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Maura Clarke - Ita Ford Center

Description:
Operating support for the ESL program and the Entrepreneurship program. MCIF sponsors two coops where woman and men create crafts to sell to community members. Partnership with BK Federal Credit Union allows members to have a bank account.
Grant Amount: $25,000
Neighborhoods Served: Bedford Stuyvesant
Neighborhoods Served: Bushwick
Population Served:
Ages Served: Young Adults (18-24)
Ages Served: Adults (24-65)
Fund: Education and Youth Achievement Fund

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