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Brooklyn

Community Board # 8

Resources available in the Crown Heights and Weeksville area!

Serving Zip Codes 11213, 11216, 11217, 11225, 11233, 11228

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

NEBHDCo Main Office  Police and fire precincts 132 Ralph Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11233  Health care resources 718-453-9490  Local parks, gardens, and greenmarkets

Nearby Trains: J, M, C, L  Local food programs and pantries Nearby Buses: B47, B26  Single Stop benefits supports centers  Community Board #8 and its committees Revised January 2014 And much more! Table of Contents

Map of CB8 ...... 4 Information about CB8 ...... 5 Committees, Council Members, Zip Codes Police Precincts ...... 7 Fire Departments ...... 8 Health Care ...... 9 Schools ...... 13 Libraries ...... 17 Emergency Food ...... 18 Single Stop Centers ...... 20 Financial Services, Legal Services, Immigration Services, Employment Aid Providers, Food Stamp Centers Employment Resources ...... 23 Child Care Resources ...... 26 Homeless Prevention Services ...... 28 Local Parks and Pools ...... 31 Gardens and Greenmarkets ...... 32 Senior Centers ...... 33 Other Local Community Development Corporations ...... 34 Sources ...... 36

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 Fellow Keren Abreu, New York City College of Technology Intern Lakeisha Fable and LISC Cashin Fellow Noelle Nelson 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.

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 #8

General Information For more information on CB16, visit http://www.brooklyncb8.org/, call 718-467-5574, or contact the CB8 main office at 1291 St. Marks Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213

Community Board No. 8 encompasses the neighborhoods of North Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and the historic Weeksville district. The community is bounded by Atlantic Avenue on the north, Ralph Avenue on the east, Eastern Parkway on the south and Flatbush Avenue on the west. District 8 is one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in Brooklyn and remains one of the most populated according to land mass. The number of new businesses has tripled in the last five years and business patronage is also at an all time high. Shopping districts include Franklin and Washington Avenues. Landmark districts include Prospect Heights and North Crown Heights, a testament to the wonderful variety of architectural styles from Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne to Renaissance Revival and Art Deco.

The neighborhood has good transportation connections, a solid housing foundation, and easy access to a number of cultural facilities such as Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza, Jewish Children’s Museum, and Weeksville Heritage Center, all of which have recently undergone or will undergo capital expansion and/or renovation projects.

Reflecting the most varied population of Caribbean immigrants outside the West Indies, Crown Heights is known for its annual Labor Day West Indian Carnival Parade. One of the largest parades in the country, the route goes along Eastern Parkway, from Utica Avenue to Grand Army Plaza. According to the West Indian-American Day Carnival Association, over 3.5 million people participate in this magnificent event each year.

The village of Weeksville was named after James Weeks, a free African-American from Virginia, who bought a plot of land in 1838 just 11 years after the abolition of slavery in New York State. The village itself was established by a group of African American land investors and political activists, and covered an area bounded by present-day Fulton Street, East New York Avenue, Ralph Avenue and Troy Avenue. The 1968 discovery of the Hunterfly Road Houses led to the formation of The Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant History (now the Weeksville Heritage Center). In 2005, following a $3 million restoration, the houses reopened to the public as the Weeksville Heritage Center, with each house showcasing a different era of Weeksville history.

Notable Crown Heights and Prospect Heights residents have included: Jamie Hector, Norman Mailer, Nasir Jones, Eddy Ocampo, Joan Rivers, Foxy Brown, Clara Bow, Montego Glover, Buckshot, Matishyahu Miller, Noel Pointer, Beverly Sills, Mighty Sparrow, and Dr. Susan McKinney Steward (1847-1918), the first African American woman in New York to earn a medical degree.

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 #8 Committees For more information regarding CB8 committees, visit http://www.brooklyncb8.org/, or call 718-467-5574

General CB8 Meetings nd Every 2 Thursday JOB DEVELOPMENT & READINESS COMMITTEE Aging & Health/ Human Services Committee Chairperson: Ms. Priscilla Maddox Chairperson: Ms. Marlene Saunders, RN Meeting Day: 2nd Monday of the Month, 6:30 p.m. Meeting Day: 1st Monday of the Month, 6:30 PM Place: CNR-Center Light Healthcare Center CNR- Center Light Healthcare Center 727 Classon Avenue (bet. Park Place and Prospect 727 Classon Avenue (bet. Park Place and Prospect Place) Place)

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE Chairperson: Ms. Atim Oton Chairperson: Ms. Glinda Andrews Meeting Day: 2nd Tuesday of the Month, 7:00 p.m. Meeting Day: 1st Tuesday of the Month, 6:00 PM CNR-Center Light Healthcare Center Place: St. John's Recreation Center 727 Classon Avenue (bet. Park Place and Prospect 1251 Prospect Place (corner Schenectady Avenue) Place) POLICE/PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE EDUCATION COMMITTEE Chairperson: Ms. Shalawn Langhorne Chairperson: Ms. Sharon Wedderburn, Meeting Day: 3rd Monday of each month, 6:00 PM Meeting Day: 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7:00 PM Place: 77th Precinct Place: CNR-Center Light Healthcare Center 127 Utica Avenue (corner of Bergen Street) 727 Classon Avenue bet. Park Place and Prospect Place) SLA & SIDEWALK CAFE REVIEW COMMITTEE Chairperson: Mr. Alton Pierce ENVIRONMENT/SANITATION COMMITTEE Meeting Day: 1st Monday of the Month, 7:00 p.m. Chairperson: Ms. Ede Place: CNR-Centerlight Healthcare Center in the Meeting day: 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM ATRIUM Location: CNR-Center Light Healthcare Center 727 Classon Avenue (bet. Park Place and Prospect 727 Classon Avenue (bet. Park Place and Prospect Place) Place) TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE HOUSING/ULURP COMMITTEE Chairperson: Dr. Frederick Monderson, Co- Chair, Chairperson: Ms. Nizjoni Mr. Robert Witherwax Meeting Day: 1st Thursday of the Month, 6:30 p.m. Meeting Day: 4th Tuesday of the Month Place: CNR-Center Light Healthcare Center Time: 7:00 p.m. 727 Classon Avenue (bet. Park Place and Prospect Place: CNR-Centerlight Health Care Center Place) 727 Classon Avenue (bet. Park Place and Prospect Place)

YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES COMMITTEE Chairperson: Ms. Akosua Albritton Meeting Day: 1st Wednesday of the Month Time: 6:30 p.m. Place: CNR-Center Light Healthcare Center 727 Classon Avenue (bet. Park Place and Prospect Place)

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

CROWN HEIGHTS

71st Precinct 421 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY, 11225 (718) 735-0511 Community Affairs: (718) 735-0527 Community Council President: Karl Cohen Community Meetings: Third Thursday of the month at 7:30 P.M at 400 Empire Boulevard

77th Precinct 127 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11213 (718) 735-0611 Community Affairs: (718) 735-0634 Community Council President: James Caldwell Community Meetings: Second Monday of the month at 7:30 P.M. at 127 Utica Avenue.

78th Precinct 65 6th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217 (718) 636-6411 Community Affairs: (718) 636-6411 Community Council President: Pauline Blake Community Meetings: Last Tuesday at 7:30 P.M at 65 6th Avenue.

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

CROWN HEIGHTS

Engine 249 Ladder 113 491 Rogers Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225

Rescue Company 2 1472 Bergen Street Brooklyn, NY 11213

Engine 234 Ladder 123 Battalion 38 1352 St Johns Place Brooklyn, NY 11213

PROSPECT HEIGHTS

Engine 219 Ladder 105 494 Dean Street Brooklyn, NY 11217

Engine 226 409 State Street Brooklyn, NY 11217

Engine 280 Ladder 132 489 St Johns Place Brooklyn, NY 11238

WEEKSVILLE

Engine 214 Ladder 111 495 Hancock Street Brooklyn, NY 11233

Engine 227 423 Ralph Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11233

Engine 233 Ladder 176 25 Rockaway Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11233

8 HEALTH CARE

For immediate health injuries or illnesses, call 911

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 @ Genesis/WIC Program 360 Snediker Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 (Between Blake-Dumont) 646-459-9400

BMS Life and Wellness Center/WIC Program 408 Rockaway Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11212 (Pitkin-East N.Y) 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

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 (Kingston - Brooklyn Avenue) 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

EAST NEW YORK

Brookdale University Hospital/Medical Center One Brookdale Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11212 718-240-5000 www.brookdalehospital.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 585 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 13 P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer Achievement First Endeavor I.S. 340 (K340) (K056) Charter School (K508) 227 Sterling Place, 170 Gates Avenue, 510 Waverly Avenue Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 11238 Brooklyn, NY 11238 NY 11238 718-857-5516 718-857-3149 718-622-4786 6-8, SE K-6, SE K-11, SE M.S. 571 (K571) P.S. K753 - School for Career ACORN Community HS (K499) 80 Underhill Avenue, Brooklyn, Development (K753) 561 Grand Avenue Brooklyn, NY NY 11238 510 Clermont Avenue, Brooklyn, 11238 718-638-1740 NY 11238 718-789-2258 7-8, SE 718-857-4646 9-12, SE 7-12, SE M.S. K266 - Park Place Brooklyn East Collegiate Community Middle School Satellite Three (K103) 62 Park Place, Charter School (K780) 170 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY 11217 11238 80 Underhill Avenue Brooklyn, 718-857-2291 NY 11238 6-8, SE 718-789-5835 718-250-5760 7-8, SE

5-7 P.S. 009 Teunis G. Bergen The Urban Assembly Unison (K009) Brooklyn Technical High School School (K351) 80 Underhill Avenue, Brooklyn, 29 Ft Greene Place, 170 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY 11217 NY 11238 11238 718-804-6400 718-638-3260 6-8, SE 9-12 PK-6, SE P.S. K077 Community Partnership P.S. 011 Purvis J. Behan (K011) 62 Park Place, Charter School 419 Waverly Avenue, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 11217 241 Emerson Place, NY 11238 718-789-1191 Brooklyn, NY 11205 718-638-2661 K-12, SE 718-399-3824 K-6, SE K-8, SE

P.S. K753 - School for Career P.S. K369 - Coy L. Cox School M.S. 035 Stephen Decatur Development 383 State Street, (K035) 510 Clermont Avenue, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 11217 272 McDonough Street, NY 11238 718-852-1701 Brooklyn, NY 11233 718-857-4646 K-12, SE 7-12, SE 718-574-2345 Satellite Three 6-8, SE The Urban Assembly Unison 170 Gates Avenue,

School Brooklyn, NY 11238 M.S. 584 170 Gates Avenue, 718-789-5835 130 Rochester Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238 7-8, SE Brooklyn, NY 11213 718-399-1061 The Math & Science 718-604-1380 6, SE Exploratory School 6-8, SE 345 Dean Street,

District 15 Brooklyn, NY 11217 P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald Mcnair Brooklyn High School of the 718-330-9328 (K005) Arts 06-8, SE 345 Dean Street, 820 Hancock Street, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 11217 District 16 NY 11233 718-855-2412 Brooklyn Brownstone School 718-574-2333 9-12, SE (K628) K-5, SE 272 McDonough Street Khalil Gibran International Brooklyn, NY 11233 P.S. 021 Crispus Attucks (K021) Academy 718-573-2307 180 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn, 362 Schermerhorn Street, PK-5 NY 11233 Brooklyn, NY 11217 718-237-2502 718-493-9681 8-9, SE Excellence Boys Charter School PK-6, SE (K593)

239 Patchen Avenue, Brooklyn, P.S. 028 The Warren Prep Metropolitan Corporate NY 11233 Academy (K028) Academy High School 362 Schermerhorn Street, 718-638-1830 1001 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 11217 K-9 NY 11233 718-222-6200 718-467-2865 9-12, SE Gotham Professional Arts K-6, SE Academy (K594) New Dawn Charter High School 265 Ralph Avenue, P.S. 040 George W. Carver 242 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233 (K040) Brooklyn, NY 11217 718-455-0746 265 Ralph Avenue, 9-12 9-12, SE Brooklyn, NY 11233 718-574-2353 P.S. 038 The Pacific Launch Expeditory Learning K-5, SE 450 Pacific Street, Charter School Brooklyn, NY 11217 1580 Dean Street, P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Brooklyn, NY 11213 718-330-9305 Elementary School (K262) PK-5, SE 6, SE 500 Macon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

718-453-0780 K-8, SE

M.S. K394 District 17 188 Rochester Avenue, P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud (K316) Brooklyn Academy of Science Brooklyn, NY 11213 750 Classon Avenue, 718-756-3164 and the Environment Brooklyn, NY 11238 PK-8, SE 883 Classon Avenue, 718-638-4043 Brooklyn, NY 11225 Medgar Evers College PK-5, SE 718-230-6363 Preparatory School

9-12, SE 1186 Carroll Street, P.S. 375 Jackie Robinson School Brooklyn, NY 11225 46 McKeever Place, 718-703-5400 Brooklyn Arts and Science Brooklyn, NY 11225 6-12 Elementary School (K705) 718-693-6655 443 St. Marks Avenue Brooklyn, PK-5, SE Middle School for Academic NY 11238 PK-5, SE and Social Excellence 1224 Park Place, The High School for Global

Brooklyn, NY 11213 Citizenship Brooklyn School for Music & 718-774-0105 883 Classon Avenue, Theatre 6-8, SE Brooklyn, NY 11225 883 Classon Avenue, 718-230-6300

Brooklyn, NY 11225 9-12, SE 718-230-6250 KIPP AMP Charter School 9-12, SE 1224 Park Place, Brooklyn, NY 11213 W.E.B. Dubois Academic High 718-943-3710 School Clara Barton High School 5-12, SE 402 Eastern Parkway, 901 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225 Brooklyn, NY 11225 718-773-7765 718-636-4900 P.S. 022 (K022) 9-12 9-12, SE 443 St Marks Avenue,

Brooklyn, NY 11238 District 22 718-857-4503 Elijah Stroud Middle School P.S. 052 Sheepshead Bay (K353) K-5, SE 2675 East 29th Street, 750 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 11235 NY 11238 P.S. 161 The Crown 718-648-0882 718-638-3067 330 Crown Street, PK-5, SE Brooklyn, NY 11225 6-8, SE 718-756-3100 P.S. 195 Manhattan Beach

K-8, SE 131 Irwin Street, International High School at Brooklyn, NY 11235 Prospect Heights 718-648-9102 P.S. 167 The Parkway 883 Classon Avenue, PK-5, SE Brooklyn, NY 11225 1025 Eastern Parkway, 718-230-6333 Brooklyn, NY 11213 9-12, SE 718-774-2640 District 23 PK-5, SE Achievement First Brownsville Explore Exceed Charter School Charter School (K626) (K333) P.S. 191 Paul Robeson (K191) 2021 Bergen Street Brooklyn, 443 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, 1600 Park Place, NY 11233 NY 11238 Brooklyn, NY 11233 718-342-4302 K-3, SE 718-756-1206 K-5 K-5, SE

Ocean Hill Collegiate Charter Aspirations Diploma Plus High School (K777) Ronald Edmonds Learning School (K646) 1137 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, Center II (K484) 1495 Herkimer Street Brooklyn, NY 11233 430 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233 718-250-5765 NY 11233 718-498-5257 5-7 718-467-0306 9-12, SE 6-8, SE P.S. 073 Thomas S. Boyland Brooklyn Collegiate: A College (K073) P.S./ I.S. 155 Nicholas Herkimer Board School (K493) 251 McDougal Street, Brooklyn, 1355 Herkimer Street, 2021 Bergen Street Brooklyn, NY 11233 Brooklyn, NY 11233 718-495-7751 NY 11233 718-573-0288 PK-8, SE 718-922-1145 K-8, SE 7-12, SE P.S./I.S. 137 Rachel Jean Mitchell P.S. 178 Saint Clair Mckelway 121 Saratoga Avenue, Brooklyn, Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis (K178) NY 11233 School (K012) 2163 Dean Street, 718-453-2926 430 Howard Avenue Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 11233 PK-8, SE NY 11233 718-495-7768 Roads Charter School 718-953-4569 PK-8, SE 1495 HERKIMER STREET, PK-5, SE Brooklyn, NY 11233 P.S. / I.S. 155 Nicholas 9-12 Eagle Academy for Young Men Herkimer (K155) Ronald Edmonds Learning II (K644) 1355 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, Center II 1137 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233 430 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233 718-495-7751 NY 11233 718-495-0863 K-8, SE 718-467-0306 6-10, SE 6-8, SE P.S./I.S. 137 Rachel Jean Mott Hall IV (K522) Mitchell (K137) 1137 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, 121 Saratoga Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233 NY 11233 718-485-5240 718-453-2926 6-8, SE K-8, SE

Roads Charter School I (K395) 1495 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233 9-12

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

CROWN HEIGHTS

Crown Heights Library 560 New York Avenue at Maple Street Brooklyn, NY 11225 718-773-1180

Bedford Library 496 Franklin Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238 718-623-2134

Eastern Parkway Library 1044 Eastern Parkway at Schenectady Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213 718-953-4225

Brower Park Library 725 Saint Marks Avenue at Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 718-773-7208

PROSPECT HEIGHTS

Pacific Library 25 Fourth Avenue at Pacific Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 718-638-1531

Central Library 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238 718-230-2100

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

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Hope City Empowerment Center New Haven SDA Church PANTRY SOUP KITCH SOUP KITCH 560 Rogers Avenue 650-656 Washington Avenue 634 Prospect Place Brooklyn, NY 11225 Brooklyn, NY 11238 Brooklyn, NY 11216 Contact: Pastor Phyllis Brown Contact: Constance Tomlinson Tel: 347-589-1815 Tel: 718-856-0356 Tel: 718-857-9869 Weekly, Sunday Weekly, Saturday Weekly, Tuesday, Thursday & 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM Friday 12:30PM- 2:00 PM Ebenezer Haitian Baptist Church Sanctified Church of God Inc. PANTRY PANTRY Quincy Community Service Inc. 1058 President Street 404 Lefferts Avenue SOUP KITCH Brooklyn, NY 11225 Brooklyn, NY 11225 84 Quincy Street Contact: Ms. Dulette Victor Contact: Reverend Jean Luc Brooklyn, NY 11238 Tel: 718-773-3054 Guerrier Contact: Doretha Haywood/Ms. Weekly, Saturday Tel: 718-493-2385 E. Brown 2:30 PM-3:30 PM Weekly, Saturday Tel: 718-740-1680 12:00 PM-1:00PM Weekly, Wednesday Full Gospel Assembly 1:00PM-3:00 PM PANTRY Bethel Seventh Day Adventist 131 Sullivan Place Church Quincy Community Service Inc. Brooklyn, NY 11225 PANTRY/ SOUP KITCH (Kosher) PANTRY Contact: Angeleith Brown 457 Grand Avenue 84 Quincy Street Tel: 718-940-9687 Brooklyn, NY 11238 Brooklyn, NY 11238 Weekly, Wednesday & Contact: Olga Manns Contact: Doretha Haywood/Ms. Saturday Tel: 718-783-3630 E. Brown 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Weekly, Sunday Tel: 718-740-1680 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM Second & fourth week of the Gethsemane SDA Church month, Wednesday PANTRY Child Development Support Corp. 9:00AM-11:00AM 357 Empire Blvd PANTRY First & Third Week of the month Brooklyn, NY 11225 352-358 Classon Avenue 9:00AM-11:00AM Contact: Ms. Guerda Chery Brooklyn, NY 11238 Tel: 347-296-7573 Contact: Mireille Massac Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger Weekly, Wednesday, Sunday Tel: 718-398-2050/230-0056 PANTRY 12:00PM-2:00PM Weekly, Thursday 10:00 AM-1:00 PM 2004 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11233 Horeb SDA Community Services Church of God Feeding Hungry Contact: Tamara Dawson PANTRY PANTRY Tel: 718-773-3551 520 Kingston Avenue 836 Classon Avenue Weekly, Monday-Friday Brooklyn, NY 11225 Brooklyn, NY 11238 10:00am-3:00pm Contact: Gustelia Tropnas Contact: May Walker Tel: 718-778-7373 Tel: 718-783-6024 Brooklyn Rescue Mission Weekly, Tuesday Weekly, Tuesday Thursday PANTRY 12:00 PM- 3:00 PM Friday 255 Bainbridge Street 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM Brooklyn, NY 11233 More Grace Redemptive Center Contact: Rev. Devanie Jackson Inc. Hope City Empowerment Center Tel: 718-363-3085 PANTRY PANTRY Weekly, Tuesday & Thursday 646 Parkside Avenue 650-656 Washington Avenue 7:00am-12:00pm

Brooklyn, NY 11225 Brooklyn, NY 11238

Contact: Terry Smith Contact: Bradley Backus

Tel: 718-857-5698 Tel: 718-693-7074 Every other week, Friday Weekly, Tuesday 11:00 AM-1:00 PM 9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Calvary AME Church SOUP KITCHEN God's Deliverance Temple, Inc. St. Benedict's Pantry St. Phillips 790 Herkimer Street PANTRY Church Brooklyn, NY 11233 438 Ralph Avenue PANTRY Contact: Roxie James Brooklyn, NY 11233 265 Decatur Street Tel: 718-467-0987 Contact: Ms. Glenda Bowman Brooklyn, NY 11233 Weekly, Tuesday Tel: 347-234-3828 Contact: Evelyn Rainford 12:30pm-2:00pm Weekly, Tuesday Tel: 718-778-0962 11:00am-12:00pm Weekly, Wednesday 11:00am- Chance for Children 1:00pm (Closed August) PANTRY King Emmanuel Community 2097 Fulton Street Suite 200 Services St. Mark's Church of Christ Brooklyn, NY 11233 PANTRY SOUP KITCHEN Contact: Sis. Lillian Burley 340-44 Malcolm X Blvd 439 Ralph Avenue Tel: 718-566-2823 Brooklyn, NY 11233 Brooklyn, NY 11233 Weekly, Friday Contact: Pastor Jesse Sumbry Contact: John Pearson 10:00am-12:00pm Tel: 718-773-1650 Tel: 917-974-9560 Weekly, Friday & Saturday Weekly, Monday, Wednesday & Community Services Housing 9:00am-10:30am Friday 12:00pm-1:00pm Development Corp. PANTRY Liberty Baptist Church True Holy Church of God in Christ 547 Howard Avenue PANTRY Jesus Brooklyn, NY 11233 19 Gunther Place PANTRY Contact: Mary R. Lanier Brooklyn, NY 11233 2340 Atlantic Avenue Tel: 718-498-2700 Contact: Betty Witherspoon Brooklyn, NY 11233 Every other week, Thursday Tel: 718-342-9578 Contact: Shirley Anderson/Mr. 10:00am-12:00pm Every other week, Wednesday V. Grubb 11:00am-1:00pm Tel: 718-385-0248 Faith Based Food Distribution Weekly, Saturday Dev. Corp. Neighbors Together 9:00am-11:00am PANTRY SOUP KITCHEN 121 Chauncey Street 2094 Fulton Street Union Baptist Church Brooklyn, NY 11233 Brooklyn, NY 11233 SOUP KITCHEN AND PANTRY Contact: Michelle Hayes-John Contact: Nathalie Jean-Louis 461 Decatur Street Tel: 718-771-8061 Tel: 718-498-7256 Brooklyn, NY 11233 Weekly, Saturday Weekly, Monday-Friday Contact: Olivia High 9:00am-12:00pm 12:00pm-2:00pm, Tel: 718-452-7248 4:00pm-6:00pm Weekly, Friday 12:00pm- Glover Memorial 2:00pm Lunch, Wednesday PANTRY New Hope Pentecostal Church of 12:00pm-2:00pm Lunch & 2134 Dean Street Jesus Christ Pantry Brooklyn, NY 11233 PANTRY Contact: Rev. Dorothy Williams 1838 Park Place Union Baptist Church Tel: 732-968-1216 Brooklyn, NY 11233 SOUP KITCHEN AND PANTRY Weekly, Thursday Contact: Keisha Lomax 461 Decatur Street 10:00am-12:00pm Zimmerman Brooklyn, NY 11233 Tel: 646-626-1827 Contact: Olivia High Glover Memorial BC/Bread of Life Weekly, Saturday Tel: 718-452-9424 Soup Kitchen 10:00am-12:00pm Weekly, Wednesday SOUP KITCHEN 12:00pm-2:00pm 2134 Dean Street OPIN (Other People In Need) Brooklyn, NY 11233 SOUP KITCHEN Unity Faith Outreach Contact: Rev. Dorothy Williams 1768 St. John's Place PANTRY Tel: 732-968-1216 Brooklyn, NY 11233 207 Ralph Avenue Weekly, Wednesday Contact: Pastor Seay Brooklyn, NY 11233 1:00pm-3:00pm Tel: 718-421-0148 Contact: Naomi Collins Weekly, Wednesday Tel: 718-443-4194 7:00pm-9:00pm Weekly, Friday 12:00pm-2:00pm

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 Housing 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.

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

Single Stop Benefits Centers:

http://www.singlestopusa.org/locations/new-york

22 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: Toll Free 1- (888) 469-5999 [email protected]; 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.

CAMBA 1 RBSCC 2-Bushwick Help I 1117 Eastern Parkway 145 E 90th Street 775 Crotona Park North Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11212 Bronx, NY 10460 Phone: 718-622-7323 Phone: 917-819-3200 Phone: 718-299-8473

CAMBA 2 RBSCC 2-Brownsville Help II 2211 Church Avenue 1475 Myrtle Avenue 1780 Grand Concourse Brooklyn, NY 11226 Brooklyn, NY 11237 Bronx, NY 10457 Phone: 718-940-6311 Phone: 347-295-3728 Phone: 347-226-4540

CAMBA 3 (Bed Stuy) BronxWorks Palladia rd 1195 Bedford Ave 1130 Grand Concourse 2276 3 Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 Bronx, NY 10456 New York, NY 10029 Phone: 718-622-7323 Phone: 718-293-0727 Phone: 917-492-1019

Catholic Charities- Brooklyn Catholic Charities Queens 3060 Fulton Street Catholic Charities 1 87-80 Merrick Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11208 2155 Blackrock Avenue Jamaica, NY 11432 Phone: 929-234-3082 Bronx, NY 10472-6201 Phone: 718-674-1000 Phone: 718-414-1050 RBSCC 1-Bushwick 90 Beaver Street Catholic Charities 2 CAMBA III Brooklyn, NY 11206 1117 Bronx Boulevard 684 Bay Street Phone: 718-366-4300 Bronx, NY 10467 Staten Island, NY 10304 Phone: 347-947-3920 Phone: 718-282-6473

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

CROWN HEIGHTS

EASTERN PARKWAY PROMENADE JACKIE ROBINSON PLAYGROUND Eastern Parkway Montgomery Street Between Grand Army Plaza and Ralph Avenue Between Franklin Avenue and McKeever Place

PROSPECT PARK PARKSIDE PLAYGROUND Prospect Park West, Parkside Avenue Winthrop Street Between Flatbush Avenue, Ocean Avenue and Between Rogers Avenue and Bedford Avenue Prospect Park Southwest DODGER PLAYGROUND WINGATE PARK Sullivan Place Winthrop Street, Brooklyn Avenue, Rutland Road Between Rogers Avenue and Nostrand Avenue

BROWER PARK WALT L. SHEMAL GARDEN St. Mark's Avenue, Park Place Dean Street Between Brooklyn Avenue and Kingston Avenue Between Bedford Avenue and Franklin Avenue

STROUD PLAYGROUND BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN Sterling Place to Park Place Washington Avenue, Flatbush Avenue Between Classon Avenue and Washington Avenue Between Eastern Parkway and Empire Boulevard ROLF HENRY PLAYGROUND Clarkson Avenue, New York Avenue HAMILTON METZ FIELD Albany Avenue, East New York Avenue, Lefferts GRANT GORE Avenue Bedford Avenue, Rogers Avenue, Bergen Street

UNDERHILL PLAYGROUND MARC AND JASON'S PLAYGROUND Underhill Avenue Sterling Street, Empire Boulevard, Between Prospect Place and Park Place New York Avenue, Nostrand Avenue

DR. RONALD MCNAIR PARK Eastern Parkway, Washington Avenue, Classon Avenue

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 the department Open Space Gardening at GrowNYC for any further questions: 212-788-7900

CROWN HEIGHTS

1100 Block Bergen Association 1101 & 1105 Bergen Street Between New York and Nostrand Avenues Hours Summer: Sat 11:00am-4:00pm

Schenectady Avenue Community Garden 87-91 Schenectady Avenue

196 Albany Avenue Playground Prospect Avenue on Prospect near Albany Avenue

PROSPECT HEIGHTS

Prospect Heights Community Farm 252-256 St. Marks Avenue http://www.phcfarm.org Hours T, W: 4-6pm, Th, F: 5-7pm, Sat, Sun: 12-6pm

Eastern Parkway Coalition Community Garden Eastern Parkway & Franklin Avenue

Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket Prospect Park West & Flatbush Avenue Northwest corner of Prospect Park Open Saturdays year round 8-4pm

WEEKSVILLE

Weeksville Farmer’s Market & Kitchen Garden Bergen Street Between Buffalo and Rochester Avenues Hours Sunday-Saturday 9am-4pm (Seasonal)

32 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

CROWN HEIGHTS

PETE MCGUINNESS SENIOR CENTER HUGH GILROY SENIOR CENTER 715 Leonard Street 447 Kingsborough 4th Walk Brooklyn, NY 11225 Brooklyn, NY 11233 (718) 383-1940 (718) 756-8400 (718) 383-1960 (718) 756-8532

ST. LOUIS SENIOR CENTER ELDERS SHARE THE ARTS 230 Kingston Avenue 138 South Oxford Street Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11217 (718) 771-7945 (718) 398-3870 (718) 467-2524 (718) 398-3864

ALBANY SENIOR CENTER GOWANUS SENIOR CENTER 196 Albany Avenue 420 Baltic Street Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11217 (718) 773-2600 (718) 797-2472 (718) 773-6476 (718) 694-2981

CROWN HEIGHTS SENIOR SERVICES RAICES TIMES PLAZA SENIOR CENTER 196 Albany Avenue 460 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11217-1704 (718) 221-9258 (718) 694-0895 (718) 643-8257

WYCKOFF GARDENS SENIOR CENTER 280 Wyckoff Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 (718) 237-1802 (718) 643-3480

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 Local Development Corporation of East New York / Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford- East Brooklyn Business Improvement District (East Stuyvesant Brooklyn BID) http://www.cibsbedstuy.org/ http://www.ldceny.org 1360 Fulton Street, Suite 419 http://www.eastbrooklynbid.org Brooklyn 11216 80 Jamaica Avenue – 3rd Floor 347-855-5822 Brooklyn, New York 11207 718-385-6700

Los Sures (Southside United) Pratt Area Community Council http://www.lossures.org/ http://www.prattarea.org/ 213 South 4th Street 201 DeKalb Avenue (between Adelphi and Carlton) Brooklyn, NY 11211 Brooklyn, NY 11205 718-387-3600 718-522-2613

Make the Road New York Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, Inc. http://www.maketheroad.org/ http://www.ridgewood-bushwick-senior-citizens- 301 Grove Street council.org/ Brooklyn, New York 11237 555 Bushwick Avenue 718-418-7690 Brooklyn, New York 11206 718-821-0254 Neighborhood Housing Services of Bedford Stuyvesant Southern Brooklyn Community Organization http://www.nhsnyc.org/ http://www.sbcony.org/ 1012 Gates Avenue 4006 -18th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11221 Brooklyn, NY 11218 718-919-2100 718-435-1300

Neighborhood Housing Services of East Flatbush St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation http://www.nhsnyc.org/ Corporation 2806 Church Avenue http://www.stnicksnpc.org/ Brooklyn, NY 11226 850 Grand Street 718-469-4679 Brooklyn, NY 11211 718-302-6827 Neighbors Helping Neighbors http://www.nhnhome.org/ Turning Point/Discipleship Outreach Ministries, Inc. 443 39th Street Suite 202 http://www.tpdomi.org/ Brooklyn, NY 11232 5220 4th Avenue 718-686-7946 Brooklyn, NY 11220 718-360-8100 Parodneck Foundation For Self Help Housing & Community Development, UPROSE Inc. http://uprose.org/ http://www.parodneckfoundation.org 166A 22nd Street 121 Sixth Avenue, Suite 501 Brooklyn, NY 11232 New York, NY 10013 718-492-9307 212-431-7900

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CB8 INFORMATION: LOCAL PARKS AND POOLS: http://www.brooklyncb8.org/ www.googlemaps.com 718-467-5574 www.nycgovparks.org

POLICE PRECINCTS: GARDENS: http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/home/pr http://oasisnyc.net/garden/gardensearch.aspx ecincts.shtml FARMERS MARKETS: FIRE DEPARTMENTS: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cdp/cdp_p http://brooklyn.com/modules.php?name=FDNY an_health_bucks.shtml www.grownyc.org HOSPITALS FOR URGENT CARE: www.greenthumbnyc.org http://brooklyn.com/hospital-list.html www.nycgovparks.org www.googlemaps.com SENIOR CENTERS: SCHOOLS: http://cscs-ny.org/about- http://brooklyn.com/modules.php?name=Publi us/member_list_brooklyn.php c_Schools http://www.nyc.gov/html/dfta/html/home/ho www.schools.nyc.gov me.shtml

LIBRARIES: OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/locations CORPORATIONS: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/pub/departmen EMERGENCY FOOD: ts/csb/csb_partners.htm http://www.foodbanknyc.org/our- http://www.anhd.org/resources/CDCBrochure. programs/our-food-program-network/food- pdf program-locator CHILD CARE SERVICES: http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/childcare/ref erralagencys.asp

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132 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11233 718-453-9490