Community Programs at NEBHDCo

s across two broad areas: Healthy Food and Living, and Tenant and Community Supports. Healthy Food and Living Programs includes:

-Golden Harvest Food Pantry, emergency food and benefits supports in a beautiful new 2-story facility. The pantry provides emergency food distribution on the main floor, using a supermarket-style client choice model. On the second floor our facilities include The Demonstration Kitchen, a classroom and a 3-station benefits center.

-Communities for Healthy Food Bed-Stuy, a food justice and food access initiative, with a holistic approach to bettering the food system in Bed-Stuy through 5 strategic intervention areas.

1. Urban Gardens and Farms: Three gardens/urban farms growing food for the pantry, a fourth food garden at our senior residence building, and a hydroponics facility in planning stages. Our urban farming includes a paid youth internship and training program.

2.Advocacy and Community Building: Food Empowerment Education and Sustainability Team (FEEST) our monthly youth gathering; community events such as film screenings, book signings and cooking events gather community and encourage healthy eating.

3. Culinary and Nutrition Knowledge Sharing: Programs that support community members to learn and teach culinary skills and nutrition basics.

4. Retail Work: Working with existing retail, such as bodegas and supermarkets, to increase healthy food options. Additionally we are developing a new Central Brooklyn Food Co-op, with local partners and residents.

5. Good Food Jobs: Food industry jobs training, and workshops and entrepreneurial support for cooperative food businesses. Tenant & Community Supports includes:

-Benefits referrals: For SNAP, housing, employment, education, immigration services, legal services, health checks, and other services provided through partner agencies operating in the local area; virtual tax prep and SNAP also offered directly.

-Kosciuszko Garden Learning Center, a beautiful ornamental public garden at 385 Kosciuszko Street
- Winter coat drives, Back to School events, Thanksgiving community meals