Tag Archives: after-school programs
Mercy Center throws lifeline to Mott Haven families
Posted on 09. Aug, 2010 by Toyin Adebanjo.
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For immigrants and the poor, center offers a welcome and support Heidy Rios knows what it’s like to be poor. Born and raised in the Bronx, for a time she had so little money that she and her children lived in an apartment that had no stove or refrigerator. She kept food cold by putting [...]
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Mott Haven community center is reborn
Posted on 24. Mar, 2009 by Lindsay Lazarski.
Critics mourn an end to boxing at Betances By Lindsay Lazarski Lindsay.lazarski@motthavenherald.com For years the thumping of fists pounding punching bags, the scuffle of sneakers and the grunts of athletes were the sounds a visitor heard at the Betances Community Center and Boxing Gym. Now, the scratch of pencils and flip of workbook pages fill [...]
