The
Brownsville Partnership
The Brownsville Partnership convenes community stakeholders to harness their collective power to advance the health, safety, and prosperity of the storied Brooklyn neighborhood of Brownsville.
Over more than a decade, residents, not for profits, government, local business and philanthropy have come together under the Partnership to work collectively on priorities set by Brownsville families. In 2019, the Brownsville Partnership began transitioning from a project incubated within Community Solutions to become a separate, affiliated not for profit.
More than 50 organizations have been part of the journey thus far, harnessing the collective strength, talent and activism rooted in the neighborhood. Several of these organizations have been founded by Brownsville residents while others that have brought essential resources to the community.
The Partnership supports the implementation of the Brownsville Plan, a collective strategy for the equitable development of the neighborhood, through the lens of health, housing, and economic mobility.
Current collaborative
initiatives include:
United for Brownsville
United for Brownsville, a partnership with SCO Family of Services, convenes a team of Brownsville parents, grandparents, and not for profit, government, academic, and human services leaders to bring equity to the early childhood system and measurably improve social-emotional learning and language development for neighborhood 0-3 year olds.
The Greg Jackson Center for Brownsville
The Greg Jackson Center for Brownsville is a neighborhood hub and problem-solving space for organizations and residents working to strengthen Brownsville. It is named for the Partnership’s founding director, the late Greg Jackson, a Brownsville native and its most committed booster.
Championing the Future of Public Housing in Brownsville
We’re working with residents to develop actionable solutions for the preservation, full improvement, and long-term affordability of Brownsville’s 10,000 public housing apartments.
Increase access
to permanent housing
Increase access to permanent housing for vulnerable populations through the sponsorship of new housing models that incorporate the active use of the ground-floor space for commercial and community facilities for the residents that live there now.
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Community Action for Healthy Homes (CAHH)
Community Action for Healthy Homes is a project that surveys and rapidly fixes the home repairs with the most impact on Brownsville residents' health and safety. Through our partnerships with residents, housing providers, healthcare partners, and tradespeople, CAHH makes homes in the community more safe, healthy, and equitable.