Meet Amber

Amber has devoted her career to driving change, fostering growth, and optimizing processes with innovative strategies. Despite the challenges of being a divorced mother, she seamlessly integrated her two sons into her community efforts from a young age, becoming a trusted voice in Southern Brooklyn. Her pro-bono services have connected thousands with vital resources, totaling over a million dollars in value.

Raised by a nurse and a veteran, Amber was instilled with a deep sense of service from a young age. Her commitment to helping others began as a child in Florida, where she volunteered alongside her mother, visiting seniors in nursing homes four to five times a week. In her teenage years in Ohio, Amber furthered her civic engagement by assisting her grandmother with activities at senior centers, organizing local BINGO games, and participating in annual fundraisers like Fish Fry and Poker Run.

Throughout her college tenure at Ohio University, Amber spearheaded community development initiatives for the Mayor of Newark, securing government funding and foundation grants to pioneer groundbreaking programs. Notably, she championed a program that funded tuition costs for high school seniors in Newark to enroll in college courses on campus, replacing traditional high school electives. Amber’s commitment to community advancement led her to relocate to Brooklyn in 2002.

Amber’s adept leadership and strategic vision were instrumental in the success of this groundbreaking conference, which not only showcased the organization’s dedication to advancing autism research and education but also underscored its commitment to fostering international collaboration and understanding.

Amber is a steadfast advocate in the battle against antisemitism, hate, and bigotry. Serving as the Outreach Liaison for Project Witness, she spearheaded fundraising efforts that garnered over $200,000 in Discretionary Funding for educational initiatives aimed at combating these issues. This funding supported the development of educational curricula and in-person presentations for grades 6-12 in New York City Public Schools, contributing significantly to the fight against antisemitism and other forms of hate that can fuel hate crimes. Amber’s dedication and efforts have made a tangible impact in promoting understanding and tolerance in our communities.

As an activist in Southern Brooklyn’s fight to end gun violence, Amber has taken to the streets with groups including Coney Island Anti-violence Collaborative and Operation Hood. She regularly attends shooting responses (as they occur), meets with community leaders and has spent time learning ways to effectively combat this problem. Amber has also rallied for Awareness on the steps of City Hall.

Amber also works to alleviate poverty in Southern Brooklyn as the Chair of Neighborhood Advisory Board 15. In this position, she spearheads a tri-annual needs based survey to collect vital data across the area. With this data, she directs the allocation of hundreds-of-thousands dollars in federally funded contracts to address the needs of local residents. In 2022, Amber led the allocation of $900,000 in federally funded contracts to a selection of local non-profit organizations to help alleviate poverty in Southern Brooklyn. 

Amber Adler is also known for being active in the fight for the rights of Jewish women refused religious marriages by their spouse, known as agunahs. This Agunah Movement launched in the Orthodox Jewish community in 2021. Amber’s efforts have included supporting a state level bill (Bill S.5306/ A.8904) that would make coercive control a Class E Felony. Amber has also rallied for a number women refused Jewish divorces for between 2 and 17 years. These efforts succeeded in freeing some women. Amber is currently working with a team to create the additional language needed for the bill to best benefit Jewish women denied a get.

Known for her civic engagement, interfaith dialogue, and volunteer efforts Amber’s activism includes regularly partnering with organizations to provide vital necessities for community members in need. She secures both funds and resources to host a variety of holiday, product and food giveaways. Her regular volunteering at many local soup kitchens has even inspired a new generation of local volunteers.

Amber also has helped many children with special needs. In 2017, she succeeded in securing in-home services for hundreds of children on the autism spectrum. She continues to advocate for the allocation of equitable resources at rallies and has stood on the steps of City Hall, to demand expedited services for K-12 students with learning disabilities. This subject hits close to home for Amber because both of her children have IEP’s and experienced significant delays in service, which impacted them.