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Patch Picks: Local Nonprofits Making a Difference

Highlighting five local groups helping to serve the community.

This week, Patch Picks will highlight five great nonprofit organizations making a difference in the community.

1. Brooklyn AIDS Task Force

This organization with a branch in Prospect Heights is the oldest and largest non-profit HIV/AIDS prevention treatment and service program in Brooklyn, and seeks monetary donations. To make a donation, call (718) 622-2910 or visit www.batf.net.

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2. Heights and Hill Community Council

This group of clergy and community members is dedicated to helping older adults in Brooklyn live safely and independently in their own homes by providing direct services such as case management, transportation, and referral services. They seek volunteer help and monetary donations. To make a donation, call (718) 596-8789 or visit www.heightsandhill.org.

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3. Brooklyn Community Housing

Headquartered in Fort Greene, this 31-year-old organization provides housing for adults with serious and persistent mental illnesses in private apartments throughout Brooklyn, including Prospect Heights. There are also programs to house formerly homeless individuals who suffer from mental illnesses and housing for low-income families. To make a donation, call (718) 852-9322, x2140 or visit http://www.bchands.org.

4. Park Slope Volunteer Ambulance Corps

Located just across Flatbush Avenue, at 478 Bergen Street, this all-volunteer ambulance service provides emergency transport to Park Slope and surrounding communities – including Prospect Heights. All PSVAC members who ride on ambulances are EMT certified and donate their time and skills to help any resident, regardless of their ability to pay. To make a donation, or for more information, visit http://www.psvac.org.

5. CAMBA

A non-profit organization headquartered just south of Prospect Park, CAMBA provides family support services, youth education, HIV/AIDS services and housing help for homeless and low-income families. Locally, they run the Park Slope Women’s Shelter at the 8th Avenue Armory. For more information about other programs, or to donate, visit http://www.camba.org.

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