OUR MISSION BRM promotes healthy living and neighborhood revitalization for Central Brooklyn residents through, an innovative sustainable food system, with a focus on families and youth.
OUR VISION
BRM envisions urban farming as the starting point for a self-reliance movement, empowering neighborhood residents to take ownership of their own food supply, nutrition and neighborhood revitalization. BRM endeavors to build community pride, provide healthy provisions to its neediest residents, encourage youth entrepreneurship and develop a communal culture towards land use and community health through an innovative sustainable food system.
Rev. Robert Jackson and Rev. DeVanie Jackson, Co-founders of the Brooklyn Rescue Mission serve as members of various task-forces, committees and community collaborations. Some of the committees and task forces include: the Brooklyn Food Coalition, Community District (CB# 3) Community Emergency Response Team CERT team members and are Co-conveners of the NYC Food and Fitness Partnership.
Brooklyn Rescue Mission is a Growing Power ROTC Partner
Brooklyn Rescue Mission History
Brooklyn Rescue Mission was founded in 2002 by a group of clergy and community workers with a vision to service the hungry, hurting and homeless people of Central Brooklyn with healthy fresh food and clean warm clothing. The mission’s founders helped many poor working families, predominately headed by low wage earners, by providing food outreach and clothing assistance. Brooklyn Rescue Mission, Inc. was successfully formed and now assists families living in a community where many of residents are one paycheck away from homelessness.