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...sure we don't all go to the same church or synagogue, we don't all go to the same stores, but we all go to the same park," says George B. Spofford, who lives across the street from the park...
...fight, Isenberg has had the support of neighbors like Spofford and Lisa A. Fantoro...
Cory is looking out lots of windows these days. As a tenant organizer, he acts as a liaison between renters, police and building managers to improve security and make repairs. At the South Bronx's Spofford detention facility, he provides leadership training to juveniles awaiting trial. At John Jay High School in affluent Westchester County recently, Cory introduced "Busting Stereotypes," a series of skits that show how one can make false assumptions about people. A homeless kid from the South Bronx, Cory himself is as powerful a symbol of misplaced assumptions as anyone is likely to find. --Reported by Megan...
...Spofford says most cases involve individuals with mixed records--often former drug addicts and convicts--who find it difficult to obtain vouchers for public housing...
...large number of our clients are homeless and in search of assistance," Spofford says. "They often don't have the references or the skills to find housing. They're on the bottom tier and we really have to work with the clients to get them back into the mainstream...