As part of a the continuing revitalization of Jamaica that has been spurred by the Jamaica NOW Action Plan, Borough President Katz today announced a coordinated effort with the Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless (ACE), Councilmember I. Daneek Miller, Councilmember Adrienne Adams, the Jamaica NOW Leadership Council, the New York City Department of Sanitation, the Thomas White Jr. Foundation and Queens Community Board 12 in sponsoring a neighborhood cleanup program in Jamaica.
“Jamaica Together: A Neighborhood Cleaning Effort” is a six-month pilot program that will provide weekday cleanup services along Guy R. Brewer Boulevard from Tuskegee Airmen Way to 109th Avenue in Jamaica. The services will be provided by workers paid by ACE, a not-for-profit organization with a mission to provide recovering homeless individuals with the skills, support services and motivation they need to obtain and sustain employment and economic independence.
