A baseball program in New York City continues to help East Harlem children escape poverty.The program is named Harlem RBI. The program was founded in 1991. The community is now celebrating the 25th anniversary of Harlem RBI. Close to 2,000 boys and girls have become a part of Harlem RBI’s success.In 1991, East Harlem was filled with public housing and parks covered with asphalt. East Harlem was a neighborhood filled with minorities. The community had a high poverty rate. Students had trouble reading and understanding mathematics in school.Marilyn Morales is a former resident of East Harlem. She said East Harlem “was very scary” in 1991. The neighborhood was filled with homeless people, drug addicts, and buildings destroyed by fire.Morales now lives in Westchester County, New York. Westchester County is close to 40 kilometers from East Harlem. She is now a mother who drives to New York City every day. Her son plays in Harlem RBI's summer league.The children are now part of a success rate instead of a poverty rate.
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