Funding Area
Other
Publication Date
April 2015
Grant Amount
Brooklyn Community Foundation: $100,000
Long Island Community Foundation: $25,000
Haitian American Cultural and Social Organization: $25,000
Grant Date:
May 2010 – March 2012
DOWNLOAD FULL REPORTOn January 12, 2010, a catastrophic earthquake hit the Port-au-Prince area, the capital of Haiti.
Extending beyond Haiti, the impact of the earthquake affected Haitian communities in New York: more than 400,000 Haitians reside in the State, with the largest Haitian communities in New York City, Long Island, and Rockland County. In response to this catastrophe and the needs of New York Haitian communities, NYHealth developed a three-part response strategy. The Foundation participated in two separate funding collaboratives led by Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF) and Long Island Community Foundation (LICF). NYHealth also provided a grant to Haitian American Cultural and Social Organization (HACSO). NYHealth provided grants totaling $150,000 to support these organizations’ efforts to address the needs of Haitian communities in three areas of the State.