Neighborhood

The Loretta Claiborne Building was named after a York resident who was born with many physical limitations and overcame them to become a Special Olympian and an international spokesperson for Special Olympics.  Health and educational services are offered to the community by the various tenants of this building. Located on the first floor, AZ Land Café provides a variety of prepared food choices and Starbucks coffee to area workers and residents.

Across Boundary Avenue from the Greenway Tech Centre is the Himes Motor Company Building; the Crispus Attucks Association received a Historic Preservation Award for the renovation of this building.  After completion of the building, it was leased and subsequently sold to Junior Achievement for their offices and Exchange City Program.

Beside the Loretta Claiborne Building at 613 South George Street is the Crispus Attucks Center for Employment and Training (CACET). The staff provides employment placement services to any area resident who completes the employment skills training program.  Staff members focus on finding employment for the hard to employ segment of the population. Pregnant and parenting teens who are enrolled in the ELECT (Education Leading to Employment and Career Training) program also receive educational and employment services from CACET staff.  This program is designed to help teen parents overcome some of the obstacles to success created by the choices they made. CACET Director, Mike Jefferson, provides diversity training to organizations and business groups in the area.

The Susan Byrnes Health Education Center is across George Street from the Greenway Tech Centre and provides health educational programs for children and adults in the York area. Students frequently visit the center for the wide variety of health programs offered there. 

The Crispus Attucks Association is located one block southeast of the Greenway Tech Centre at 605 South Duke Street.  Child care services for children ages 3 months to 12 years are offered in the Early Learning Center. The Active Living Center provides weekday activities and meals to the senior population. An after-school program, Rising STARS, provides social, recreational, and educational programs for youth ages 5 to 18 years. Members have access to a full-court basketball gymnasium and weight/fitness room for recreational activities. High school dropouts are given the chance to earn their high school diploma while learning job skills at the Crispus Attucks YouthBuild Charter School.  In addition, the Crispus Attucks Association owns approximately 135 rental units throughout the neighborhood. These units include single family homes and apartments. 

High tech, LEED registered, Historic renovation project that is the foundation of the southern gateway into the city of York.