Amongst the Inwood and Washington Heights community there is a very well known organization called Alianza Dominicana. This organization is very popular because its mission is to "revitalize economically distressed neighborhoods by assisting children, youth and families in order to break the cycle of poverty and fulfill their potential as members of the global community". It is the largest and most relied upon community-based youth and family service agency in the area and annually services more than 17,000 individuals from Manhattan and the four other boroughs.
In my opinion I think that this is a marvelous organization because with a budget of $10 million their services include after-school programs; youth employment training services; "drop-out prevention services; summer day camps; youth-led community service projects; comprehensive HIV/AIDS services; facilitated enrollment in health plans; drug prevention and treatment programs; mental health counseling; day care and home care services; domestic violence prevention services; foster care and adoption services".
http://www.senate.gov/~schumer/SchumerWebsite/pressroom/record.cfm?id=261043
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About My Community
In my own words I believe the definition of a community is when a group of people reside in a specific location, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage. In some cases people have lived their whole life in the same neighborhood or community because they consider it their home. As in my case I consider myself to be part of the Hispanic community in Inwood Heights because that is where I have been raised for the most part.
Inwood is located in the Northern tip of Manhattan right next to Washington Heights. The two neighborhoods are often lumped together as one because administratively they make up Manhattan Community District 12. Although this section of Manhattan is generally ignored by most tourist map, there are plenty of places one can visit in Inwood and Washington Heights to learn about its extraordinary history.
According to a survey taken in 2000 Washington Heights and Inwood had a population of "208,414 people, which represented an increase of 5.2% since the 1990 survey and 15.8% since the 1980 survey, so the community has been growing. The racial/ethnic breakdown is as follows: 74.1% Hispanic, 13.6% white (non-Hispanic), 8.4% black (non-Hispanic), and 2.1% Asian/Pacific Islander".
http://www.washington-heights.us/
Inwood is located in the Northern tip of Manhattan right next to Washington Heights. The two neighborhoods are often lumped together as one because administratively they make up Manhattan Community District 12. Although this section of Manhattan is generally ignored by most tourist map, there are plenty of places one can visit in Inwood and Washington Heights to learn about its extraordinary history.
According to a survey taken in 2000 Washington Heights and Inwood had a population of "208,414 people, which represented an increase of 5.2% since the 1990 survey and 15.8% since the 1980 survey, so the community has been growing. The racial/ethnic breakdown is as follows: 74.1% Hispanic, 13.6% white (non-Hispanic), 8.4% black (non-Hispanic), and 2.1% Asian/Pacific Islander".
http://www.washington-heights.us/
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