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"At the end of the program one of the things we found was that the children started coming here earlier and earlier," said Lelar Floyd, Concord Family Services executive director. "We also found that they didn't want to go home."
"We are not getting 100% of the rate," said Lelar Floyd, referring to the funds Concord receives from the Administration for Children's Services, the city agency that supervises the child welfare groups, which often fall short of Concord's budget."This is my family," [Albert Smith] said of Concord Family Services staff, who remain optimistic about Bed Stuy and its youth, reflected in Concord's motto: "It takes whole community to raise a child."See the full content of this document
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Agency Seeks to Inspire Hope
When Concord Family Services started its Youth Leadership Academy in the summer of 1995 it began with ten kids. Some were good students, some cut class and the others had severe behavioral problems.
During the eight-week program the kids from the Bedford Stuy...See the full content of this document
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