About the photograph: Summer Day Campers engaging in the Toyota Mini Makers Garage STEM event. At The Brotherhood Sister Sol, our summer programming has provided nearly 350 youth members, ages 8 through 18, with unforgettable, enriching, and transformative...
SUPPORT BROSIS RUNS! We’re excited to return as an Official Community Charity Partner for the TCS NYC Marathon on November 3, 2024! Our marathon team, BroSis Runs, showcases our commitment to health, wellness, and empowerment, featuring dedicated staff from our...
We’re thrilled to announce that Maritza Arroyo has joined us as our new Chief Development Officer! With more than 20 years of experience and leadership in the nonprofit, private, and public sectors, Ms. Maritza Arroyo, guided by her core values of equity, justice, and...
About the photograph: Our International Study Program cohort of 20 youth members departing for their month-long journey. As our summer begins, we at The Brotherhood Sister Sol (BroSis) are committed to ensuring our youth members experience a fulfilling season filled...
About the photograph: This vibrant digital photograph, edited by youth in our Media Arts program, showcases an imaginative painting by elementary-aged members inspired by the folk tale ‘The People Could Fly.’ Dear friend, The Brotherhood Sister Sol...
We are thrilled to share that, thanks to our partnership with Aritzia, 300 stylish and cozy winter coats were donated to our youth members in a heartwarming initiative, a generous gesture that has significantly brought comfort to those we serve. Thank you to Aritzia...
The Brotherhood Sister Sol joined Emerson Collective, and a coalition of NYC organizations united in shaping conversations and policies for a sustainable climate now and for the future and pleased to participate in Emerson Collective’s Climate Science Fair,...
Our growing youth-run farmers’ market is managed by the young people in our Environmental Program. It runs every Wednesday until the end of November, providing over 5,000 pounds of fresh food to over 2,000 community residents in an area deemed a food desert due...
Since our founding, BroSis has harnessed political education and creative expression as a tool to challenge inequity and champion justice across various issues. BroSis is where young people claim the power of their history, identity, and community. Together with our...
Artwork by BroSis youth member Ava For nearly 30 years, The Brotherhood Sister Sol has been at the forefront of social justice, educating, organizing, and training to challenge inequity and create opportunity for all. At the heart of this work is the belief that...
“Imagine what the world would look like if every student knew they had a voice and they used that same voice to go out and make the world as best as it could be. This is what [BroSis] does for my community. Our community.” – Brandyle, BroSis Youth...
To celebrate the drop of his new limited-edition hoodies on November 29th, and give back to his community on #GivingTuesday, Dapper Dan will kick off the Gap House Sessions series with BroSis. We are excited to launch the partnership with an intimate conversation...
Kevin Durant, the 12X All-Star, 2X NBA Champion and 2X NBA Finals MVP, visited BroSis on July 26, 2022 to celebrate the grand opening of our beautiful rooftop basketball court, which was endowed by his Kevin Durant Charity Foundation as part of their “Build It...
As we write this letter, The Brotherhood Sister Sol is enjoying its first summer in our new home. Over 300 youth members are participating in summer programming that includes community organizing training, writing workshops, college prep, health and...
Friday, June 3, 2022 — U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat, in collaboration with New York City Council Member Shaun Abreu, held a National Gun Violence Awareness Day Press conference at The Brotherhood Sister Sol — to honor the victims and...
Support BroSis This Holiday Season As we enter the holiday season, we want to thank our community for standing with The Brotherhood Sister Sol to educate, organize, and train. Your partnership has made it possible for BroSis to keep our doors open, to fortify our...
Twenty years ago, BroSis worked with a talented architect to design the renovation of our then-new home, a one-hundred-year-old Brownstone we’d just purchased to serve as our headquarters. In 2015, we secured the same architect, Anthony K. Shitemi and Urban...
Summer Programming Has Begun! At BroSis, we offer a wide variety of summer enrichment programs serving our young people. Our philosophy is fun, learning, and developing life-long bonds while dramatically reducing the access and summer opportunity gaps. Click here to...
“Our young people are extremely resilient, resourceful, and hardworking. Many of them have limited resources… but that doesn’t stop them from reaching the stars. That’s why we were created, to challenge inequities.” – Silvia Canales, Director of College, Career, and...
HARLEM, NY — A popular youth-run farmer’s market reopened Wednesday in Hamilton Heights, promising to dish out thousands of pounds of fresh produce over the next six months. Now in its seventh year, the BroSis Green Youth Market kicked off Wednesday in Johnny Hartman...
