Fish vs. rod
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- September
- 13
I’ve spent a lot of time today talking to People to People executive director Dolores Treger, as we discussed the closing of the breakfast program in Haverstraw.
The bottom line became that People to People decided it was time to take the $15,000 spent on the Haverstraw program and invest it in more educational programs. Treger cited ESL language lessons and school-success programs that help build skills that lead to better employment opportunities.
Basically, it comes down to limited resources, a limited volunteer pool and no more space at the St. Peter’s, which redid the basement and wants the space back. As Treger pointed out, they served the community for 18 years, and fewer were showing up. Also, there was some pretty aberrant behavior that the volunteers and the church didn’t seem willing to accept.
She wanted to assure me (really Rocklanders) that their food pantry was accessible to Haverstraw residents, and they always helped get people to and from their Nanuet facility.
Haverstraw has a very active village collaborative, which provides networking and brainstorming for nonprofits in the community. It would be interesting to hear their ideas, opinions and suggestions.
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on Thursday, September 13th, 2007 at 5:38 pm by Nancy Cutler.
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