Update 19 – August 2020

President’s Message Zola Brown It’s August and many of us are either making plans to go back to work and/or school. We have had many hardships this year and we need everyone to hang in there! Our Community Association is here to help provide any information on resources you need. We will do our best to help you and get your delegate involved. Foodlink is providing free meals for our children throughout the city and are committed to helping local families. If you have resources that can help a family in our community or an idea to bring resources to families in need, please reach out to the 19th Ward Community Association office (585) 328-6571. Our community mourns the passing of civil rights leaders C.T. Vivian and U.S. Representative, John Lewis. Locally, we also lost phenomenal leaders that have had direct impact on the 19th Ward, the Honorable David Gantt who served our neighborhood for over thirty years, and retired Pastor James Cherry Sr. from the Aenon Missionary Baptist Church. Both were friends and mentors to many, and we are grateful for their contributions to our community.  We are still committed to Black Lives Matter. This is an opportunity to […]