Jordan Neely was a young Black man who tragically lost his life earlier this week after enduring years of homelessness and hunger. His actions were a cry for help, yet he was viewed as a threat by his fellow New Yorkers. This indifference towards a struggling human in...
Job Title: Community Organizer Reports to: Director of Organizing and Policy Hours: Full-time, 40 hours/week Job Description: Neighbors Together is a dynamic community-based organization committed to ending hunger and poverty in the Ocean Hill, Brownsville and...
Prepared by Suzanne Adler, Housing Advocate, and Annie Carforo, Community Organizer, this guide has a collection of useful tips, advice, information, and tools to help you with your search for stable housing.
Our statement condemning racism and police brutality.
Dear Friends of Neighbors Together, We hope this note finds you all healthy and taking good care during this uncertain time. Like you, amid the intensifying spread of COVID-19, the team at Neighbors Together is closely monitoring the evolving nature of this public...
Thirty-five years ago, the community of central Brooklyn saw a steep decline in quality of life for its residents. Lack of jobs, a cut to social resources, and a swell of drugs hit the area—and fast. Residents began to see their neighborhood changing rapidly, and those who wanted to see their community thrive took action.
Our Community Cafe is the heart and soul of Neighbors Together, and serves over 10,000 members of central Brooklyn annually. What's new? During our renovation period, the cafe was closed, and our Cafe staff took this time to examine cafe services, fine-tune our...
Our Empowerment Program connects our members to important resources such as housing, public benefits, job training, health and mental health care, legal services, income tax filing, and other resources needed by our members. One of the biggest hurdles our members face...
Our Community Action Program aims to look at the root causes of poverty and hunger by engaging our members in community organizing and advocacy efforts to improve public policies impacting their daily lives. Through this program we work with our local representatives...
Over the past six months, Neighbors Together has had a lot of changes! We wanted to take some time and get you all up to speed on exactly what we’ve been up to these past few months. Below you’ll find updates on our renovations, our fundraising achievements this year,...