United for Brownsville is a community-driven, Brooklyn nonprofit with proven success helping the predominantly Black and brown children and families of Brownsville flourish. We facilitate collaborations between families and the social services sector that build trust, reimagine systems, and create equitable, data-based, and responsive solutions to racial inequities.
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UB closes service gaps impacting the entire neighborhood by removing barriers and rebuilding trust. Families asked us to eliminate disparities in Early Intervention (EI) services for young children with developmental disabilities. It took only four years. The gains will accrue for a lifetime. Now our unique EI Ambassador model is spreading in NYC.
Check out our new Data Dashboard to understand what data say about the ability of children in the neighborhood to access essential services.
Get WIC Your Way, Brownsville!
WIC is an important benefit that provides free food and services but many eligible families in Brownsville don’t enroll. Learn more about WIC, what it can do for you and your family, and how to get it your way.
Giving Tuesday: Support Joyful Learning in Brownsville
Help us raise $50,000 to expand Learning Landscapes—turning everyday places into joyful spaces for kids and families.
United for Brownsville has united with the Brownsville Partnership
We’re excited to spread the word that United for Brownsville and the Brownsville Partnership have become one organization under the UB banner.
As a legal entity, we are still the Brownsville Partnership, a 501(c)3 organization.
By bringing together our staff and programming as United for Brownsville, we can more effectively partner with residents to ensure their families have the opportunities they need. After all, the best foundation for a family is a connection to essential services and a stable, healthy place to live.
UB and BP have been longtime partners, and were both founded or co-founded by Community Solutions. More united than ever, we are committed to bringing together all of our voices to build collaborative, data-driven, and sustainable solutions to eradicate the systemic inequities across health care, education, and housing that disproportionately affect our community of largely Black and brown families.
We’re excited to report that we are continuing that great work that we have done to date, and we are laying the foundations to work across the cradle to career spectrum with our many partners in the future. Among the work that remains core to UB are:
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- Family Advisory Board
- Provider Action Team
- Brownsville Community Land Trust
- Early Intervention
- Community Action for Healthy Homes
- Supportive Housing
Host your community event at GJC for free
GJC provides free space for community events
Nonprofits, government programs, community groups, and residents may host their meetings, gatherings, and events at the Greg Jackson Center for free on our ground floor HUB space and in our garden. Find out more.