Daily News: Queen Beacon centers at risk of closure
Daily News: Queen Beacon centers at risk of closure
February 7, 2012
By Clare Trapasso
More than half-a-dozen city centers that offer free after-school, GED and immigration services are on the chopping block — and half of the ones most at risk are in Queens.
The city plans to cut funding for seven Beacon programs by July 1 and that’s causing panic among parents and advocates.