The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Abandoned Apartments in Gritty D.C. Neighborhood Become a New Community Center

When neighbors of Potomac Gardens, a public-housing complex in Washington's Capitol Hill neighborhood, grew upset about growing crime rates, the leader of a charity that serves the project's children had an idea: Why not turn some of Potomac Gardens' abandoned apartments over to community organizations...

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