Our History
North Brooklyn has transformed from a blue-collar community to a gentrified area with rising incomes. The median family income has risen to $107,630 in Greenpoint/Williamsburg and $74,890 in Bushwick. Despite this, economic insecurity remains high, with 56% of mothers in Greenpoint/Williamsburg and 72% in Bushwick relying on Medicaid. With an estimated $13,000 needed to raise a baby in their first year, the cost of parenting can become a significant burden for many underserved families.
In response to these challenges, North Brooklyn Angels launched the highly successful “Angel Babies” pop-up events to foster community support for mothers and families in need. Learn more about our past successes and how they’ve inspired our evolution into Little Angels, an initiative focused on a more sustainable approach to support and community building through meaningful connections.
Our Mission
As an initiative rooted within the North Brooklyn Angels’ vision of ‘neighbors helping neighbors’, Little Angels is focused on bridging the gap between North Brooklyn families with more resources and families in need during the early years of parenting.
Our goal is to create a sustainable always-on ecosystem that unites parents and guardians of diverse backgrounds and connects underserved families with donated nursing, infant, and toddler gear tailored to their specific needs.
Our Program
Little Angels operates a private storefront in Williamsburg, where nursing, infant, and toddler gear donated by local families is stored. Using a digital inventory management system, Little Angels consults with North Brooklyn families in need to provide them with essential parenting items. Selected items are then personally delivered by our network of volunteers, fostering connection and community support.
Get Involved
Little Angels is a fledgling new program under North Brooklyn Angels, and we run on the availability and generosity of our volunteers, neighbors, and partners!
- Give Your Gear - Fill out our Gear Donation Form to submit your gently used nursing, infant or toddler gear.
- Note: At this time we are unable to accept clothes, toys or books. Be on the lookout for future Angel Babies events where these items are collected for donation.
- Donate - As a hyper-local non-profit, North Brooklyn Angels runs on the generosity of our neighbors and supporters! Please consider making a donation to support the sustainability of this program. By navigating our donation page, you will see “Little Angels” as an option to which you’d like to donate your support!
- Volunteer - We’re always looking for community members to help pickup and drop off donations, keep our storefront and inventory in order, and liaise with the community to build awareness and generate donations. Join our growing group of neighbors helping neighbors!
- Stay in Touch - Stay up to speed on the evolution of Little Angels, hear about our success and learn about new opportunities to engage with the program as it grows. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook!