Citizens Philanthropic Foundation funding will expand BCM’s Community Access initiative and make admission free for Brooklyn families during designated hours. <\/p>\n
The\u00a0Brooklyn Children\u2019s Museum<\/a> has received a $5,000 grant from the Citizens Philanthropic Foundation<\/a> to help expand access to play-based learning for Brooklyn families, regardless of their ability to pay.<\/p>\n The funding will support the museum\u2019s Community Access initiative, including Community Access Thursdays, which provide free admission every Thursday from 2:00 – 5:00pm.<\/p>\n Already, nearly half of the museum\u2019s visitors so far this year have been able to attend free of charge through the initiative.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAt Brooklyn Children’s Museum, we believe every child deserves access to joyful, hands-on learning experiences that spark curiosity and strengthen community,\u201d said Atiba T. Edwards, president and CEO of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. \u201cThis grant allows more Brooklyn families to see the museum as a place where they belong.\u201d<\/p>\n Community Access Thursdays are part of the museum\u2019s broader efforts to make its programs available to more families.\u00a0The initiative provides a regular opportunity for families to visit the museum without the cost of admission, making hands-on learning and play more accessible to Brooklyn residents.<\/p>\n The museum also supports the borough\u2019s communities through partnerships with local organizations, employment opportunities for Brooklyn residents\u00a0and efforts to create welcoming spaces for children and caregivers from diverse backgrounds.<\/p>\n Families can reserve free tickets for Community Access Thursdays in advance through the Brooklyn Children\u2019s Museum website. Free admission is available every Thursday from 2:00-5:00pm, allowing families to participate in the museum\u2019s exhibits and programming throughout the year.<\/p>\n The Citizens Philanthropic Foundation\u2019s grant will help sustain these free-admission opportunities as Brooklyn Children\u2019s Museum continues working to make its educational experiences more accessible to families across the borough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Citizens Philanthropic Foundation funding will expand BCM’s Community Access initiative and make admission free for Brooklyn families during…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324967,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,122397,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-324966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-grantbrooklyn-childrens-museum","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}