BROOKLYN, N.Y. – When it first opened in February, locals viewed it with suspicion. For starters, with its comfy sofas and flat-screen TV, the vibe at “The C.R.I.B.” – aka East New York Family Enrichment Center – is more living room hangout than social service agency. And secondly, in this rapidly gentrifying neighborhood, longtime residents don’t always view new things as harbingers of good things to come.
People would poke their heads in the door and say, “What are you doing here?”
And every time, Lettice Layne, the center’s director, would respond, “What do you want us to be doing here?”
[For more on this story by Teresa Wiltz, go to http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/re...e-nights-and-meetups]
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