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"BUSHWICK: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE" DESIGNED BY STUDENTS AT THE ACADEMY FOR URBAN PLANNING,
BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN
IN COLLABORATION WITH:
Presents:
Bushwick Community Resource Guide
2015-2016
THE MISSION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BETTER
TOMORROW (OBT) IS TO HELP DISADVANTAGED
YOUTH AND ADULTS RECOGNIZE THEIR OWN SELF-WORTH, AND ADVANCE TOWARDS SELF-SUFFICIENCY
AND FINANCIAL SECURITY THROUGH JOB TRAINING, ACADEMIC REINFORCEMENT, IMPROVED LIFE
SKILLS, JOB PLACEMENT, AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
OBT’s BUSHWICK LOCATIONS BUSHWICK WORKFORCE
RESOURCE CENTER 280 Wyckoff Avenue (entrance
on Gates Avenue) Brooklyn, NY 11237 Tel: 718-381-3222
BUSHWICK & WILLIAMSBURG
OFFICE 25 Thornton Street Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: 718-387-1600
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THE ANCHORING ACHIEVEMENT IN MEXICAN
COMMUNITIES (AAMC) INITIATIVE SEEKS TO HELP
IMPROVE THE LONG-TERM EDUCATIONAL AND
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND
FAMILIES OF MEXICAN AND HISPANIC ORIGIN IN
NEW YORK CITY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AAMC PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS IN BROOKLYN,
PLEASE CALL 718-381-3222.
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HOW TO USE THE BUSHWICK COMMUNITY
RESOURCE GUIDE
MOST OF THE RESOURCES IN THIS DIRECTORY ARE FREE OR LOW-COST. HOWEVER, SOME RESOURCES MAY HAVE A SLIDING SCALE FEE OR MAY
REQUIRE HEALTH INSURANCE. PLEASE CALL PROVIDERS TO CHECK FOR UPDATED FEES AND
CURRENT SERVICE AVAILABILITY.
ALL ORGANIZATIONS ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY AND THEIR PAGE NUMBERS CAN BE FOUND USING THE INDEX AT THE BACK OF THE GUIDE
(PAGE 21).
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SPECIFIC SERVICE (PANTRY, HOUSING, CHILDCARE, ETC.), PLEASE REFER TO THE LIST BELOW, WHICH
SORTS ORGANIZATIONS BY SERVICES PROVIDED.
ORGANIZATIONS BY SERVICE
ADULT EDUCATION
• Dorothy Bennet Mercy Center • Make the Road • NYC College of Technology (CUNY) • Opportunities for a Better
Tomorrow (OBT)
• Ridgewood Bushwick Beacon • Saint Joseph Patron Church • The Maura Clarke-Ita Ford Center
(MCIF)
ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES
• Bushwick City Farm • Opportunities for a Better
Tomorrow (OBT) • Make the Road
• Ridgewood Bushwick Beacon • The Maura Clarke-Ita Ford Center
(MCIF)
COUNSELING AND SOCIAL SERVICES
• Coalition of Hispanic Family Services
• Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services
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• Bushwick Housing Independence Project (BHIP)
• North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence
• Positive Health Management • School-Based Health Center • The Puerto Rican Family Institute
HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH EDUCATION
• Bushwick Communicare • Care for the Homeless • Catholic Migration Office Diocese
of Brooklyn • Community Health Care Network • Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
• Health First New York • School-Based Health Center • The Puerto Rican Family Institute • Woodhull Medical and Mental
Health Center
HOUSING AND SHELTERS
• Bushwick Housing Independence Project (BHIP)
• Care for the Homeless • Catholic Charities Neighborhood
Services
• Churches United for Fair Housing (CUFFH)
• NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) Homebase Program
IMMIGRATION
• Catholic Migration Office Diocese of Brooklyn
• Family Services Network of New York (FSN)
• Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT)
• Saint Joseph Patron Church
JOB READINESS/COLLEGE READINESS
• Make the Road • Manhattan Educational
Opportunity Center • Opportunities for a Better
Tomorrow (OBT)
• RBSCC Community Empowerment Center
• Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center
PANTRY/SOUP KITCHEN
• Agape Social Services Ministry • Care for the Homeless • Bushwick City Farm • Bushwick Community Worship at
the Salvation Army
• Cornerstone Baptist Church • Make the Road • Mt. Paran Baptist Church • Newman Memorial Methodist
Church
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• Open Door Church of God in Christ
• Salvation Army Bushwick Community Center
• St. Christopher Otilie Bethany House #1
• St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church
• Transfiguration Church/South Side Community Mission
PUBLIC BENEFITS
• Bushwick Communicare • Catholic Migration Office Diocese
of Brooklyn • Make the Road
• New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
• NYC Human Resources Administration Department of Social Services
YOUTH PROGRAMS/DAY CARES
• 83rd Precinct • Beacon Center for Arts and
Leadership • Bed-Stuy Kids • Grand Street Settlement: The
Cornerstone Initiative • Coalition of Hispanic Family
Services • Bushwick Community Worship at
the Salvation Army • Catholic Charities Neighborhood
Services • CUNY Creative Arts Program • EBC High School for Public Service • El Puente • Healthy Kids Extended Day at P.S
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• Hope Gardens Community Center • North Brooklyn YMCA • NYC College of Technology
(CUNY) • Opportunities for a Better
Tomorrow (OBT) • Police Athletic League • Ridgewood Bushwick Beacon • Saint Joseph Patron Church • The Puerto Rican Family Institute
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Bushwick Community Board 4 Community Board No. 4
1420 Bushwick Avenue, Suite 370 Brooklyn, New York 11207
Tel: 718-628-8400 Fax: 718-628-8619
Serving the Bushwick Community Community Board #4 is located in the northeast section of Brooklyn, its boundaries are: From Flushing Avenue to Conway Street, the odd-numbered side of Broadway, Eastern Parkway Extension, and the Brooklyn/Queens borough line. Community Boards have an important advisory role in dealing with land use and zoning matters, the City budget, municipal service delivery and many other matters relating to their communities' welfare. CB4 is working to improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers residing in their community. Please contact CB4 if you have any problems within the community. Monthly Community Board Meetings Regular Monthly Community Board #4 meetings are open to the public. Community Board #4 regular monthly meetings are held every 3rd Wednesday of the month (except for July and August) at:
Hope Gardens Multi-Service Center 195 Linden Street (Corner of Wilson Avenue)
6:00 PM
83rd Precinct 480 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
718-574-1605 Explorer Program
Ages 14-20
Coordinator P.O Melvin Kendall 718-574-1735 Youth Council
Ages 11-18 Coordinator P.O Stephen Dapolito
718-574-1735
Agape Social Services Ministry 929 Marcy Ave, Bed sty (718) 636-8500 ex. 16
Food Pantry Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 am- 2pm
Wednesdays, 12pm - 2 pm Must have ID
Beacon Center for Arts and Leadership 231 Palmetto Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221
718-574-0361 ext. 131 Homework Help
Monday-Friday 2:30pm-4:00pm Classes
Monday-Thursday 4:15pm-6:00pm Open Gym
Monday-Friday 6:00pm-9:00pm Clubs
Fridays 2:30pm-6:00pm
Bed-Stuy Kids 470 Jefferson Avenue, Floor Basement, Brooklyn NY 11221
(347) 325-4024 http://www.bedstuykids.com
Day Care & Preschool 8
Nutritional meals; Homework Assistance; Reading; Mathematics; Science and language arts Serves children 6 weeks- 12 years of age Monday - Friday 7am - 6pm (Low cost)
Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center 111 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-802-3320 CollegeConnections@beoc.cuny.edu
College Help
Bushwick City Farm Stockton Farm: Lewis Ave. & Stockton Street Brooklyn, NY 11206
Broadway Farm: 893 Broadway Brooklyn, NY11206 http://bushwickcityfarm.wordpress.com/
Food Pantry, Clothing Summer meals for NYC public school students
Beginner’s English Classes
Bushwick Communicare 335 Central Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-573-4860 Pediatrics, OB/GYN, Child Health Plus Program, WIC
program
Bushwick Community Worship at the Salvation Army
1151 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221 718-455-4102 Food Pantry
Day Care, After School Programs
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Bushwick Housing Independence Project (BHIP)
144 Bleecker Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221 718-574-3007
www.bhipbrooklyn.org Affordable Housing Tenant Counseling
Care for the Homeless Bushwick Family Residence
1675 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11207 www.careforthehomeless.org
Shelters, Health Care, Soup Kitchens
Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services 191 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-722-6001 www.ccbq.org
Family Services Housing Services
Early Childhood Services Mother’s Support Group
Catholic Migration Office Diocese of Brooklyn 191 Joralemon Street 4h Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-236-3000 www.catholicmigration.org
Immigration Legal Services Affordable Health Insurance
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Churches United for Fair Housing 66 Whipple Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-360-2906 www.cuffh.org
Affordable Housing
Coalition of Hispanic Family Services 315 Wyckoff Avenue 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11237
718-497-6090 www.hispanicfamilyservicesny.org
After School Program Summer Program
Child Abuse Prevention Rehabilitation Services
Treatment Family Foster Care
Community Healthcare Network 94-98 Manhattan Avenue #98, Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-388-0390 www.chnnyc.org
Affordable Health Care Prescription Refills
Cornerstone Baptist Church 574 Madison Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221
718-574-5900 www.cornerbaptistchurch.net
Food Pantry
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CUNY Creative Arts Program 101 W 31st Street, New York, NY 10001
212-652-2800 www.creativeartsteam.org
Afterschool Program Ages 5-10
Dorothy Bennet Mercy Center 249 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205
718-622-7448 www.dbmcenter.org
HSE in Spanish Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am
EBC High School for Public Service 1155 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221
718-452-3440 After School Program
El Puente 311 Central Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221
718-452-0404 www.elpuente.us
Afterschool Program Daycare Program Homework Help
Family Services Network of New York, Inc. (FSN): Office of Legal Affairs and
Immigration Law Project 1420 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207
718-455-6010 or 718-455-6016
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www.fsnny1.org/immigration-law-project/ Immigration Services
Grand Street Settlement: The Cornerstone Initiative
319 Stanhope Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237 718-497-0139
50 Humboldt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206 718-453-8116
207 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206 718-497-0139 ext. 3380
www.grandsettlement.org Head Start, Early Learning Program, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, After School Program: Ages 5-21
Health First New York 635 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
866-463-6743 www.healthfirst.org
Affordable Health Care
Healthy Kids Extended Day at P.S. 75 95 Grove Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221
718-574-0244 Afterschool Program
Hope Gardens Community Center 422 Central Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221
718-453-7361 Afterschool Program
Youth Advisory Council - Wednesdays 6:30pm-7:30pm
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Make the Road New York 301 Grove Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
718-418-7690 Food Pantry
College Assistance Workforce Training
Adult Education Food Stamps (SNAP)
Manhattan Educational Opportunity Center 163 West 125th Street Room 1522, New York, NY 10027
212-961-4400 www.man.eoc.suny.edu
Electronic Health Records Training and Job Placement Assistance
Mt. Paran Baptist Church
12 Schaefer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-443-8217
www.mtparanbaptistchurch.org Food Pantry
New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
317 Malcolm X Boulevard #8, New York, NY 10027 212-961-8214
www.otda.ny.gov Temporary Assistance Program
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Newman Memorial Methodist Church 257 Macon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11216 718-622-7955
www.newmanmemorialchurch.org Food Pantry
North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence
260 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY, 11211, US 718-302-4073
www.northbrooklyncoalition.org Domestic Violence Counseling
North Brooklyn YMCA 35 Starr Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
718-947-0604 www.ymcanyc.org/northbrooklyn
After School Programs
NYC College of Technology (CUNY) 25 Chapel Street 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-552-1140 or 718-552-1141 After School Programs
HSE in Spanish Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 6:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday 9:00am-3:00pm
NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) Homebase Program
1475 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
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347-295-3738 Tenants’ Rights Workshop
Emergency Rental Assistance Legal Services
NYC Human Resources Administration Department of Social Services
30 Thornton Street 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11206 718-389-5057 or 718-636-7046
SNAP Benefits
Open Door Church of God in Christ 999 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221
718-455-3545 Food Pantry
Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow 25 Thornton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-387-1600 280 Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-381-3222 www.obtjobs.org
GROW Afterschool Program Ages 16-21 Immigration Services
High School Equivalency Classes Job Readiness
English as a Second Language Classes Paid Internship Program 17-24
Police Athletic League Bushwick Campus
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400 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237 646-373-3623
Afterschool Program
Positive Health Management 342 Stanhope Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
718-508-4618 Counseling Outreach Referral
Education Monday-Friday 9:30am-4:30pm
RBSCC Community Empowerment Center 90 Beaver Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-3664300 www.empowermentcenter.org
Internship Opportunities Academic Counseling Job Training Program
Ridgewood Bushwick Beacon 1474 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
718-381-9653 Afterschool Program K-8th Grade
Adult HSE Classes Adult ESOL Classes
Saint Joseph Patron Church 185 Suydam Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221
718-386-0175
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Adult Basic Education Afterschool Program Citizenship Classes
Immigration Services
Salvation Army Bushwick Community Center 1151 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221
718-455-4102 Food Pantry
School-Based Health Center 223 Graham Avenue Room 133, Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-782-8006 Affordable Health Care
Social Services
St. Christopher Otilie, Bethany House #1 164 Suydam Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221
718-574-6300 Food Pantry
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church 75 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-455-6864 Food Pantry
The Maura Clarke-Ita Ford Center 280 Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
718-452-0167 www.mauraclarke-itafordcenter.org
Classes in: HSE (High School Equivalency), English, Computer skills, Citizenship
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The Puerto Rican Family Institute 358 Grove Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
718-387-5200 www.prfi.org
Head Start Program, After School Program, Mental Health Services
The YMCA Flatbush
1401 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210 718-469-8100
flatbushymca@ymca.org Summer Camp: Ages 4-14
After School Program: K-10th Grade
Transfiguration Church/South Side Community Mission
280 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 718-388-8773 Food Pantry
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
Affordable Health Care
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Wyckoff Heights Medical Center 374 Stockholm Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
718-963-7368 or 718-963-7272 www.wyckoffhospital.org
Asthma Education Affordable Health Care
WIC
THANK YOU FOR READING!
REMEMBER, RESIDENTS MAY CALL 311 OR GO TO
HTTP://WWW1.NYC.GOV/311/ FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.
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INDEX (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) 83rd Precinct .......................................... 7
Agape Social Services Ministry ................. 8
Beacon Center for Arts and Leadership ..... 8
Bed-Stuy Kids ......................................... 8
Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center .. 9
Bushwick City Farm ................................. 9
Bushwick Communicare ........................... 9
Bushwick Community Worship at the Salvation Army ....................................... 9
Bushwick Housing Independence Project (BHIP) .................................................. 10
Care for the Homeless ........................... 10
Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services 10
Catholic Migration Office Diocese of Brooklyn ............................................... 10
Churches United for Fair Housing ........... 11
Coalition of Hispanic Family Services ...... 11
Community Healthcare Network ............. 11
Cornerstone Baptist Church ................... 11
CUNY Creative Arts Program .................. 12
Dorothy Bennet Mercy Center ................ 12
EBC High School for Public Service ......... 12
El Puente .............................................. 12
Family Services Network of New York, Inc. (FSN): Office of Legal Affairs and Immigration Law Project ....................... 12
Grand Street Settlement: The Cornerstone Initiative ............................................... 13
Health First New York ............................ 13
Healthy Kids Extended Day at P.S. 75 .... 13
Hope Gardens Community Center .......... 13
Make the Road New York ...................... 14
Manhattan Educational Opportunity Center .................................................. 14
Mt. Paran Baptist Church ....................... 14
New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance ............................... 14
Newman Memorial Methodist Church ...... 15
North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence ................................................ 15
North Brooklyn YMCA............................. 15
NYC College of Technology (CUNY) ........ 15
NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) ................................................... 15
Homebase Program ............................... 15
NYC Human Resources Administration Department of Social Services ................ 16
Open Door Church of God in Christ ......... 16
Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow ...... 16
Police Athletic League ............................ 16
Positive Health Management .................. 17
RBSCC Community Empowerment Center 17
Ridgewood Bushwick Beacon ................. 17
Saint Joseph Patron Church.................... 17
Salvation Army Bushwick Community Center .................................................. 18
School-Based Health Center ................... 18
St. Christopher Otilie, Bethany House #1 18
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church .................................................. 18
The Maura Clarke-Ita Ford Center .......... 18
The Puerto Rican Family Institute ........... 19
The YMCA Flatbush ............................... 19
Transfiguration Church/South Side Community Mission ................................ 19
Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center .................................................. 19
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center ............. 20
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