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Party Boss Vito Lopez's
Doesn't
Believe In Hope For Kids
July 1,
2009-Families, Friends and staff united on Friday, June 26, 2009 ,
at "Hope Gardens" in Bushwick Brooklyn and
protested the closing of “Hope Gardens after school program &
summer camp”. A program administrated by the Brooklyn
Democratic Party Boss Vito Lopez founding organization Ridgewood
Bushwick Senior Center Council, Inc. (RBSCC). After almost
20 years of existence the program came to an end.
Due to the
political influences of Vito Lopez within Ridgewood Bushwick Senior
Citizens Council, the funding that would normally be received from
Councilwoman Diana Reyna has been denied for this summer and for the
upcoming fall. The Summer Camp and After School Programs cannot
resume throughout the year as they have in the many years that have
passed, said Tiffany Perez employee
of RBSCC.
Staff members of RBSCC claim Chris Fisher, Executive Director of
RBSCC, refuse to accept any money from Councilwomen Diana Reyna and
gave no excuses for her reason. Several calls to Chris Fisher
went unanswered. In addition, staff claims she refuses to meet
with the parents and sent her assistant instead when confronted of the
abrupt closing of the program.
The timing could
not come at a worse time, our founder and beloved community leader Anna
Gonzalez passed away recently and she would have wanted this program to
stay and continue for the children of this community, instead the
children suffer and the parents who depend on this camp program in the
summer are left hung out to dry, said
Joanna Gomez employee of
RBSCC.
The staff wants the program to continue this summer and urges Chris
Fisher to reconsider and provide funding from another venue since she
already turned down the $143,000 allocated for her by the City
Councilwomen Diana Reyna.
No one has money
to fund anything these days but Chris turns down over $100,00 in
funding how can that not be political, said Joanna Gomez employee of
RBSCC.
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