Grantee: Workers Justice Project
We’re pleased to announce our latest grants in New York City! Through the leadership of our New York City Community Funding Committee, North Star Fund awarded $350,000 in grants to 31 organizations. This docket includes Catalyst grants (for start-ups) and these Grassroots Action grants (for organizations with a proven track record), along with Innovative Activism grants (for organizations that support the ecosystem of organizing).
Grassroots Action grants of $10,000 or $15,000 represent our biggest investment in people-powered transformation. These organizations need consistent and reliable funding to succeed, so we often provide these grants for years as grantees take on the long, difficult struggles for justice.
Additionally, these grants reflect our commitment to sustain existing New York City organizations led by an active and growing membership base. Together they are building the energy and skills of tens of thousands of New Yorkers directly impacted by oppressive policies.
These organizations have a track record of visible impact to advance systemic change—whether by holding local government and policy leaders accountable or transforming cultural norms.
CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities – $10,000
A homegrown powerhouse of working-class Asian immigrants, bridging tenants in Manhattan Chinatown’s rent-stabilized apartments and Queensbridge public housing to confront New York State’s broken rent laws and to advance inclusive economic development.
Chinese Staff and Workers’ Association – $10,000
A long-running workers’ center organizing Chinatown workers across trades—from bicycle delivery drivers to home health care workers—for fair wages and better working conditions.
Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) – $10,000
A powerful coalition bringing together dozens of grassroots communities along with police and research experts to end discriminatory and abusive policing practices in New York City while advancing alternatives to policing for public safety.
Crown Heights Tenant Union / Urban Homesteading Assistance Board – $10,000
A 900-household strong project of the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, fighting to preserve rent-regulated housing and prevent displacement.
Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE) – $10,000
A powerful, long-running organization of NYCHA tenants in Gowanus, Brooklyn, united to fight for capital improvements in public housing that improve resiliency and sustainability in the face of climate change.
Flatbush Tenant Coalition – $10,000
A member-led group of more than seventy tenant associations organizing over 20,000 Brooklyn rent-stabilized tenants—mostly immigrant women from the West Indies—for rent freezes and housing court reform.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors – $10,000
A housing justice organization based in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, organizing for permanently affordable housing and against displacement and gentrification of this long-standing immigrant community.
Parent Action Committee – $10,000
A Bronx-based, multilingual community of parents dedicated to improving the quality of education by improving school safety and the learning experience for all children, beginning in District 9 and extending throughout the city.
Rockaway Youth Task Force – $10,000
A Black and Brown youth-led organization in the Rockaways fighting for food justice and an end to discriminatory policing and punitive school discipline policies.
Street Vendor Project – $10,000
A vibrant network of entrepreneurs, many of whom are immigrants, veterans, or women of color, organizing against police harassment while advocating for reasonable permits and legal vending spaces.
Teachers Unite – $10,000
A city-wide network of New York City public school educators organizing in every borough to resist the segregation and criminalization of Black and Latinx youth and to transform school climates by promoting peace, healing and restorative justice practices.
Tenants & Neighbors – $10,000
A statewide organization of low- and moderate-income tenants building and wielding their power to preserve affordable housing and strengthen tenants’ rights in New York.
Urban Youth Collaborative – $10,000
A powerful coalition of youth-led organizing groups demanding high-quality education for all students by replacing punitive policies and approaches with restorative justice and deeper investment in students success.
Worker’s Justice Project – $10,000
A Brooklyn-based worker center developing the leadership of Latinx day laborers and domestic workers through worker-led campaigns for better conditions and wages.
Our next New York City grant cycle opens in August, 2019. To receive ongoing information about grant opportunities, grantee actions and North Star Fund events, sign up to get our email newsletter or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.