Central Brooklyn
Council Member Mathieu Eugene, Cojo of Flatbush reps, supervisor David Franklin, and SYEP participants at the Parade Grounds to kick off the summer jobs program, July 5 2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Today, city officials and youth leaders gathered near the Prospect Park Parade Grounds to kick off the
Adult literacy
Community women gathering to restore Adult Literacy courses. (Photo by Shannon Geis/DItmas Park Corner)After funding for adult literacy courses was cut earlier this year, a number of women in the community [/education/neighborhood-women-fight-to-restore-community-adult-literacy-courses/] were unsure of where to turn to continue their English education. However, Council member David
COJO of Flatbush
Neighborhood women organizing at BRICK to find funding for Adult Literacy courses. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)On a recent Sunday morning a group of roughly 20 women meet at the BRICK office at 920 Foster Avenue to discuss their next steps in working to reinstate their adult