Word: sunsets
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...must see those planes all the time," says her companion. "Do the jets always fly over Sunset Park...
...ones. Today we renew our vows. It is a special day, but not as special as you might think. There are no really special days here, no momentous occasions. That even includes Christmas. I would not go so far as to say that Christmas is merely another day in Sunset Park, but in a way it is. It is necessary for us to remember that there is the day after Christmas too. Helping families to give toys is gratifying, but quite momentary. For me Christmas is special because it is a quiet day at the center, and it allows...
Geraldine bustles into the center and is greeted by Zaida, a soft-spoken receptionist and a longtime resident of Sunset Park. There are many phone calls to return. Sister Mary Paul has gone to a budget hearing in the city. A Puerto Rican family of four sits on a bench, looking friendly and anxious. Geraldine leafs through her messages, then looks up suddenly. "Zaida! Wait till you see the new awning...
...talk endlessly about the center. The community set us up, in a way. As the needs evidenced themselves, we developed programs to try to meet those needs. Our employment office was a response to the fact that there's 12% jobless in Sunset Park, 4% higher than the rest of the city. You were kidding Geraldine about our building an empire here. Well, we did. We started with a dozen staff, and we never dreamed we'd grow as big as we are. But the needs are so various and complicated. Last week I did a preliminary interview with...
...Center for Family Life is not the sole agency of help in Sunset Park. Lutheran Hospital offers high school equivalency classes to the community, as well as medical care. Doug Heilman, a Lutheran minister, established Discipleship House in 1981, a sort of Boys Town for teenagers in trouble. Heilman's work with street kids is praised everywhere in Sunset Park; wherever he walks he is greeted warmly by young men, many of whom are former gang members. The help he provides takes the form of moral encouragement or simple solace. Heilman corresponds with a young man from the neighborhood...