantic Avenue between Fountain and Vermont Street between Pitkin and South Conduit Avenues Belmont Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11207

Cyprus Hills Playground Highland Park Euclid Avenue between Dumont and Jamaica Avenue between Warnick Street and Blake Avenues Highland Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11207

Duke Park Jerome Playground E/S New Jersey between Blake and Wortman Avenue and Warwick Street Dumont Avenues Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Linden Park East NY Family Academy Linden Avenue between Van Siclen Avenue and 2057 Linden Boulevard Vermont Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11208

Elton Playground Linwood Playground Elton Street between New Lots and Linwood Street between New Lots and Hegeman Avenues Hegeman Avenues Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11208

Ethan Allen Playground Lion’s Pride Playground Wortman Avenue between Vermont Street and Riverdale Avenue between Van Sinderen and New Jersey Avenue Snediker Avenues Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11207

Martin Luther King Jr. Playground Sperandeo Brothers Playground Dumont and Blake Avenues between Atlantic, Liberty Avenues and Cleveland Bradford Street and Miller Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Spring Creek Park P.S. 190 Pennsylvania Avenue and Belt Parkway Sheffield, Georgia and New Lots Avenues Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Sutter Ballfields P.S. 328 Belmont Avenue to Sutter Avenue between Alabama, Williams and Sutter Avenues Schenck Avenue and Barbey Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11207

Pink Playground Thomas Boyland Park Stanley Avenue at Eldert Lane Broadway between Granite and Pink Playground Aberdeen Streets Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11207

Robert Venable Park Twelve Towns YMCA Belmont, Sutter, Sheridan and Grant Avenues 570 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11207

Schenck Playground Woodruff Playground Livonia, Schenck Avenues and Barbey Street Stanley, Autumn Avenues and Hemlock Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11208

GARDENS AND GREEN MARKETS

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

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

UCC Youth Farm 600 Schenck Avenue (between New Lots and Clara’s Garden Livonia Avenues) 260 Schenck Avenue (between Schenck Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 and Glenmore Street) 718-649-7979 Brooklyn, NY 11207 www.eastnewyorkfarms.org 718-637-0409

East New York Farms Atkins Gardeners 613 New Lots Avenue Atkins Ave (between Belmont and Brooklyn, NY 11207 Pitkin Avenues) 718-649-7979 Brooklyn, NY 11208

Essex Garden Warnick Greenery Glow 3025 Fulton Street (between Essex and 601 Warnick Street (between Blake and Fulton Streets) Dumont Avenues) Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11207 347-406-1542 212-788-8070

Euclid 500 Big Red Garden 552 Euclid Avenue (between Sutter and Van Siclen Ave and Blake Avenue Belmont Avenues) Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11208 347-9259130 C.A.U.S.A. Festival Garden 780-788 Blake Avenue corner of Paradise PS4 Garden Van Siclen Avenue 676-696 Glenmore Avenue (between Brooklyn, NY 11207 Glenmore and Ashford Streets) Brooklyn, NY 11207 El Jardin Del Pueblo 212-788-8070 2358-2362 Pitkin Avenue (between Ashford and Warnick Streets) St. John Cantius Garden Brooklyn, NY 11207 500 New Jersey Avenue (between Blake and Dumont Avenues) Elton Court Community Garden Brooklyn, NY 11207 317 Elton Street (between Liberty and 718-498-3735 Glenmore) Brooklyn, NY 11208

Fannie Barnes Children's Playground 447 Sheffield Avenue Highland Park Children’s Garden Brooklyn, NY 11207 400 Jamaica Avenue at Ashford Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 Cleveland Vegetable Garden 718-235-4462 433 Cleveland Street, (between Glenmore and Pitkin Avenues) Hands and Heart Garden Brooklyn, NY 11208 291 New Lots Avenue (between Alabama 718-277-7958 and Georgia Avenues) Brooklyn, NY 11207 Crystal Wells Garden 718-649-7979x14 1 Wells Street (between Wells Wednesday, 3pm-7pm, Summer and Fall and Crystal Streets) Brooklyn, NY 11208 New Visions Garden 718-277-7958 590 Schenck Avenue (between Schenck and Livonia Avenues) Floral Vineyard Brooklyn, NY 112207 2381 Pitkin Avenue at Cleveland Avenue 718-345-6144 Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-404-7074 First Temple of David 494 Bradford Street (between Bradford Street Good Shepherd Garden and Dumont Avenue) 555 Shepherd Avenue (between Sutter Brooklyn, NY 11207 and Blake Avenues) [email protected] Brooklyn, NY 11208

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

SENIOR CENTERS

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

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

ABE Stark Neighborhood Jasa at Starrett City Senior Center Senior Center (Kosher) 10315 Farragut Road 1540 Van Siclen Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11236 Brooklyn, NY 11239 718-272-9515 718-642-1010

Atlantic Senior Center Miller Avenue Senior Program 70 Pennsylvania Avenue 2482 Pitkin Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-345-7994 718-235 6177

Boulevard House Senior Center Penn/Wortman Senior Center 726 Stanley Avenue 895 Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-272-6202 718-649-8654

Brevoort Senior Center Teresa Moore Senior Center 280 Ralph Avenue 2702 Linden Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11233 Brooklyn, NY 11208 718-467-7381 347-663-7770

Cypress Hill/Fulton Senior Center Vandalia Senior Center 3208 Fulton Street 47 Vandalia Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11239 718-235-0064 718-272-3905

Wayside Tompkins Park Senior Center 550 Greene Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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

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 [email protected]

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

Parodneck Foundation For Self Help Housing & Community Development, Inc. 121 Sixth Avenue, Suite 501 New York, NY 10013 212-431-7900 www.parodneckfoundation.org [email protected]

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.

East New York Restoration LDC 1159 Elton Street Brooklyn, NY 11239 718-676-5920 www.enyrestoration.org [email protected]

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.

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.

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.

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 afterschool 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 Day Hab 20 New York Ave. 540 Atlantic Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11216 Brooklyn, NY 11217 718-622-9400 tel 718-222-8632 tel 718-398-7139 fax 718-596-4589 fax

Transitional Living Community 116 Williams Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-485-9350 tel 718-385-7649 fax

Metroclub Klinsky Afterschool Center 25 Chapel St. 12th FL P.S. 91: 646-285-2554 Brooklyn, NY 11207 P.S. 149: 646-369-9429 718-596-8960 tel P.S. 174: 347-834-3097 718-596-8964 fax Family DayCare Network ENY Clubhouse 285 Myrtle Ave. 2697 Atlantic Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11205 Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-858-6329 tel 718-235-5780 tel 718-943-6955 fax 718-235-5793 fax Duffield Children’s Center Adolescent Employment and Education 101 Fleet Pl. 2637 Atlantic Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-522-5296 tel 718-566-0305 tel 718-522-5338 fax 718-566-0311 fax Brooklyn H.S. for Leadership 300 Willoughby Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11205 718-638-3062 tel 718-638-3404 fax

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 Housing Counseling & Community Organizing 3295 Fulton Street 3214 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 10455 Brooklyn, NY 11208 Phone 718-235-3949 Phone 718-647-8100 Fax 718-235-0898 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

OTHER LOCAL

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS

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 East New York Restoration LDC http://www.astelladevelopment.org/ http://www.enyrestoration.org 1618 Mermaid Avenue 1159 Elton Street Brooklyn, NY 11224 Brooklyn, NY 11239 718-266-4653 718-676-5920

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation East New York Urban Youth Corps http://www.restorationplaza.org/ http://www.enyuyc.net/ 1368 Fulton Street 539 Alabama Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-636-6900 347-770-9601

Bridge Street Development Corporation Erasmus Neighborhood Federation http://www.bsdcorp.org/ http://www.erasmusfederation.org/ 460 Nostrand Avenue 814 Rogers Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 Brooklyn, NY 11226 718-399-0146 718-462-7700

Brooklyn Congregations United Fifth Avenue Committee http://www.brooklyncongregationsunited.org/ http://www.fifthave.org/ 890 Flatbush Avenue 621 DeGraw Street Brooklyn, NY 11226 Brooklyn, NY 11217 718-287-4334 718-237-2017

Brooklyn Neighborhood Improvement Association Flatbush Development Corporation http://www.thebnia.org/ http://www.fdconline.org/ 1482 St. Johns Place, Suite 1F 1616 Newkirk Avenue (between E. 16th and 17th) Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11226 718-773-4116 718-859-3800

Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Housing Works, Inc. https://sites.google.com/a/cypresshills.org/cypress- http://housingworks.org/ hills-local-development-corporation/ 57 Willoughby St. 2nd Floor 625 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn, NY 11208 347-473-7400 718-647-2800

Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford- Stuyvesant http://www.cibsbedstuy.org/ 1360 Fulton Street, Suite 419 Brooklyn 11216 347-855-5822

Local Development Corporation of East New York / Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, Inc. East Brooklyn Business Improvement District (East http://www.ridgewood-bushwick-senior-citizens- Brooklyn BID) council.org/ http://www.ldceny.org 555 Bushwick Avenue http://www.eastbrooklynbid.org Brooklyn, New York 11206 80 Jamaica Avenue – 3rd Floor 718-821-0254 Brooklyn, New York 11207 718-385-6700 Southern Brooklyn Community Organization http://www.sbcony.org/ Los Sures (Southside United) 4006 -18th Ave. http://www.lossures.org/ Brooklyn, NY 11218 213 South 4th Street 718-435-1300 Brooklyn, NY 11211 718-387-3600 St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corporation Make the Road New York http://www.stnicksnpc.org/ http://www.maketheroad.org/ 850 Grand Street 301 Grove Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 Brooklyn, New York 11237 718-302-6827 718-418-7690 Turning Point/Discipleship Outreach Ministries, Inc. Neighborhood Housing Services of Bedford http://www.tpdomi.org/ Stuyvesant 5220 4th Avenue http://www.nhsnyc.org/ Brooklyn, NY 11220 1012 Gates Avenue 718-360-8100 Brooklyn, NY 11221 718-919-2100 UPROSE http://uprose.org/ Neighborhood Housing Services of East Flatbush 166A 22nd Street http://www.nhsnyc.org/ Brooklyn, NY 11232 2806 Church Avenue 718-492-9307 Brooklyn, NY 11226 718-469-4679

Neighbors Helping Neighbors http://www.nhnhome.org/ 443 39th 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

SOURCES

CB5 INFORMATION: LOCAL PARKS AND POOLS: Email: [email protected] www.googlemaps.com Additional CB5 development history: www.nycgovparks.org Ronald J. Dillon, Bill Wilkins GARDENS: POLICE PRECINCTS: http://oasisnyc.net/garden/gardensearch.aspx http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/home/precinc ts.shtml FARMERS MARKETS: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cdp/cdp_pan_h FIRE DEPARTMENTS: ealth_bucks.shtml http://brooklyn.com/modules.php?name=FDNY www.grownyc.org www.greenthumbnyc.org HOSPITALS FOR URGENT CARE: www.nycgovparks.org http://brooklyn.com/hospital-list.html www.googlemaps.com SENIOR CENTERS:

http://cscs-ny.org/about- SCHOOLS: us/member_list_brooklyn.php http://brooklyn.com/modules.php?name=Public_Sc http://www.nyc.gov/html/dfta/html/home/home.sh hools tml www.schools.nyc.gov

OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LIBRARIES: CORPORATIONS: http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/locations http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/pub/departments/cs

b/csb_partners.htm EMERGENCY FOOD: http://www.anhd.org/resources/CDCBrochure.pdf http://www.foodbanknyc.org/our-programs/our- food-program-network/food-program-locator CHILD CARE SERVICES:

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

agencys.asp

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