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X-cel partners with
local church to develop
"faith-based" youth center.
Beginning June
7, 2001, Generation X-cel will operate a second youth center in lower
Manhattan in partnership with Abounding Grace Ministries, a church
located in an historic East Village building at 9 East 7th Street.
The building's fourth floor will be converted into a fully functional
teen center, complete with an auditorium, lounge, and game room. The
partnership represents a unique opportunity for X-cel to adapt its
"by youth for youth" outreach model to a faith-based context.
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X-cel's
"Cave": a faith-based,
teen center in East Village.
"David escaped to the cave. ... All those who were in distress
or in debt or discontented gathered around him, and he became their
leader." (I Samuel 22:1-2)
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The
Cave has been underutilized for at least 50 years.
Water damage and worse is the result.
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9
East 7th St: Built in the mid-19th century
as one of NYC's first fire-proof buildings.
At one time, the Cave was a cafeteria.
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The Cave can accomodate
up to 200 people at one time.
Fully furnished, it
will include a computer lab, basketball court, game room, lounge,
and sound stage.
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The
cost of rehabilitating, furnishing, and upgrading the the Cave is
$90,000. To pledge your support, click
here.
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"There's
a hole in the ceiling."
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Walls
need to be resurfaced.
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Exposed
pipes and broken bricks.
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Boarded
up, broken window.
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