Ingersoll Community Center

The Ingersoll Community Center is a brand new building in the heart of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, offering an open door and exciting, free programming for community members of all ages, from elementary school children to senior citizens.  The Center specifically serves NYCHA residents as well as residents of Fort Greene and surrounding neighborhoods. 

Facilities include a gym, fitness center, computer lab, kitchen, dining room, classrooms and meeting space.  In its first year of operation, the Center served 1,500 people of all ages, with a special focus on programs for youth, including:

• After-school
• Day camp
• Sports
• Education
• Arts
• Health & wellness
• Debt and financial empowerment counseling (including creating a budget, opening a bank account, improving your credit, and handling debt collectors)
• And more

All services are provided FREE OF CHARGE and our multicultural staff speaks English and Spanish.

University Settlement at Ingersoll Community Center is a Cornerstone Program sponsored by the New York City Department of Youth & Community Development.