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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Where the building stands...

 The property at 700 Craig St. was held for its last auction on November 4th, 2015 where it was approved to be abandoned by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The property is now in municipal foreclosure in federal court and the mayor anticipates that the city will acquire the building by April of 2017. The mayor and city council has promised their support in helping us obtain the property once the city gains site control. We are preparing to enter into an option on site agreement with the city of Schenectady to develop the property. 

Fundraising thus far...

We have had many successful community events including but not limited to Baking for Carver, Cooking for Carver, Poetry in Motion, our first Telethon, a Zumbathon and an Interfaith Peace Run 5k. We have also raised money through sales of produce from our garden and retail resale of ethnic t-shirts and accessories. To date we have raised around $34,000. We continue to do community fundraising to support our work and capital campaign. At this time we have a grant into The Schenectady Foundation and the Wright Family Foundation for Pre-development costs, mostly design work for a rehabbed/new community center structure!