East New York Enrichment Coalition Battles Recession

Local non-profits in East New York often find themselves competing with one another for limited funds from the federal government and local politicians such as Councilman Charles Barron. However, Rev. De Lafayette Awkward of the New Reformed Church of America and his East New York Enrichment Coalition (ENYEC) have sought a more peaceful and efficient route. ENYEC is a coalition of non-profit organizations that have a common goal: to revive the economically stricken East New York community. With a 19.2 percent unemployment rate and nearly 50 percent of its residents below the poverty line, the idea of a recession has been the reality in East New York for years. Rev. Awkward and his coalition continue to restructure their organization and collaborate with non-profits beyond its parameters to come to the aid of Brooklynites.

As published in the Brooklyn Downtown Star, June 11:
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