Jeremiah Program Brooklyn

Jeremiah Program is disrupting the cycle of poverty for single mothers and their children, two generations at a time. We believe that when a mother invests simultaneously in her personal and professional goals and the education of her children, she can re-author her family’s outcomes and act as a change agent within her community.

JP launched in Brooklyn in 2017, partnering with other family resource providers in the community, while also offering JP’s unique program components for both moms and their children. The program serves single moms and their children experiencing poverty across all five boroughs of New York City. JP believes that no mother should have to choose between investing in herself and her child.

Who We Are

The Jeremiah Program offers one of the nation’s most successful strategies for transforming families from poverty to prosperity two generations at a time. Jeremiah’s proven, holistic approach begins with establishing a supportive community for determined single mothers to pursue a career track college education. Through our quality early childhood education, career track college education, empowerment and life skills training, those in our care experience a community of support in which they can grow and see new possibilities for themselves.

The facts…
• Over 88,000 people live in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, NY.
• Brownsville has one the highest concentrations of public housing in the nation.
• Only 17% of women of African American descent who reside in Brownsville attain a college degree.


What we do…

• Two-generation approach builds family well being by intentionally and simultaneously working with children and the adults in their lives.
• Our approach helps families analyze where previous efforts have fallen short and what needs to change to make sure things work well for them in the future.
• We reduce the steps required for families to plug into an opportunity in order to boost the power of education.