Community Engagement, Education & Empowerment

Our Mission

Building bridges through community engagement, education & empowerment. We provide various programs & services to uphold our mission.

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Our Programs

APNA offers programs like SNAP, Medicaid, SSI, HEAP, Cash assistance, Food Pantry assistance, Affordable housing, Tax preparation and filing assistance.

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Welcome to APNA Brooklyn Community

APNA Brooklyn Community Center was founded in 2017 in Brighton Beach to build bridges through community engagement, education, and empowerment. Since its founding, APNA has jumped right into projects to meet the needs of local residents, especially those who are low-income, older, and/or have limited English proficiency. The Brooklyn neighborhoods of Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Luna Park and Coney Island…

Our Dedicated Team

APNA Brooklyn Community Center is operated by a dedicated group of
Team and Volunteers, including the active daily participation of each member of the Board of Directors:

Pervez Siddiqui

CHAIRMAN

He stands out among community leaders due to his educational background, professional experience and dedicated service to the community.

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Erum Hanif

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Ms. Hanif is a Human Resources Management Professional with more than a decade of experience in HR and Law. She has skills and expertise in HR

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Welcome to APNA Food Pantry Brighton Beach

APNA Food Pantry program provides individuals and families with the fuel to survive and thrive. Our hunger relief initiatives of aimed at raising community awareness thereby launching efforts to address this growing epidemic.

On average, we feed about 1000 people every week through the following services:

Mercy on Wheels
Food Pantries
Ramadan Food Baskets
Qurbani Meat Distribution
Feed the Hungry Campaigns for the Homeless

APNA Programs

Community Engagement, Education & Training

Providing assistance in preparing for the American citizenship test, ESL classes to learn English with basic Internet training.

Entitlement & Case Management Services

Assistance in applying for programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, Cash Assistance, HEAP, Social Security, SSI

Youth Empowerment & Training Workshops

Our mission is to educate, engage and empower our youth by providing them a prospective of personal and professional growth

Tax Preparation and Filing Assistance

With the help of professionals many who are of a low income household are able to prepare tax returns for free

Legal Consultancy & Lawyer Services

Helping the people of the community by experienced experts in immigration and family law consultancy

Back To School Supplies Distribution

Providing opportunities in various programs facilitated by the Center, like back to school supplies for children

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APNA 2020 Achievements

Food Distribution

2020 Census

Financial Assistance

Senior Services

Legal Consultancy

Test & Trace

Youth Services

Other Services

Community Events

Find out the Events happening at our Community Center

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Causes

Immigrants Rights Workshop

April 9, 2021 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Stay connected to your guests by linking a group to your event.

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Causes

Build the Block

March 30, 2021 @ 11:30 am – 3:00 am

Brooklyn, NY, United States 3140 Coney Island Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11235-6411, United States

Apna will host NYPD 60th Precinct Sector A- Build The Block Meeting on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Join us and…

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Causes

2021 Women Distinction Ceremony

March 25, 2021 @ 3:00 am – 5:00 am

Brooklyn, NY, United States 236 Neptune Avenue, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn NY-11235, U.S.A

Don’t forget to join us on Thursday, March 25th for 2021 Women of Distinction Ceremony.

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How you can help us?

Just call at +1 718 513 4700 to make a donation

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