NYC Haitian Community Hope & Healing Fund Launched 2/17

On Wednesday, February 17, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham will join the Brooklyn Community Foundation and United Way of New York City to officially launch the NYC Haitian Community Hope & Healing Fund.

The NYC Hope & Healing Fund will provide financial support and critical resources to local nonprofit organizations that are attuned to the needs of Haitian American New Yorkers affected by the earthquake; it will also focus on strengthening these organizations so they can most effectively serve the increased number of people needing assistance.

Community foundations are tax-exempt charitable organizations created by the people of a particular community to benefit the people of that particular community -- in this case, Brooklyn.

As public charities, community foundations can raise money from individuals, other foundations and the government; they also make it easy for generous people to support causes they care about. Strong community foundations are led and staffed by people who know their communities, its needs and its leaders, and who can collaborate to solve the local challenges.

The Brooklyn Community Foundation provides a range of opportunities for all donors -- both large and small -- to deepen their knowledge of Brooklyn and its needs. We are a community catalyst that raises awareness of the vital work of local nonprofits, using our endowment to raise more money for them, and finding common ground to build lasting partnerships to effectively address Brooklyn's issues -- all with no administrative costs to donors.