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What We Do

 

Since 2010, Ocean Hill-Brownsville Coalition of Young Professionals has been on a mission to leverage our skills, talents and professional networks to benefit home—our community.


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 Our Mission

We serve to improve Ocean Hill-Brownsville by using our professional resources to make the community a viable place to live, work and socialize through partnerships with existing organizations working within the community, professional, personal and community development, and philanthropy.

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Our Vision

We seek to improve socio-economic status of Ocean Hill-Brownsville by designing, implementing and supporting programs that will educate community residents in economics, health, education, youth development and the environment. 

What We've Achieved

 
  • Annual graduation celebration honoring the achievement of graduating high school and HSE graduates from Brownsville and Ocean Hill

  • Activation of a vacant lot with Brownsville Green community garden project

  • Organized 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the 1960 Ocean Hill Brownsville Teacher’s Strike

  • Kept our community civically engaged by hosting several mayoral, senatorial and city council candidate forums

  • Built local community development capacity and awareness through workshops about ULURP and zoning

  • Pioneering Eat Right, Get Tight local fitness and nutrition program

  • Initiated a Community Fellowship Program to sponsor young professionals seeking to make an impact in the community

    Mixers, networking happy hours, service days and so much more

 
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Contact Us

 

Reach out to us. We are a volunteer-led organization so please give us some time to respond.