Robin Hood Selects BRC

The Robin Hood Foundation has just selected BRC for a $500,000 grant, doubling BRC’s ability to successfully assist homeless men and women find and retain both employment and housing. The Robin Hood Foundation is renowned for its rigorous standards and expectations. This first time grant is a great affirmation of BRC’s work, and everyone at BRC expresses their gratitude to Robin Hood for this recognition of BRC’s success, and investment in its clients’ futures.

Last year, over 800 BRC clients moved to permanent housing and 200 found employment. BRC is proud of its clients’ successes; now with this great investment from the Robin Hood Foundation, hundreds more of New York’s homeless will have the opportunity to find and retain employment and housing.

“Winding the Clock” Mosaic Presented at BRC’s Senior Center

On Wednesday, June 30th, BRC was joined by staff and artists from Groundswell Community Mural Project and representatives of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation in dedicating a large-scale mosaic at BRC’s Senior Center in the Sara D. Roosevelt Park in Manhattan. Lead artist Clare Herron along with fifteen young people in the Teen Empowerment Mural Apprenticeship (TEMA) program worked on the mosaic since the fall of 2009 and explained that their inspiration came from the history of NYC’s Chinatown and the residents of the Bowery. This is BRC’s second successful endeavor with Groundswell. The first was last summer’s two-story mural covering the entire exterior frontage of the Lexington Avenue Women’s Residence.

For an up-close view, click here.

(Included at the dedication were Executive Director Muzzy Rosenblatt, Senior Center Program Director Kim Fong, Groundswell Board President Rob Krulak, Groundswell Program Director Jackie Chang, and NYC Department of Parks & Recreation Manhattan Borough Commissioner William Castro.)

BRC Receives Honor from the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation

The NYC Department of Parks & Recreation’s Parks Opportunity Program (POP) gives unemployed men and women, many who are living on public assistance, the opportunity to gain transferable skills in a number of fields in preparation for private sector careers. BRC is a POP partner and on Tuesday, June 29th, was recognized for most hires of POP graduates over the past year.

BRC Receives Award from East Midtown Partnership

For the past 8 years, BRC has been the outreach partner for the East Midtown Partnership. In that time, over 600 individuals have transitioned from the streets to more appropriate settings. In honor of BRC’s work and leadership, the East Midtown Partnership presented BRC and Deputy Executive Director Brian Moriarty with the 2010 Partner of Distinction Award for contributions to the betterment of East Midtown Manhattan at a breakfast on Thursday, June 17, 2010.

BRC Executive Director Muzzy Rosenblatt, East Midtown Partnership President Rob Byrnes, BRC Deputy Executive Director Brian Moriarty

BRC Begins Accepting Applications for New Liberty Avenue Residence

Click here for an eligibility form and application for BRC’s Liberty Avenue Residence.

All forms should be submitted to info@brc.org or mailed to Attn: Anat Leonard, 324 Lafayette St, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10012

BRC Announces Plans for New Programs in Chelsea

BRC is proud to announce its plans for a new headquarters and vertical campus in Chelsea. This is a great moment for BRC and the people we serve, as we convert 104,000 square foot, 12-story building, and bring together under one roof several of BRC’s most effective residential and outpatient programs. When we move in later this year, BRC will be able to successfully serve more of our City’s neediest individuals, and accelerate our contribution to Mayor Bloomberg’s goal of ending homelessness.

At the same time, we will help accelerate the City’s economic recovery, taking a virtually vacant building and bringing it to life, creating 90 new permanent jobs at BRC, well over 100 construction jobs, and adding significantly to the economic activity of Chelsea. The cost efficiencies we will achieve at this location will enable us to serve more people and do so more effectively.

Click here to learn more details of the plan.

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