Brooklyn center a 'holy obligation': program named for Maryknolls marks 10 years educating immigrant women.(Feature)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: March 5, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

The one overwhelming impression from a visit to the Maura Clarke-Ita Ford Center is that it is a peaceful place, A reverent quietness permeates, despite the challenging and often painful lives of the poor, mainly immigrant women of Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood who come here. The words of Maya Angelou displayed on one wall capture the feeling: "Nothing can dim the light which shines from within you." That sense of empowerment seems to fuel the quiet attentiveness of the women studying as they seek skills to understand and be understood in their new country.

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