When Jennifer Schumann moved her mother to Brith Sholom House in Wynnefield Heights, she felt relieved. Her mom’s old apartment had mold and other maintenance issues. The place also wasn’t
michael, i don t know if you can see him. but he is very emotional right now. well, it s all on tape. commitments have been made, pastor. it s all there for you. you know the situation as well as anybody will ever know it. it s happening. you re going to get that senior citizen. tell me, who is going to live there when you do get it? people from that area? people from that area are going to benefit from that senior housing facility. and it s just a catalyst development for what we have been doing in east baltimore. we have been restoring people and rebuilding properties simultaneously. and i think freddie gray s death is not in vain, because it s really shining a light on the depravity and the lack of investment that has been taking place in east baltimore. and now people from all over the world are seeing that someone is trying to do something that the city has not done. and now we re getting ready to revitalize east baltimore. and we hope that that helps
michael, i don t know if you can see him. but he is very emotional right now. well it s all on tape. commitments have been made pastor. it s all there for you. you know the situation as well as anybody will ever know it. it s happening. you re going to get that senior citizen. tell me, who is going to live there when you do get it? people from that area? people from that area are going to benefit from that senior housing facility. and it s just a catalyst development for what we have been doing in east baltimore. we have been restoring people and rebuilding properties simultaneously. and i think freddie gray s death is not in vain because it s really shining a light on the depravity and the lack of investment that has been taking place in east baltimore. and now people from all over the world are seeing that someone is trying to do something, that the city has not done. and now we re getting ready to revitalize east baltimore.
block because it was yet unfinished and maybe they targeted it to set it on fire in their own folly in the sequence of events that happened on last night s riot. now, how much money did that happened in last night s riots. how much money did it cost to erect the senior center? you know how vulnerable african-americans who live in tough neighborhoods are. now these people are not going to have what you wanted to provide them. on the contrary. it s delayed, but not denied. we ve already built a 60-unit senior housing facility directly across the street. this was the second to bring back affordable and quality homes in this east baltimore communicate that has beenover overlooked for more than three decades. the seniors feel safe living the vicinity of the church. this was going to do more development in the communicate
now ten years, 15 years of pain, trying to come back from one night of stupidity and it s wrong. let s hope it s only one night. i do want to go back to miguel marquez who has been out on the streets now for many, many hours, in the thick of it, all throughout the most violent times. miguel, where are you and who are you with? we are at the southern baptist church, the senior center is burning just behind us. they believe that it is part of what is going in baltimore tonight. i m with dante hickman, the pastor here. what do you believe happened here tonight? someone who was insensitive, that did not understand the heart of the church for this community, and what we have been working on for over eight years, burned down our senior housing facility. we were building 60 affordable apartments for senior citizens. and a transformation center with human and health services to