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Harlem, Sunset Park groups win promise neighborhood grants | GothamSchools

Harlem, Sunset Park groups win promise neighborhood grants | GothamSchools

Harlem, Sunset Park groups win promise neighborhood grants

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The Abyssinian Development Corporation's promise neighborhood would sit right on the boarder of the Harlem Children's Zone (marked in blue).

Two New York City groups won federal grants today that will give them one year to figure out how to recreate the Harlem Children’s Zone in other corners of the city.

One winner, the Abyssinian Development Corporation, plans to duplicate the Zone’s work practically next-door to the iconic organization in central Harlem. Another, the Lutheran Family Health Centers would focus on Sunset