CURRENT
GRANTEES

Learn about the recent round of Know Your Neighbors Fund grantees from across New Haven who are bringing their communities together.

Other Grantees

Sunday Cider
Sunday, October 25th 8-10am at 109 Foster Street
Neighbor Organizer: Lauren Langford

Fall Movie Series + Q&A
October 21st, 7:15pm at 79 Lawrence Street
Neighbors Organizer: Frank Amaefuna

Neighborhood Chronicles & Future Mailbox
November 14th at Westville Patio
Neighbor Organizer: Sun Queen

Youth Leadership Summit
Saturday, November 14, 2026 from 9am-12pm at Metropolitan Business Academy
Neighbor Organizer: Alex Conaway

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church “Hello East Rock” Event
November 14th, 7:30am at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (100 Lawrence Street)
Neighbor Organizer: Jacquelyn Pheanious

Family Potluck in East Rock Park
Date TBD (Rescheduled because of rain) at East Rock Park
Neighbor Organizer: Amy Curtis

Maxine’s Mercy Stand + Read Aloud
October 30th, 5-7pm, Stevens Street
Neighbor Organizer: Maxine Harris-Branham

Hill South Block Clean Up
November 1st, 10am-1pm
Neighbor Organizer: Lynete Joyner

Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway with Women of the Village
Tuesday, November 24th, 1-3pm at NHPD Substation on Charles Street
Neighbor Organizer: Women of the Village in Dixwell

Jazz Up Your Old/New Tee & Get to Know Your Neighbor
January 30th, 12-6pm
Neighbor Organizer: Jasmine Bennett

Free Public Sauna & Cold Plunge
January 9th at 11am at Lighthouse Point Park
Neighbor Organizer: Ali Oshinski

The souper supper club
Date and Location TBD
Neighbors Organizer: Dorian Dean

Community Speak Out on Schools
Wednesday, 6-7:30pm (10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4) at Varick Church (246 Dixwell Avenue)
Neighbor Organizer: Mahdere Yared

PAST
GRANTEES

Read about our past grantees to see how neighbors across New Haven have brought their communities together with $100 to $200 grants.

Barnard School Clean-Up

Community cleanup project to speak Parent-Teacher Association at Barnard school. Parents and students worked together to maintain and improve shared public spaces.
Organizer: Bradley Swain
Neighborhood: Edgewood
Weekly Chess Club

Every Friday at G Cafe in East Rock. Neighbors are welcome to challenge each other in chess.
Organizer: Max Chaoulideer
Neighborhood: East Rock
Ninth Square Neighbor Social

A Downtown New Haven ice cream social brought together 40 neighbors, families, and local business owners for conversation, connection, and the first Ninth Square resident gathering of its kind.
Organizer: Alder Christine Kim
Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven
Unity and the Community (Back Again)

A neighborhood cookout and musical gathering in the Hill, bringing residents together through food, music, and shared community space.
Organizer: Lena Cummings
Neighborhood: Across New Haven
New Haven sketchers

Weekly community sketching meetups across New Haven, bringing neighbors together to draw, connect, and explore local spaces in a welcoming, creative environment.
Organizer: Celia Poirier
Neighborhood: Across New Haven
Women of the village community food pantry.

Distribution of rotisserie chicken to community members through the Women of the Village food pantry, bringing neighbors together through shared meals.
Organizer: Andrea Mastracchio
Neighborhood: Across New Haven
Hang Out & Film Workshop

A free community filmmaking workshop where neighbors collaborate in small teams to create short films in a single day, building relationships through creativity and shared problem-solving.
Organizer: Josh Stasko
Neighborhood: Across New Haven
Bus Try-Out & Edgewood Park Clean-Up

Youth leaders rode the city bus together, cleaned up Edgewood Park, and gathered afterward to promote sustainable transportation, environmental stewardship, and stronger community connections.
Organizer: New Haven Climate Movement Youth Leaders
Neighborhood: Westville
Soaring on Angels’ Wings™: Neighborhood Healing Circle

A Healing Circle brought Westville neighbors together for meaningful conversations about grief, hope, and resilience. Though intimate in size, the gathering fostered deep connection and inspired the creation of ongoing monthly Healing Circles to support community healing.
Organizer: Dr. Tracy J. Dancy
Neighborhood: Westville