Data2Go Helps Students Graduate On Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh-CJF1ELMM What makes it so hard for students in central Brooklyn to graduate high school and go on to college? Where some may have pointed to statistics that focus on failing … Read More
Interrupting Violence in Brooklyn
...it was either I was gonna kill, or be killed Zayquan Daniels spends his days walking the streets of Crown Heights, Brooklyn looking for trouble. But when he finds it, he … Read More
5 Tips on Issues Faced by New York City Tenants
This week on CAMBA Voice, we caught up with Alfred Toussaint, Program Manager at CAMBA Legal Services, to find out more about the top issues and misconceptions his clients face. Tip … Read More
Support on the Path to Citizenship
Ms. Diallo came to the United States thirteen years ago after escaping Liberia with her husband. Not long after she arrived, her husband passed away, and she was left alone … Read More
CAMBA Girls Who Code
Organizations like Girls Who Code exist to empower and challenge young women to imagine themselves in places they couldn’t before. CAMBA commits to sending young people to college and into careers … Read More
Brownsville Highschoolers Map Out Their Neighborhood
How well do you know your neighborhood? By the end of this month, high school students in Brownsville, Brooklyn will know the streets and businesses within their neighborhoods very well. As … Read More
CAMBA Celebrates with Adult Learners
On a Thursday evening before Memorial Day weekend, about 120 current and former students, their family members, their friends, and staff members of CAMBA's Adult Literacy Center gathered at the … Read More
Brooklyn Pride Brings Community Together
Last weekend, CAMBA's HIV Prevention team joined with Brooklyn's LGBTQ community in celebration of Brooklyn Pride. The team handed out condoms and information about the new HIV prevention methods, PreEP … Read More
Support for Refugees
Imagine the populations of New York City, Boston, Washington, DC, and Philadelphia combined. Now imagine that those cities are entirely filled with children who have been forced from their homes … Read More
Support CAMBA & Spend an Exciting Night at the Ballpark!
A constant in the Cyclones' history is their fierce rivalry against the Staten Island Yankees, and this rivalry can be seen in action on Wednesday, July 19 at CAMBA’s Night … Read More
Local Businesses Get Mobilized
“It is important that small business owners in New York City be aware of technology tools that can be used in order to increase revenues, reduce expenses and improve business … Read More
Happy Campers
CAMBA’s summer camps provide many opportunities for enrichment which combat this “summer slide.” On July 12, children from CAMBA’s Kids Shine summer camp went on a field trip to the Brooklyn … Read More
CAMBA Staff Fights Homelessness
Thousands of New Yorkers depend on CAMBA’s housing and homeless services each year. CAMBA provides housing support through homeless shelters, homeless prevention methods, housing for those living with HIV/AIDS, and … Read More
CAMBA Campers Shine Through the Summer
"Our Summer Camp Motto is simple: We believe in exploration through exposure to fun learning activities." -Wesner Pierre, Vice President, Education and Youth Development While summer tends to be a child’s favorite … Read More
College Access Series: Collegiate Express
Students stream back into schools across the country every fall. A third of CAMBA's clients are young people and, with them in mind, we are spending September and October celebrating … Read More
College Access Series: Leading to College
Nearly 10,000 of CAMBA's clients are young people and, with them in mind, this fall we reflect on their achievements within our agency's college-access programs. "I’m really thankful for how … Read More
Saluting CAMBA’s Violence Interrupters
Earlier this year, we profiled the work of Zayquan, a young man who has devoted himself to interrupting the cycle of violence in Brooklyn. The work of Zayquan is the … Read More
“Please don’t tell anyone you saw me here” (repost)
The post first appeared here on BKLYNER.com on December 15, 2017. Photo Credit: Slobo/E+/ Getty Images “Please don’t tell anyone you saw me here.” That is what people say when someone they know … Read More
CAMBA Hosts Anti-Violence Performance
Last month, CAMBA hosted the Theater of War Productions' for a presentation of Hercules in East New York in the Louis H. Pink Houses Community Center in Brooklyn. The lively … Read More
CAMBA Cuts the Ribbon on a New Computer Lab
My children can’t get enough of these wonderful, fast computers, especially my 11-year-old, who uses the lab every day for her schoolwork. I know that as she gets older, she’ll … Read More
Women in Social Services Leadership
In 1987, the United States Congress declared March as National Women’s History Month, a fact that demonstrates an important move towards recognizing the achievements of women in this country. With … Read More
Enough is Enough: CAMBA’s Work to End Sexual Assault
In 2015, New York State’s Governor Andrew Cuomo launched an awareness campaign Enough is Enough to combat sexual violence on college campuses. The legislation requires all colleges to adopt a … Read More
CAMBA Fights the Mental Health Stigma
Featured image: Raven (left) receives on-site case management services from a CAMBA staff member. Imagine one out of every five of your friends, classmates, coworkers or relatives. That is the number of … Read More
Phenomenal Girls’ Symposium 2018
CAMBA Family Support Program hosted its 2nd Annual Phenomenal Girls’ Symposium on May 12 and this year’s event attracted 74 girls from ages 11-18 to SUNY Downstate Medical Center on … Read More
A View From Our Nation’s Capital
In April, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a federal housing assistance program proposal that would have drastically increased rents for some of CAMBA’s most vulnerable … Read More
Spotlight on Kareem Youngblood
Kareem Youngblood‘s commitment to making a difference in the lives of Brooklyn’s at-risk youth is summed up in a quote presented in a recent magazine article: “I want to connect … Read More
The Making of the CAMBA Night Out Video
“We want our supporters to see that they are helping to make a difference in people’s lives,” says Melissa Fisher, Director of Development at CAMBA, speaking about our annual gala, … Read More
Spotlight on Ayanna Wilson
With a 9 year old boy, a second child on the way and being unemployed, Ayanna Wilson had many concerns on weighing on her mind. Luckily Ayanna had the encouraging … Read More
A Day in the Life of HomeBase
In expanding and bringing our services directly into these high-need neighborhoods, we increase visibility and awareness, and provide support to these communities by giving them valuable information on resources that … Read More