Brooklyn Communities Collaborative

07/20/2026

Black Maternal Mental Health Week is a reminder that every parent deserves access to care, support, and community.

To help connect families with essential services, BCC and the Neighborhood Technical Assistance Clinic developed the Brooklyn Maternal Health Resource Guide, which helps expecting and new parents find prenatal and postpartum care, housing assistance, nutrition, mental health support, and more.

Making it easier to find and access trusted local resources is just one way we’re advancing healthier outcomes for Black mothers, babies, and families. Visit our website to learn more.

07/01/2026

On June 23, BCC joined the Coalition for Women and Families’ community maternal health roundtable to address a vital question: Where do CBOs and maternal health providers go from here?

Our Community Engagement Manager, Kristian Balgobin, joined a fireside chat with other community maternal health leaders, to share how BCC’s current maternal health grant program is supporting pregnant individuals and the community-based organizations and providers that work with them. Attendees then broke into strategy-focused sessions to discuss opportunities for collaboration and advancing maternal health outcomes.

Thank you to Brooklyn Perinatal Network for bringing together partners committed to strengthening care for mothers, babies, and families.

Looking for maternal health resources in Brooklyn? Our Maternal Health Resource guide can help.

06/24/2026

Last year, BCC’s Strong Communities Fund granted nearly $1 million to 10 community-based organizations via our Maternal Health Program.

The stories that we’ve heard from the grantees show us just how essential community-based maternal health programs are. One mother who came to Brooklyn Perinatal Network with no insurance, no stable housing, and a high-risk pregnancy turned things with the support of a care coordinator, who helped her get insured, connected to services, and into safe housing.

Read the BK Reader piece about how BCC’s Strong Communities Fund is helping organizations like BPN reach women across Brooklyn by clicking the link in our bio! 👆🏾

04/28/2026

As we continue to spotlight our grantees, learn more about two organizations that have been raising awareness via community events. From a Maternal Health Fair and a four-week Lecture Series to a Prematurity Awareness event and a Haitian Women Parents Café, grantees and are bringing resources and community to the parents of Brooklyn.

04/15/2026

Next in our series, we’re featuring Strong Communities Fund Maternal Health Program grantees .inc and Neighborhood Technical Assistance Clinic. Their work includes community advocacy, outreach, and helping pregnant women access to care and insurance.

🧑‍🍼BPN offers direct services like doulas and diapers, as well as support for needs like safe housing, food access, and care coordination

🤰NTAC developed a Brooklyn Maternal Health Directory and conducts ongoing community outreach campaigns

04/13/2026

We launched our Strong Communities Fund Maternal Health Program over a year ago, and this Black Maternal Health Week we’re sharing the incredible work of our maternal health program grantees! Little Essentials, Seeds in the Middle, Expecting Relief are three grantees who’s work provided parents with goods and essential resources:
🍼 500+ parents received over 4,000 lbs of free produce, diapers & baby supplies
📦 288 mothers receive monthly essential products and pre-/post-natal resources

04/09/2026

Black Maternal Health Week starts this Saturday, and this year we’re rolling out a new, Brooklyn-specific resource.

The Brooklyn Maternal Health Directory is a free, comprehensive guide connecting families to prenatal care, doulas, postpartum support, mental health services, housing assistance, nutrition, and more. Many thanks to Neighborhood Technical Assistance Clinic, who we partnered with to create this guide.

📖 Access the free directory here:

Every person deserves compassionate and competent care before, during, and after pregnancy. The Brooklyn Maternal Health Resource Directory brings together a range of organizations offering everything from prenatal and postpartum […]

03/31/2026

As a WholeYouNYC partner, we’re here to connect you with resources like food, housing and transportation assistance. Brooklyn (as well as Manhattan and Queens) Medicaid members can check their eligibility today via the link in our bio or by calling 1-800-356-7480.

03/26/2026

Through our partnership with ’s WholeYouNYC network, we’re helping link Medicaid members like you with essential resource food, housing, and transportation support. Brooklyn (and Queens + Manhattan) Medicaid members: see if you’re eligible by clicking the link in our bio!