"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