Friends of the Brooklyn Urban Garden Center for Sustainability

Friends of the Brooklyn Urban Garden Center for Sustainability is the fundraising, community outreach and service arm of the proposed Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School.  It is an incorporated organization, whose fiscal sponsor is The Fund for the City of New York, via the Fund’s Incubator/Partner Project program. Learn more about the program here: http://www.fcny.org/fcny/core/ip/

Please click the Donate Now! button below powered by NYCharities.org and make your contribution to BUGS. There are various payment methods to make your donation. Thank you!

If you'd like to pay by check, make it out to "Fund for the City of New York" and then in the Memo line write "Friends of BUGCS." Send the check to: Friends of BUGCS, c/o Holly Kilpatrick, 579 10th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215.

Mission

The mission of Friends of the Brooklyn Urban Garden Center for Sustainability (“Friends of BUGCS”) is to promote the education of children and their families by serving as a community resource for information regarding environmental and sustainability issues.  A primary focus is to reach this goal by providing financial support, as well as planning and operational support, for the establishment and ongoing operation of the proposed Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School (BUGS).

Activities

Friends of BUGCS will support outreach efforts to the community, particularly programming related to sustainability, food justice and environmental awareness. Outreach will serve the dual purpose of informing and engaging the public in the school and, with an emphasis on stewardship of the environment, provide information, resources and sustainability education.

Role of the Organization

Once BUGS is established, Friends of BUGCS will encourage students’ parents in the ongoing efforts to provide financial and operational support for the school, such as for the school’s Parent Teacher Association. If you would like to participate in this exciting project please contact us.