How it all started...

We launched The 48 Hour Miracle in August, 2015. At that time we had 48 hours until the first auction for Carver Community Center and we started an effort to fundraise to purchase the property at 700 Craig St. in Schenectady, NY. Donations started to pour in from the community but, we were nowhere close to our $200,000 goal. We showed up to every auction with a community presence—sending a message that we wanted this property to remain a community center and a resource for families in our neighborhood. With time, our campaign name changed to The Miracle on Craig Street. This grassroots initiative to save our community center and change our story will truly be a miracle.

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2018 Capital Campaign

 At this time we are launching our capital campaign to raise $1.5 million dollars to revitalize the Carver Community Center and reinstate the legacy of our community holding itself and this city accountable to making this city a better place for all residents. We hope that our story finds a meaningful place in your heart and the hearts of residents all over the world who are struggling to keep their communities safe and their people healthy and well. We are planning to raise our capital campaign budget by Spring of 2019 to be able to start rehab in the Spring and have a grand opening in the Fall of 2019. With all of the love and support from the community we know we can do it!

Achievements

To date our collective efforts have raised $30,000 in seed money to get this project started. We have leveraged over one hundred volunteers who have put in over 5000 volunteer hours within the past 2.5 years.We have leveraged several professional and consulting services to support our functions and processes including but not limited to fundraising, Development, Accounting, Legal Services, Design, Strategic Planning, and Board Training. Lastly, we have leveraged additional funding to maintain our current summer recreational, educational and wellness programming in the Hamilton Hill neighborhood. 

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While we cannot promise to name every individual who has put their hands and heart on this project we would like to thank everyone who has been a part of this amazing effort and miracle in the City of Schenectady and beyond. We would like to give a special thanks to the following individuals and organizations for their consistent support and functions ; Rosa Rivera, Sheila Rivera, Raeshelle Frasier, Kareem Robertson, Damonni Farley, Jamaica Miles, Shamecca Ponce, Tiombe Farley, Takeylynn Gibson, Dennis Green, Nicole Baptiste, Marion Porterfield, Prince Sprauve, Girlfriends Incorporated, State Street Presbyterian Church, Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Eastern Methodist Church, First Reformed Church, Hamilton Hill Arts Center, The Universalists Unitarian Society, Soul Fire Farm, and The Miracle on Craig Street Wisdom Council. We are so, so, so, grateful and indebted to our community for rallying behind our effort and our successes have been due to your contributions. We are forever thankful and we look forward to seeing all of your beautiful and loving faces at the grand opening of the revitalized Carver Community Center!