Who is
East Brooklyn Congregations (EBC)

We believe that people working together have the power to change their communities and their country for the better. We challenge talented leaders to imagine the change they can accomplish, connect individuals and institutions to build power, and mobilize people by the thousands. We set audacious goals, create savvy strategies, and take on the powerful interests that stand in the way. And we get results!

East Brooklyn Congregations (EBC) is a non-partisan organization composed of

dues-paying member institutions, including congregations, schools, and homeowners associations. We have deep membership bases in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville/Ocean-Hill, Bushwick, Crown Heights, and East New York.


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Our Strategy Team

The EBC strategy team is the central authority for our organization, comprising esteemed leaders from our member organizations who spearhead new issue campaigns, monitor the advancement of ongoing campaigns, and address the financial and structural aspects of the organization.

The Core Campaigns

The Nehemiah Oral History

Nehemiah Homes is one of the most successful affordable homeownership initiatives in NYC history. Learn how the initiative illuminates the past, inspires the present for the future.

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Brownsville school receives major changes to its library due to student families voicing concern

By Katelynn Ulrich • 30 Jan, 2024
More than 100 repairs have been made in several district 23 schools. The total repairs by the end of this year will total to 168. It's part of $10 million from the city to make the changes. At P.S. 137 in Brownsville, the library received new flooring. Other fixes throughout the district include staircases, outdoor space and more. Students and families rallied together with the help of the East Brooklyn Congregations to get the changes made.  "Some people may think they're little things but when you add all of them up you show our young people that we care about them. We want to have an environment where our young people can thrive," said Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Brooklyn Pastor Shaun J. Lee

Rally Backs Affordable Housing Initiative in Wingate

By BK Reader Staff • 25 Jan, 2024
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A sleeping giant for new homes: Creedmoor could be the key to Hochul’s housing agenda

By DAVID K. BRAWLEY and PATRICK O'CONNOR | • 10 Sep, 2023
Gov. Hochul put forth her plans to address New York’s housing crisis. Though the announcement outlined several executive actions, the most powerful and exciting policy tool the governor floated as a solution to New York’s housing woes is her vision to convert state-owned sites into housing.

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