{"id":156232,"date":"2026-03-07T15:40:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/156232\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T15:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:40:35","slug":"borough-president-funds-baby-showers-in-high-need-brooklyn-neighborhoods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/156232\/","title":{"rendered":"Borough President Funds Baby Showers in High-Need Brooklyn Neighborhoods"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seven Brooklyn nonprofits receive up to $5,000 each through Borough President Antonio Reynoso\u2019s Community Baby Shower Fund to support new and expecting parents.<\/p>\n

Borough President Antonio Reynoso<\/a>\u00a0on Feb. 26 announced the first seven recipients of funding through his second annual Community Baby Shower Fund<\/a>, committing $50,000 in discretionary funding for a second year to support locally organized baby showers across the borough.<\/p>\n

The initiative, first launched in Aug.\u00a02024, provides up to $5,000 in matching reimbursement funds to nonprofits hosting community baby showers before May 31, 2026. The events distribute essential infant supplies, including diapers, wipes, blankets alongside breast pumps, while linking new and expecting parents to local organizations and city agencies that offer family support services.<\/p>\n

Funding is aimed at neighborhoods with historically high maternal mortality and morbidity rates.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrooklynites thrive when their community shows up for them and pregnancy and early parenthood are no different. Community baby showers are so impactful because, beyond distributing essential baby supplies, they foster support networks that parents can lean on, right in their own neighborhoods,\u201d said Reynoso. \u201cEach organization receiving funding recognizes the unique needs of the neighborhoods they serve, and the importance of community support for parents welcoming our youngest Brooklynites into the world. I can\u2019t wait to see their community baby showers improve outcomes for families across our borough.\u201d<\/p>\n

The seven organizations receiving awards are:<\/p>\n

The fund builds on Reynoso\u2019s broader maternal health agenda. Over the past two decades, Black women in New York City have been significantly more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women.<\/p>\n

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\n. Photo: Supplied\/ Office of Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso <\/p>\n

In 2021, Reynoso allocated his office\u2019s full $45 million capital budget to maternal health improvements at Brooklyn\u2019s three public hospitals, the first time a borough president directed an entire fiscal year of capital funding to a single cause within one city agency.<\/p>\n

The Community Baby Shower Fund remains open on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.<\/p>\n

Eligibility requirements<\/p>\n

Applicants must:<\/p>\n


\n\tHold current 501(c)(3) status

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\n\tProvide a dollar-for-dollar funding match

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\n\tDemonstrate a history of service in at least one target neighborhood

\n\t\u00a0
\n\tShow experience serving prenatal and postpartum individuals and families

\n\t\u00a0
\n\tHave experience organizing baby showers or similar resource events

\n\t\u00a0
\n\tHost events between Jul. 21, 2025 and May 31, 2026

\n\t\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Priority neighborhoods<\/p>\n

Funding is prioritized for events in:<\/p>\n


\n\tBedford-Stuyvesant

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\n\tBrownsville

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\n\tBushwick

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\n\tCanarsie

\n\t\u00a0
\n\tConey Island

\n\t\u00a0
\n\tCrown Heights

\n\t\u00a0
\n\tEast Flatbush

\n\t\u00a0
\n\tEast New York

\n\t\u00a0
\n\tFlatbush\/Midwood

\n\t\u00a0
\n\tSunset Park

\n\t\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Awards are issued on a reimbursement basis and are not guaranteed upon application. A step-by-step Community Baby Shower Guide, including planning templates and activity ideas, is available through the Borough President\u2019s office. Applications must be submitted via the online request form, with required financial documentation emailed separately.<\/p>\n

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