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"OK ladies, now let's get in formation."
- Beyoncé

Check Out Our Most Recent Events

MLK Day of Service -Special Open Closet  | January 15, 2023

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In the spirit of community and on such a special day this year, we hosted a special installment of the Open Closet as part of the Brooklyn Alpha's Annual MLK Day of Service. It was held at the Bedford Central Presbyterian Church in the cusps of the  Bedford Stuyvesant and Crown Heights Communities.  

Winter Wonderland Open Closet  | Dec. 20, 2023

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Hosted by Destiny Helpers Outreach Inc., we were honored to participate in our last 2023 Open Closet installment at their Winter Wonderland Community Event held at Hilltop Playground in East New York, Brooklyn. 

Winter Mini -Open Closet  | Dec. 15, 2023

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Dec 15th, 2023 Brooklyn WATE was invited to participarte in the One Brooklyn Health Christmas Celebration at Brookdale Hospital in East NY, Brooklyn. This event's target was making sure that maternal women in the community had access to food, games, fun, gifts for the family, and of course clothing; as we hosted our Mini Open Closet. 

A Mini Open Closet  | Dec. 16 2023

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Brooklyn WATE was so excited to hold a Mini Open Closet within an amazing collaborative 3rd Annual Holiday Toy/Clothing Giveaway, hosted by The Brooklyn Sectiion of the National Council for Negro Women & the Brooklyn Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. 

Fall/Winter Open Closet  | Dec. 9 2023

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In Partnership with the Brooklyn section of the National Council of Negro Women, Restoration Plaza, Lyfe Stylz Salon, Destiny Helpers Outreach Inc, The Community Cloud and Dj KaeDawg we were able to host our Fall/Winter Open Closet. There was so much to choose from. Click to see how we did. 

Summer Open Closet  | August 2023

Location: Bedford Central Presbyterian Church

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It was a really good day to give.

Spring Open Closet  | April 2023

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Spring came in with a thing call FREE Shopping for ALL! 

Open Closet Boutique | Nov 2022

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It's the season of being grateful and giving, so we had our 1st Open Closet Boutique. We provided new & gently used items for FREE, and dispensed 120 articles of clothing(men, women & children), 25 handbags, 18 coats, 14 pairs of footwear, baby blankets, pampers and a baby bouncer.

2021 Joy Drive | Dec 2021 

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In the season of giving, we gifted each member of a family a little bit of joy that people donated. Each gift was wrapped and given out the day after Christmas.

Black Women Shoot II | Dec 2020 (A)

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Dec 6th's was a much smaller event due to the concerns around the pandemic. Nonetheless it was intimate, and we were in a space that fostered social distancing, and the ladies had a more intimate lesson and practice with knowledgeable instructors.

Black Women Cook | Home Chef Jo T, Chef Evangeline & Chef Sherica Sutherland 

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Black Women Cooked, October, November and December 2020 in the virtual world as the pandemic kept us inside. Check out some of these amazing dishes we were able to create from the comfort of our kitchens with a guidance from our exceptional chefs.

Black Women Shoot II | October 2020

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October's Black Women Shoot event brought the ladies indoor to get their practice on. Ladies used more than 5 different firearms and learned to respect the tool and skill of firearm education.

Black Women Shoot II | September 2020

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The September Black Women Shoot Event gave us insight on the legalities of firearm ownership and the history of the amendment.  These ladies gained valuable information with practice.

Black Women Shoot II | August 2020

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Our August Black Women Shoot Event was amazing and empowering. These ladies conquered big guns, target practice and embraced firearm history.

Paint -n-Sip, Sip Sip | February 2020

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February 2020 was our 1st Paint -n- Sip, Sip, Sip Event.

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