Brooklyn Recovery Fund announces first grants; Coney, Red Hook are major recipients
The recently formed Brooklyn Recovery Fund this week announced the first group of grants to neighborhood organizations, and the lion’s share of the grants were to organizations in Coney Island and Red Hook – both neighborhoods that were devastated by Superstorm Sandy.
The fund, launched by the Brooklyn Community Foundation with support from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, raised $1.5 million in less than three weeks.
After an application and review process, the BRF has awarded $250,000 to 26 community groups serving the neighborhoods most affected by the storm.
These first-round grants were focused on basic services – emergency food, home visits to seniors and the disabled, cash assistance, benefits counseling and more.