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Booker T. Washington Center needs funds for programs.

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From: Erie Times-News (Erie, PA)
Date: 20070613
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Byline: David Bruce

Jun. 13--The Booker T. Washington Center has financial problems, but its leader vowed that the inner-city neighborhood center would remain open.

It may not have a medical clinic or an after-school program that lasts through June, but the center, 1720 Holland St., will not close its doors, executive director William Jeffress said.

"We will learn to operate within our means," Jeffress said.

Jeffress recently laid off six of his 11 full-time employees as he learned that the nonprofit center will only receive about 66 percent of the $1 million in ...

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