Program areas at Brooklyn Level Up
Entrepreneurship Collective EC empowers BIPOC business owners through a culturally relevant, wellness-focused, and accountability-driven small business incubator. Offering workshops, MWBE certification, networking opportunities, community playlists, a curated book collection, peer-to-peer mentoring, structured cohorts, and practical toolkits, the EC provides entrepreneurs with the resources and support needed to thrive.
BKLVLUP Cultivate is committed to environmental justice, empowering community membersespecially youthto engage with the green economy while addressing critical issues related to soil health, air quality, and extreme heat. Through its citizen scientist corps, the initiative trains residents to identify environmental challenges, map their impact, navigate government programs, and drive community-led solutions. Its flagship project includes a paid youth-led soil testing program, interactive data collection workshops, and community-driven mapping projects, equipping participants with the knowledge and tools to advocate for a healthier, more resilient future.
The Flats Community Land Trust CLT is dedicated to preserving and building affordable housing, establishing vibrant commercial and communal spaces, and advocating alongside residents and businesses for equitable land use.
BKLVLUP acts as NYCCEC's TRIE partner for the East Flatbush community, facilitating The People's Money. The People's Money is New York City's annual citywide Participatory Budgeting PB initiative where community members decide how to spend part of the city's budget.
Project Resilience: Started as part of BKLVLUP's COVID pandemic response, BKLVLUP continues a small grocery delivery service program for homebound seniors.
Packer Collegiate provides students an all day interactive workshop with an introduction to what it is like to work in a nonprofit - promoting the next generation to join the community movement.
FABGC: Brooklyn Level Up is a founding member of the Flatbush African Burial Ground Coalition that seeks to preserve the sacred final resting place of enslaved Africans in flatbush as well as amplify the voices and decision-making of the descendant community as it relates to the burial ground.
Community Consulting has been done by our Executive Director to provide studies, guidance, and research for the community to city and state agencies.
CB17 Rezoning: Part of BKLVLUP's community consulting work, BKLVLUP was contracted by CB17 to conduct community engagement work in the neighborhoods covered by CB17 in order to educate community residents on rezoning, gather community feedback on a rezoning survey, design and host community walking tours regarding zoning and create educational videos regarding same.