A community cleanup group helped these immigrants by cleaning up their rundown apartment building. These immigrants are learning that the community cares about them. DP
Churches, groups sweep in, share resources with immigrants at Centlivre
By Nicole Lee
FortWayne.com: Hawo Gadud, 30, a native of Somalia has lived in on the fourth floor of Building No. 3 at Centlivre Village Apartments, 2903 Westbrook Drive, for about a year and a half.
A mother of four, she walked around the grounds last Saturday with her 6-month-old son strapped to her right hip with a large piece of red and white cloth that was wrapped around her.
She smiled, looking at what was happening around her as about 100 volunteers from area churches and other groups worked at Centlivre last weekend as part of a community cleanup organized by NeighborLink Fort Wayne. The organization works to connect volunteers with community projects via an online message board and offers other support resources.
Workers were applying fresh white paint to the lobby and around the elevators of her building. Out front, others were planting bright yellow flowers. Residents looked from their windows at it all, and some of their smiles were as broad as Gadud’s.
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