Two people (a man and a woman named Susan) from the LAYC stopped by my home earlier this evening trying to get me to sign a petition stating support of the LAYC at the JF Cook School!  They were going door to door down our street until my husband and I pretty much followed them around house to house claiming … More LAYC canvassing again trying to re-start Cook School effort

Check out the latest Washington City Paper Housing Complex post on LAYC at the JF Cook School.   BACA President Geovani Bonilla is quoted. Latin American Youth Center at J.F. Cook School: Not Dead Yet Posted by Lydia DePillis on Feb. 11, 2011 at 6:56 am http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/2011/02/11/latin-american-youth-center-at-j-f-cook-school-not-dead-yet/   It`s been a rough ride for the Latin … More Housing Complex: “LAYC at JF Cook School: Not Dead Yet”

I have been asked to post this message from a Bloomingdale resident: The Public Charter School Board (PCSB) has just announced that it has received 19 applications for new charter schools, to open in the fall of 2012.  Experience suggests that no more than a handful will actually receive their charters.  LAYC is, of course, one of … More PCSB seeking input on LAYC

January 27, 2011 Councilmember, Harry Thomas, Jr. 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 107 Washington, DC 20013 Dear Councilman Thomas, In accordance with the December 10, 2010, roundtable hearing outcome, Commissioner Bradley Thomas and I, on December 22, 2011, assembled the Truxton Circle witnesses to discuss the community’s stance regarding the use of the John F. … More Letter to CM Thomas re LAYC/Cook

See this second 01/28/2011 message from Bloomingdale resident Angie Rodgers: Call for A Voluntary Agreement for the Cook School Redevelopment Since the December 10th DC Council public roundtable about the proposed redevelopment of the Cook School, YouthBuild and LAYC have been meeting with civic leaders to determine how we find common ground that would allow … More YouthBuild/LAYC: Call for a voluntary agreement for the Cook School redevelopment

See this 01/28/2011 message from Bloomingdale resident Angie Rodgers: YouthBuild and LAYC stakeholders will be out in the neighborhood surrounding the Cook School this weekend to continue the dialogue with neighbors about the proposed redevelopment. We continue to hear concerns about how the proposed project may jeopardize public safety in an area that already has … More YouthBuild/LAYC canvassing the JF Cook School neighborhood this weekend