Brooklyn Level Up (BKLVLUP)

Brooklyn Level Up is a community-powered enviro-tech lab where data, design, art, and neighborhood wisdom come together to build resilience in the Flats (Flatbush, East Flatbush, and Flatlands). ❇️

With our project, Rain Activated, we turn Brooklyn sidewalks into storytelling canvases — hidden messages and guidance that only appear when it rains, drawing attention to the risks of flooding and directing residents to resources, safety tools, and community care. ☔️

At the heart of that work is the Community Flooding Toolkit, crafted by our partner FWD — the living guide that transforms insight into action, giving tenants, homeowners, and renters the power to prepare before, during, and after the storm. 🛠️

Because flooding isn’t just a water issue — it's about displacement, lost belongings, debt, and the erasure of history and legacy. We believe climate resilience must be rooted in community care, immigrant stories, and shared responsibility. 💡

That’s why we’re asking for your support this holiday season: to scale Rain Activated, keep the Toolkit alive, train youth climate leaders, and sustain BKLVLUP’s whole ecosystem of neighborhood-based climate justice, design, and cultural resilience.

When the water rises — so do we.

Learn more through our Rain Activated site: https://rainactivated.org/

Follow us on Instagram @BKLVLUP https://www.instagram.com/bklvlup/
Discover more on our LinkTree https://linktr.ee/bklvlup

Your donation powers:

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  🔬The extended reach of Rain Activated — more blocks get visual flood-readiness cues right in their streets.
  


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  🛠️Keeps the Community Flooding Toolkit alive — a free, culturally grounded resource for families to prepare, recover, and advocate.
  


• 💡Powers youth-led data & climate labs that center immigrant stories, neighborhood memory, and grassroots leadership.


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  🎨Funds art + design + community resilience programs beyond just flooding — spanning housing justice, environmental justice, storytelling, and cultural preservation.
  


• 🌟For donations of $1000 or more, thank you so much for your belief and support, let us know your name/organization so that we can give you a shoutout in our next newsletter and year end Instagram post!