The People's Money (2021-2022)
#trie-pb (External link) community-led recovery
How 29,000 New Yorkers voted to Spend $1.3M
See the full tally of results, click here (External link).
Descriptions of the winning proposals are available by clicking on the hyperlinks below
To address hunger, New Yorkers voted to fund:
- Community Garden (External link) in Briarwood | Arab-American Family Support Center
- Meals for Community: Prepared Meals on the Go (External link) in Hunts Point and Longwood | Urban Health Plan
- School Community Fridges (External link) in the Lower East Side and Chinatown | Good Old Lower East Side, INC.
To address mental health, residents voted to fund:
- Reaching the Underserved Business Community (External link) in Flatlands and Canarsie | Southern Community Development Corporation
- Mental Health Workshops for South Asian Parents/Caregivers (External link) in Queens Village | Project New Yorker
- Resource and Job Fair (External link)in East Harlem | Human Services Consortium of East Harlem
- Frontline Mental Health Advocacy through Barber Shops & Salons (External link) in Coney Island | Southern Community Development Corporation
- Youth Farmers afterschool program (External link) in Flatbush and Midwood | COPO
- Wellness Month (External link) in Sunset Park | Academy of Medical & Public Health Services (AMPHS)
- Youth Mentoring Engaging Community Role Models (External link) in Queensbridge and Astoria | Jacob A. Riis Settlement
- Mentally Healthy Fair (External link)in East New York and Starrett City | Eleven3seven5
- Coping with Isolation & Depression for Youth (External link) in Morningside Heights and Hamilton Heights | One Hundred Black Men of New York
- Wellness Center (External link) in East Flatbush | Mindful Moves
- Building mental health capacity (External link) in Bushwick in Bushwick | El Puente
- Mental Health Stressors Associated with Gun Violence (External link) in Central Harlem | New York State Conference of NAACP Branches
- Safe Space (External link) in Jamaica and Hollis | India Home, Inc.
- Seniors in Tech (External link) in Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park | Commonpoint Queens
To reduce gun violence, residents voted to fund
- You and I in Mott Haven, Melrose, (External link) Morrisania, and Crotona (External link) | Hispanic Federation
- We Are Corona in Jackson Heights (External link), Elmhurst, and Corona (External link) | Community Mediation Services, Inc.
- Prevention is Better than Cure (External link) in Parkchester and Soundview | Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice, Inc.
- Stop Gun Violence Community Forum (External link) in Highbridge and Concourse | Muslim Women's Institute for Research and Development
To support youth programming, residents voted to fund
- Youth’s Career Development & Exploration (External link) in Washington Heights and Inwood | National Black Leadership Commission on Health
- Youth Financial Literacy (External link) in Williamsbridge and Baychester, Edenwald | Neighborhood Initiatives Development Corporation
- Community Sip & Paint (External link) in Kew Gardens and Woodhaven | Indo-Caribbean Alliance
- Build-A-Bench & Paint-A-Bench (External link) in Bedford Stuyvesant | Bridge Street Development Corporation
- Next Level-College Prep (External link)in Belmont and East Tremont | Determined to Educate, Inc.
- Next S.T.E.P.S (External link)(Striving Toward Engagement and Peaceful Solutions) Program in Brownsville | RiseBoro Community Partnerships
- Bridging the Technology Gap (External link) in Rockaway and Broad Channel | Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation
- Mental Health Training & Community Outreach (External link)in St. George, Stapleton, Port Richmond | Project Hospitality
- Hands on photography (External link) in Fordham and University Heights | African International Collaborative Center (AICC)
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Youth Soccer League (External link) in Kingsbridge | African Life Center, ALC.
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