Community Services

Most services in Sunset Park are offered by small non-profits and organized in churches. Space is limited and precarious. The needs of a majority immigrant community range from ESL training to uninsured health services. Community members express a desire for more literacy training, immigrant services, and social spaces to transfer knowledge or learn skills. Children are a particular concern. The people would like to see more spaces dedicated to youth development. Safety, accessibility, and openness are commonly held desires for communal spaces. The people of Sunset Park need greater access to literacy training and free spaces to share and acquire skills.

The Interim Library space under examination is in a central location. This makes it ideal to provide services in high demand. Much social and public value would come from providing an accessible permanent space to service high needs strongly desired by residents. A community ecology needs central safe space to acquire the resources needed to build social stability and mobility. Given the high number of services already available and the community demand for more accessible resources, it’s of high importance to create a centralized space to meet community needs.