School is officially back in session! 🎒 🍎 ✏️

This morning, BCS`s Laurie A. Cumbo Children`s Enrichment Center welcomed 3K and preschool students for a brand-new school year of learning and growing.

We are so excited to see what an incredible school year our students have. Wishing them and all NYC students a fun, engaging, and safe school year! 💙

This week, we’re highlighting our Community Cornerstone programs!

BCS Community Cornerstones are free, year-round community centers within NYCHA developments, offering engaging programming for youth, teens, young adults, and families — including workforce development and community-building events.

Meet our O’Dwyer Cornerstone! O’Dwyer is a safe, welcoming, fun community space for everyone ages 5 and up. Whatever brings you through the door — learning a new skill, getting homework help, playing basketball, making art or music, exploring careers, focusing on wellness, meeting new people, or simply having a safe place to belong — O’Dwyer is here for you.

Help us keep spaces like O’Dwyer thriving. Donate to BCS programs today: Link in bio!

This week, we’re highlighting our community programs! 💡

Meet the NY Food for Families program! Food for Families brings fresh produce from NYC farmers straight to Brooklyn residents through nine monthly food distribution events at BCS program sites across the borough — free of charge, no questions asked. This spring, we hit a huge milestone: passing out our 10,000th bag of food! This summer, we’ve increased the number of bags at two locations and added two new distributions to our monthly lineup.

At a time when food costs feel overwhelming, and access to quality food in Brooklyn can seem out of reach, Food for Families is on a mission to make things just a bit easier.

Do you believe in the power of feeding Brooklyn? Walk with us in solidarity on October 3rd for Step Up for Brooklyn.

Register to walk, run, or support Food for Families and other BCS programs today at the link in bio!

Meet Laci Chisholm, Founder & Executive Director of Fit4Dance, a Brooklyn dance and wellness studio, and a member of the BCS board. 💫

For 12 years, Laci has built Fit4Dance into a multigenerational community hub. Now, thanks to the Community Energy Project (a partnership with CitizensNYC and National Grid), Fit4Dance is expanding to help neighbors access resources on energy affordability and efficiency too.

Her advice to anyone waiting for the "right time" to start a business? "Start before everything feels perfect, because it probably never will."

This Black Business Month, show up for the businesses that show up for you. Take the class. Book the space. Leave the review. Come back. 🖤

🔗 Full story at the link in bio

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Ready to get to know your next BCS Community program?

Meet our Farragut Cornerstone! Farragut is a place where neighbors become family, and people of every generation have a reason to walk through the doors. At the heart of this program is one simple belief: the quality of people’s lives is shaped by the quality of the experiences we give them.

What makes Farragut unique is the generational impact — former residents who grew up in the program now lead and mentor today’s youth, supported by the countless community partners who help keep participants engaged and resourced, both within the center and at home.

***BCS Community Cornerstones are free, year-round community centers in NYCHA developments that offer engaging programming for youth, teens, young adults, and families—including workforce development and community-building events.

Want to support Farragut and programs like it? Join us on October 3rd for Step Up for Brooklyn! Register to walk, run, or support Farragut and other BCS programs: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/e/NXg4AA?vid=1s2alf

As we gear up for Step Up for Brooklyn, we’re highlighting the community programs that could use a step up from you!

BCS Community Cornerstones are free, year-round community centers in NYCHA developments that offer engaging programming for youth, teens, young adults, and families, including workforce development and community-building events.

To kick things off, meet our Seth Low Cornerstone! Seth Low is changing what people expect when they hear “Seth Low” — creating a space where young people feel seen, families feel welcomed, and the whole community knows there’s good happening in their neighborhood.

When participants walk through the Seth Low doors, we hope they leave inspired: ready to try something new, meet someone new, discover their own strengths, and build relationships that last.

Programs like Seth Low run on your support. Donate today to help us keep these doors open for Brooklyn’s youth and families: Check the link in bio!