Citizens Committee Grants Announcement: Bed-Stuy Orgs Win Big!

Citizens Committee for New York City announces its 2012 New Yorkers For Better Neighborhood grant winners, and 29 organizations that service the Bed-Stuy community were chosen.

Citizens Committee for New York City offers groups such as block associations, tenant associations, gardening groups, and groups that do not have a 501(c)(3) status funding towards projects that address quality-of-life issues. 

For more than 35 years, Citizens Committee for New York City has supported volunteer-led neighborhood groups carrying out community improvement projects in the most underserved neighborhoods across all five boroughs. 

The grant award winners include:

• 300 Halsey Street Block Association
• 462 Halsey Community Garden
• 596 Acres
• Bainbridge Homeowners Tenants Block Association
• Bed-Stuy Commuity Eco-Mapping Project
• Brooklyn Alliance for Safer Streets
• Brooklyn Blizzards
• Chainless Voice
• Dean Street Grant Square Block Association
• Eviction Watch Network
• P.S. 54 School Wellness Council
• P.S. 56 Artists & Neighbors Collective
• PlayHarvest
• Promised Land Community Development Organization
• Resident Association of Lafayette Gardens, Inc.
• Spirit of a Woman Leadership Development Institute
• Stars of Hope Community Garden
• Take the Initiative, Inc.
• Tranquility Farm Members
• Vernon & Throop Community Garden
• GCAMP (Genuinely Care About My Planet)
• Green Acres Community Garden
• Hattie Carthan Community Market
• Hattie Carthan Herban Farm
• Jefferson Avenue TNT Block Association
• Kings County Tennis League
• Lefferts Place Civic Association
• Monroe T&T Block Association

For more information on the Citizens Committee for New York City, its grants and resources and how to apply, visit their website, or call call (212) 989-0909.