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History
of The Lincoln Community Center
A tradition has been
handed down for more than 80 years in the Troy
community. The Lincoln Community Center (LCC), established in
1924, has striven to build a strong environment for the
people in its community. Over the decades, many changes
have occurred to keep with the times. We now offer
karate and pickle ball instead of Bridge Club and the
naming of an LCC Queen. The only thing that will never
change is the passion that the LCC has for the community
of Troy, Ohio. |
The Center
Gets Its Start
Lincoln
Community Center’s story goes back a long way prior to
its construction in 1939 of the building that bears its
name. The Center’s roots reach back to before 1865. By
that year, a school-house was located on the lot that
now is the Center’s home. Part of the original
foundation of that schoolhouse helps support the Center
today. The Lincoln School was in operation from 1865 to
1874. After 1874, with the passing of the Arnett Bill by
the state legislature, the Board of Education allowed
Blacks to attend Edwards School. The original Lincoln
School was no longer used for an all age black school,
but the building was used to teach younger preschool
aged black children reading, writing, and arithmetic.
James Jones, who attended Lincoln School, was the first
black to attend a public school in Troy. He enrolled at
Forest School in 1875, and was the first black to attend
public school in Troy City Schools. Also, John Vernon
Nesbitt was the first Black to graduate from Troy High
School in 1891; he also was a student at the Lincoln
School in 1865.
The transformation from neighborhood school to community
center began around 1916. In that year, the Miami
Athletics, a semi-pro football team, asked the Board of
Education to allow the team to use the building as a
dressing room and the grounds as a practice field. In
the following year, a group of citizens went one step
further and asked the board to turn the grounds over to
the community for a playground and meeting place. The
school board complied and soon after Lincoln Center Hall
was opened.
It didn’t take long for the people of the area to take
advantage of the hall. Dances, parties, civic meetings,
outdoor festivals and a Sunday school all became regular
features. Yet more was needed than a building and some
activities. The meeting place needed direction, and with
that in mind the Lincoln Community Association was
established in 1924. It later became known as the
Lincoln Center Community Association. The spirit of the
association is probably best summed up by the preamble
to its constitution. The Center was to: “Promote the
welfare of the Negroes of Troy and the vicinity, allow
the use of its grounds and hall for social and festive
purposes, establish recreational facilities for the
children of Troy, and disperse charity to the aged and
needy, so far as funds will permit.”
Though good times were ahead, the early and mid-1930s
were times of hardship for the Center, as they were for
most of the country. Dr. W. M. Bradford was elected
president of the Lincoln Center Community Association in
1931 and served in that position until 1942. He exerted
his influence not only on the new building, but on the
formation of its programs as well. In October of 1931,
the Center’s income amounted to $35.25, taken in from
two dances. The expenses were anything but monumental;
an orchestra was paid only $11.00 for a night’s work and
the monthly gas and electric bills were each $1.00, but
it was still hard to make ends meet. In May of 1932, the
Center’s treasury showed a balance of $4.56 and soon
after the building became a victim of the Depression and
closed. For five years the Center waited as the country
struggled through the Depression, but the dream of a
community Center remained and in August of 1937, a
reorganizational meeting was held.
E.T. Atwell, of the National Recreation Association,
provided professional counseling and advice that laid
the groundwork for an advisory board, Board of
Directors, and the employment of a fulltime director.
The other new face was Mr. John M. Spencer, who had
agreed to lend financial backing to the Center. By 1938,
talk had gone beyond merely opening the old building to
construction of a new building, complete with a full
size gym and a 54,000 gallon heated pool. In April of
1938, the project was approved. A year and a half later,
the new building was dedicated, with Cyrus Russell as
its first director. The Lincoln Center Community
Association had not only survived the Depression, it
planned and constructed a building that was one of only
two of its kind, for a town Troy’s size, in America.
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1940's
| The Center’s First Decade
Many
people played a part in the construction of
Lincoln Community Center and in molding the
programs and ideals the Center supported in its
early years. The name of John M. Spencer and Dr.
W. M. Bradford, though, stand out above the
rest. Mr. Spencer became involved with the
project in 1937. He was an advocate of organized
recreation and Lincoln Center was not the only
course of action he considered, but Mr. Spencer
decided it was the best plan, so he committed
himself to the construction of a community
building that could be used for recreational,
social, and public uses. Within two years, he
saw his dream come true.
As the Center moved
through its first decade, different people began
to surface as guiding influences for the Center.
Dr. Bradford was replaced as president in 1942
by P.W. Sewell. Cyrus Russell, the first
director, moved west and was replaced by S.S.
Slater in 1938. Mr. Slater was known for his
athletic achievements at Wilberforce and
Michigan Universities respectfully and the
Center followed his lead. A Golden Gloves boxing
program was started with members traveling to
Chicago for national competitions. There was a
full program of sports with basketball as the
most popular and most successful. Another
important addition to the Center’s activities
was the playground, which was one of the biggest
bargains in the Center’s history.
Mr. Spencer acquired
two acres of land behind the building for use as
a playground, but it was sunken and poorly
drained and had to be filled in before it could
be put to use. It would have been an expensive
project, but much of the work was done for an
unusual fee – a few rolls of toilet paper. It
all started when Hobart Brothers Corporation ran
out of toilet paper and sent out an SOS to
nearby Lincoln Center for an emergency supply.
One thing led to another and before long, Hobart
Brothers had arranged to do much of the
excavation behind the building, free-of-charge.
The company ended up with toilet paper, the
Center ended up with a playground and everyone
ended up happy. The playground work was
completed in 1953. Lincoln Community Center
developed a philosophy of being open to
everyone, as Mr. Slater later commented, with a
clientele ranging from age 8 to 80.
The 1940's provided
the Center with its share of trials. World War
II shortened the building’s hours and Mr. Slater
left in 1942 after a disagreement with the
board. The boxing program also had to be
scrapped because it was too expensive. The new
director, Samuel H. Lawton, took over in August
of 1942. The play school, a preschool giving
children a chance to become familiar with
learning and making friends, started in 1942
under the direction of Mrs. Myrna Holland.
Eventually the war called Mr. Lawton away and
from 1943-46 he served with the U.S. Navy. Mrs.
Elda Carnes stepped in and helped with the
day-to-day operation of the Center while the
Board of Directors took over Mr. Lawton’s
financial responsibilities. Mr. Lawton returned
in 1946 and the Center’s activities expanded.
Mrs. Carnes took over in 1943 and continued to
direct the school until 1951.
Joseph P. Carnes
became President of the Center in 1947. Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, sports, the play school,
social groups, dances, carnivals, family nights,
and plays were all regular happenings at the
Center by this time. In 1947, Mr. Spencer pay
rolled the construction of a two-story house
across from the Center for use as a home for the
director. The Center still controls the house
and receives income from renting it to two
families. By the end of the decade, Lincoln
Community Center had firmly established itself
as an important institution in Troy as well as a
Center for social life. The building had grown
out of the Depression and matured during the war
and looked forward to what appeared to be a
healthy future. |
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1950's
| Always Growing
The decade of the 1950s was a
time of both growth and establishment for the Lincoln
Community Center. During this decade the Center became
more financially sound and recreational programs
continued to be developed. In fact, the decade started
with the Center being incorporated, thus getting rights
as a charitable organization. Perhaps the most
significant event of the 1950s was the John Spencer
Trust Fund, established upon his death in 1954. The
$50,000.00 fund was arranged through the Troy Foundation
and was to be used for operational expenses at the
Center. Mr. Spencer, former president of then Hobart
Manufacturing Company, was instrumental in helping the
Center get started. Mr. Spencer’s last financial
contribution to the Center brought his monetary
contribution to $76,990.43. Another event important to
the financial stability of the Center was the last
payment on the $20,000.00 bond for the construction of
the building. The City of Troy retired this bond in
1959. Also in 1959, the newly-formed United Fund of Troy
began contributing to the Center the fund contribution
amounted to $8,500. Previous to 1959, the Center
received money from the Troy Community Chest.
One
of the first activities to expand at the Center in the
1950s was an organized playground program. In 1939, the
original playground consisted of a small level area with
a few pieces of equipment placed there by the Troy Park
Board. Later, Mr. Spencer bought a two acre strip of
land adjacent to the rear of the playground and gave it
to the city for additional playground area. The strip of
land was a sunken, poorly drained area, eight feet deep
in some places. The site was used as a land-fill for
several years. In 1951, it was level enough to begin
surfacing. With financial aid from the Troy Foundation,
the land was surfaced and it was understood that further
work would be done eventually. This work was completed
in 1953 and an organized program of activities became
possible. Another improvement was made to the building
when, on Memorial Day of 1953, a flag pole was dedicated
on the front lawn of the Center. The pole was made
possible by Hobart Manufacturing and the Golden Agers
Club of the Lincoln Center. On April 13, 1958, the local
Veterans of Foreign Wars presented the Center with a new
flag.
The Lincoln Center play school, established in 1943,
continued to operate through the fifties under the
leadership of Mrs. Gwendolyn Lawton who served as
instructor from 1951 until 1960. She replaced Mrs. Elda
R. Carnes who resigned due to ill health. Mrs. Carnes
later returned to work at the Center on a full time
basis to activities other than the play school. The play
school presented a number of annual Christmas programs,
special plays and Tom Thumb weddings under Mrs. Lawton’s
direction.
Throughout the 1950s, a number of social events became
regular community activities at the Center. These
monthly socials included: children’s game nights led by
Mrs. Carnes and Gwen Lawton, teen-age game nights led by
Mrs. Ann Peterson and Mrs. Carnes, and the adult game
nights led by Mrs. Carnes. Weekly events included the
Ladies Bridge Club and the Golden Agers Whisk Club. The
Golden Agers were a group of men over the age of 65.
Both the Ladies Bridge Club and the Golden Agers Club
sponsored many other community socials for the financial
gain of the Center. Among these socials were dinner,
silver teas and indoor carnivals. The youth groups at
the Center also assisted in a number of activities
including popularity contests, civic, health, and other
campaigns.
The Lincoln Center has always enjoyed friendly athletic
relationships with other Centers, churches, and
Y.M.C.A.s within a 60 mile radius of Troy. During the
1950s, various teams from the Center, including men’s
and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s softball,
competed with teams from Bradfield Community Center from
Lima, Ohio, Spring Street Y.M.C.A. out of Columbus,
Ohio, Armco Center from Middletown, Ohio, Hamilton Fifth
Street from Dayton, Ohio and Townsend Center from
Richmond, Indiana, as well as amateur teams from
Columbus, Dayton, Eaton, and Lima. Swimming instruction
was also popular at the LCC in the fifties and was given
by: Mr. Smith, owner of the Trojan Swimming Pool, Dick
Carnes, Eugene Bradford and Frederick Fuller. The pool
was open in the afternoons and evenings for recreational
swimming except for a brief period in 1951 when it was
closed for major repairs to the heating units. Several
aquatic contests were held in the pool against teams
from the Bradfield Center and the Fifth Street Y.M.C.A.
When the Center formally celebrated its 15th anniversary
on November 2, 1954, it was an honor to have Joseph
Pendergast, President and Executive Director of the
National Recreational Association, as the featured
speaker. To celebrate the event, a dinner was held at
the First Baptist Church in Troy and was immediately
followed by a program held in the Center’s auditorium.
Mr. Lawton, director of the Lincoln Community Center,
acted as Master of Ceremonies. In his remarks, Mr.
Pendergast called the Lincoln Center outstanding and
emphasized the importance of leisure time and its proper
use.
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1960's
| Changing with the Times
The decade of
1959-1969 saw the end of one Director’s reign
and the beginning of another. Mr. S. Henry
Lawton served as Director until 1962. Mr.
Lawton’s twenty year tenure at the Center saw
many programs and activities being introduced or
expanded. Although Mr. Lawton had a staff of
four people, this in no way stopped the Center
from being the “hub-bub” of activity. The people
who served on the staff along with Mr. Lawton
were: Mrs. Elda Carnes, secretary, Mr. Richard
Carnes, Athletic Director, Mr. Jack McKinney,
part-time custodian and Ms. Allene Harris, play
school director. Some of the activities which
were a part of the Center during Mr. Lawton’s
Directorship were: a continuous game night
program for children and adults, birthday
parties for children, softball and baseball
games in which many of the youngsters played on
various teams representing the Center, a
calisthenics program, a physical fitness program
and a swimming program. During Mr. Lawton’s
directorship, the Center was in constant use by
various clubs and organizations within the Troy
community. Mr. Lawton retired from the Center in
1962.
Upon Mr. Lawton’s retirement, Mr. Charles
Sharett was given the job as Director. The
Center was to undergo quite a few changes under
the directorship of Mr. Sharett. One of the
first changes made by Mr. Sharett was to change
the heating system of the building. No longer
was the Center to be heated by coal, but by the
use of a furnace. A new electrical system was
installed and new lights were supplied to the
rear of the Center. In addition to these
physical changes Mr. Sharett saw to it that the
playground in the back became more useful. With
the addition of the lighting in the backyard of
the Center, nightly programs at the playground
were initiated. The front of the Center also
took on a new look; the old tree that once stood
in front of the Center was taken out and the
Center’s front was re-landscaped. New trees and
flowers were planted all around the Center. This
was a practice which Mr. Sharett continued to do
every two years; planting new trees and more
flowers, thus adding to the beauty of the
Center’s front and sides.
Also under the guidance of Mr. Sharett, the
Center started a preventative maintenance
program which helped with the development of the
“piggy back” system for the pool, more commonly
known as a filtering system. This preventative
maintenance program helped to curtail many of
the major physical problems which otherwise
might have gone unnoticed. Other major changes
to the Center physically were the painting of
the building every three or four years,
installation of new paneling, carpeting and air
conditioning, and a new office for the
secretary; at one time the Director and
secretary shared the same office. Finally, the
glass in the front of the Center was changed. In
addition to all the physical changes that
occurred during Mr. Sharett’s term of office,
new programs and activities were started and
others were upgraded. Some of these activities
included assistance to the Riverside school
physical fitness program and the Troy City
Schools Physical Education Department which
would bus students in to use the Center’s pool
for swimming lessons. Mr. Sharett also worked
closely with the Troy City Schools by utilizing
students as tutors, and helping students find
jobs and receive scholarships for their college
education. Two of the tutoring programs which
were begun at the Center won national
recognition in 1968 and 1969. Mr. Sharett also
saw the installation of a weight room by
renovating one of the old rooms downstairs. New
arts and crafts classes were also introduced as
Mr. Sharett had a strong background in this
area.
The basic theme of the Center was social,
stressing ideas with which to help the black
professional and the black community as a whole.
The Center also became the recipient of the
Community Leadership Award for the programs at
the Center during Mr. Sharett’s directorship.
Mr. Sharett also sent out a quarterly newsletter
about the Center and about events in the
surrounding community with which the Center was
an integral part. In this newsletter were the
goals and philosophies of the Center. Later,
during his term of office, Mr. Sharett sent the
newsletter out once every six months. All of
these changes and innovations helped Mr. Sharett
further his own life goals. When he left his job
as Director of the Center he received various
job offers which were complimentary to him as
the outgoing director of LCC. He left his
position as Director of the Center to become
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1970's
| Making More Things Better
The 1970s were dedicated to
developing physical programs and to improving the
building and making it more flexible. Alphas “Al” Wicker
was named Director in July, 1971, replacing Charles
Sharett. Mr. Wicker made it his goal for the Center to
appeal to a “broad range of interests for individuals of
any age”. The Center continued such programs as
basketball and swimming, as well as its sponsorship of
the preschool program. The preschool program provided
nursery school-aged children with: painting, writing
their names, group play, and story hour and ran daily
from 8am to noon. During Mr. Wicker’s tenure the Center
also branched out into areas such as: arts and craft
classes, card club for people age 30 and up, cooking and
sewing classes during the summer, talent shows and
sponsorship of golf clinics and softball teams.
In 1976, the Center sponsored a series of Black History
in America lectures at the Troy-Miami County Public
Library in honor of the Bicentennial. One year before
that, the Center purchased a jukebox and converted its
kitchen to a “teen” area to accommodate the demand for a
gathering and snack place for young adults. Mr. Wicker
emphasized that programs were scheduled to suit the
needs of the people who used the Center. Also at this
time, more people were becoming better aware of the
health benefits of exercise and as a result, the ground
floor of the Center was remodeled and equipped with a
piece of equipment known as a “universal gym”. In
conjunction with the pool, this piece of equipment
enabled the Center to function as a fitness spa. The
universal gym allowed twelve people to use this piece of
equipment simultaneously, with no waiting. With the
expanded “spa” area and pool time for swimming, the gym
was also allotted time for jogging. Classes for men,
women, boys and girls, which began in the fall, were
scheduled to keep all members working out. Trojans who
wanted and needed exercise, but who couldn’t afford the
cost of a health spa, could take advantage of this new
opportunity. Complete with showers in the pool area,
there was even a special noon hour class for businessmen
as well as club and organization time.
While Mr. Wicker felt that Lincoln Community Center
emphasized a “physical” program, it also rewarded
leadership and fellowship qualities with its annual
Fellowship Award, given to the graduating high school
senior involved in Center activities who exemplified
friendship and compassion. And in the Girl’s Club,
organized in 1977 under the direction of Vickie Evans,
members were required to participate in community
service. The club’s activities included aid to needy
families and broadening experiences such as a trip to a
major city, like New York or Atlanta, each year, if
possible.
In 1978, a new hot water heating system was installed to
replace the aging steam boiler in the building. Besides
offering more dependable heat and lowering heating
bills, the new system could be shut down for the summer
since it was augmented by a separate $3000 heating unit
for the swimming pool. Shutting down the system in the
summer drastically cut the cost of pool operations.
During the early 1970s, an estimated 66,000 people used
the Center each year, but the frigid weather of 1977 and
1978 cut attendance and the Center itself had to shut
down for three weeks in 1977. Dayton Power & Light told
the LCC and many other Troy institutions that they were
over their allotment of natural gas. The new heating
system and added insulation were a hopeful answer to
remedy the problems brought on by the “energy crunch”.
During the 1970s, the Center truly became a community
gathering place, with its mix of sports and programs to
attract people of all ages and ethnicities.
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1980's
| A Breath of Fresh Air
As predecessor to the
director Charles Sharrett, Mr. Wicker followed
in the steps of the former director by staying
true to and expanding on the centers activities.
Recreational, educational and social programs
continued to keep the center in the mainstream
of community and provide and hope for Troy's
youth. The center has always provided
opportunities for all ages, so that "young and
old have an opportunity to find the best and
most satisfying use of leisure time."
The 1980's saw for the center the continuation
of the Easter Egg Hunt which have been a long
standing center tradition, we also saw the
building of the center's relationship with
Riverside which allowed them to utilize the pool
for their aquatic program. A universal gym was
installed and the center started a traveling
basketball team known as the LCC Tigers which
traveled to places like Lima, Dayton, etc. to
play. The center continued Black History month
programs sponsored by Time Warner Cable and
various other corporations.
The longtime Lincoln Center employee Mr. Harold
Hughes started a boys mentoring program called
Hughes Connection and Kids Zone. We also
participated in the Troy Strawberry Festival
serving up deep fried candy bars which were a
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1990's
| Welcome to a New Age
For the 90's as the nation
was preparing for 1999 and the end of the world, The
Lincoln Community Center continued with the successful
mentoring programs using basketball as a major teacher
for life lessons created by the centers own Mr. Hughes,
these programs were called Hughes Connection and Kid
Zone. Lincoln Community Center had the addition of the
computer lab which was used for tutoring and research.
Loretta Phillips was the centers swimming instructor as
the center was growing and renovating and expanding. The
center had a 90's block party organized by the Vickie
Evans and Mr. Wicker, and we created a Men's basketball
3 on 3 tournament that was held outside in the back of
the center.
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2000's
| Changing of the Guard
The 2000's saw the
retirement of longtime director Alphas Wicker
and the appointment of new director Isaiah
Williams. Isaiah developed new programs such as
basketball camps, and the M.Dub Classic- to
honor the life of Mike Williams. The Lincoln
Community Center also continued with the
center's traditional Easter Egg Hunt. In 2007
ITW provided a $248,000 dollar grant to renovate
the gymnasium and locker rooms. The LCC
employees Harold Hughes and son Jeremy Hughes
continued making the long time youth basketball
programs success. With 2009 our preschool
program was dissolved due to funding and the
building not being up to code. In 2010 agrant
from the Troy Foundation saved the 70 year old
pool and provided new pumps and filtration
systems for the dying pool facility. Senior
citizen's continued to utilize facility with
pickle ball and water aerobics. Joann Moore
directed the preschool enrichment program
upstairs for ages pre-k through youth. Through
all the directors the center was offered
leadership and support, one of the Lincoln
Community Centers biggest supporters during this
time period has been the city of Troy and our
own Mayor Beamish. |
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2010's
| A Multicultural Community Center is Born
Under
the leadership of the new Executive Director, Shane K.
Carter, the Lincoln Center is vibrant and alive offering
more than forty-two programs for people of all ages year
round. Shane took over the position in September 2011
and has instilled life and vision to the LCC. Programs
consist of: youth basketball leagues, after school
tutoring, job readiness program, senior aquatics
classes, karate, cheerleading, fine arts programs and
singing lessons. Under the tenure of Mr. Carter, the
Center has undergone a complete face lift including
building renovations to the foyer, main office, weight
room and basement as well as the addition of a full
service kitchen and computer lab. Upon his hiring, Mr.
Carter implemented a new mission statement: “To provide
a facility for the residents of Troy and the vicinity,
to engage in educational, social, cultural and
recreational activities. The Center provides
opportunities for people of all ages to participate in a
wide range of programs that educate and stimulate the
public, enhance self-confidence, and promote mental and
physical health.” The Center averaged 2,800 visitors a
month in 2014 and with newly created programs is
expecting a spike in attendance for 2014. The back bone
of LCC programs has been the After School Tutoring
program which caters to kids in the Troy City School
System grades K to 12. Through a donation from the Acorn
Society and an anonymous donor the center purchased a 12
passenger van to transport the children from school to
the center daily. The van is also used for educational
field trips and sporting events.
The staff of the Lincoln Center has expanded vastly with
the large number of programs offered. Pool Operator;
Peppy Cochran has done an excellent job maintaining the
pool and providing open swim and swim lessons for all
ages.
Administrative Assistant; Nicole K. Burton participated
and facilitated numerous oral presentations at Back to
School Fairs, United Way Agency Fairs, and Future Begins
Today programs. Nicole also does a great job with
monthly newsletter, updating the Facebook, and managing
the website. Nicole is asked to handle multiple tasks
such as: facilitate the singing class, fill in for
coaches, educational coordinators or whatever is needed.
She handles the pool membership data base and keeps
track of inventory, time sheets, and scheduling events
for the LCC as well as the Executive Director. To say
the least she is our glue and we are so thankful to have
her. Nicole also assists in grant writing and just
recently received a Technology Grant from the Miami
County Foundation in the amount of $ 940.00 to purchase
a computer and projector. Nicole has great knowledge of
the resources and services offered in the community and
does a great job referring our guests that have needs to
organizations that can assist them. Nicole is a 2013
graduate of Leadership Troy.
Building Supervisors; Robin Lucas (19 years), Harold
Hughes (24 years) and Daryl Chavis (48 years) do a great
job managing the facility and programs in the afternoon
and evening hours. They also take on multiple roles in
covering for staff when needed and have done a great job
handling the increase in building attendance throughout
the year. Do to their knowledge and experience with our
organization all three of these employees provide great
insight and wisdom in decision making and building
layout, flow and signage.
Educational Coordinators; Mark Scott, John Taylor, Traci
Mc Donald, Jeremy Hughes and Andy Luring have done an
exceptional job with our After School Enrichment
Program. All of these employees bring worthy credentials
and experience to there positions. Their work speaks for
itself, we had so many kids failing classes and barely
getting by and now we receive daily updates from
teachers as well as test and quiz scores that show
exceptional work. All coordinators have gotten their
students to buy in to their studies and it has provided
improvement in their behavior, communication skills and
self esteem. With this group we have more than 60+ years
of teaching experience on staff.
With today’s economy, the Lincoln Center takes pride in
being a free facility with minimal to no charge for
programs, events and activities. How will the LCC
continue to grow with space being a problem every day?
Parking is a problem Monday through Saturday with all
the programming and events going on. Also, every room in
the facility is being utilized to its maximum capacity.
Due to the new programs, the staff has doubled in size
and the budget is always increasing. The all purpose
room on the second floor is used as for a classroom,
dancing studios, Alcoholic Anonymous meetings, Men’s
Think Tanks, afterschool tutoring, GED classes and many
other programs. Mr. Carter believes, “The Lincoln
Community Center is needed as much as any other
organization in the City of Troy. It provides hope for
so many underprivileged youth and is utilized by all
walks of life, ages young to old. We are excited about
getting started with an expansion plan to provide more
space and opportunity for the community
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the Lincoln Center where would everyone go?” |
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