Good Morning, Brooklyn: Thursday, October 7, 2021
MAJOR OWENS CENTER HAD COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: When the Major R. Owens Health and Wellness Community Center opens later this year, it will be the fruit of a long-term community effort, say members of its advisory committee. Housed in the old Armory drill shed on Bedford and Union that will be a new community center with more than units of housing, 60% of which are affordable. The Center will also be home to established and familiar nonprofits, an arts center and sports complex.
Advisory Committee Chairman Joseph Coello Sr., and committee members Unella Perry and Von Joseph, who have worked assiduously in their concept and design of the project to make the center a highlight for community, wrote in a joint letter, “Legendary nonprofit community-based organizations like Ifetayo, Center Shot Archery, West Indian American Day Carnival Parade Organizers, Digital Girl, Inc. and the Brooklyn Pride Center— the only borough currently without a home for its LGBTQ center – now have permanent homes where they can continue their cultural awareness, supportive outreach and community efforts without fears of being priced out.”
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