The Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center has sat along Amsterdam Avenue between West 145th and 146th streets for more than 50 years. Staff and clients will soon have to adapt to the major upcoming changes. tvjessi reports.
has sat along Amsterdam Avenue between West 145th and 146th streets for more than 50 years. Staff and clients will soon have to adapt to the major upcoming changes.
Jordan has spent 40 years working at the center that is now named after her late friend, learning how to break through the stigma set firmly within certain cultures in Harlem. The Bowen Center's services start from preschool, offering specialized classes for students suffering from trauma or developmental challenges.
"Whatever is needed to help them become whole so they can transition back into the community," Jordan explained. "Sometimes when you go from an old design to a new design," Jordan said optimistically,"it makes for a situation where it's even more comfortable."
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