By Eileen Buckley
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Buffalo, NY – A woman who has been working to improve her East Side neighborhood is still going strong after 20 years. Rosa Gibson is a well known community activist in the City of Buffalo. She wants to stop crime and end blight along some of the toughest streets in the city by working with the Buffalo Police Department and elected leaders.
You can find Gibson organizing food deliveries for those in need. Gibson personally delivers items to almost 130 senior citizens. She is president and director of the Community Action Information Center on Wohlers Avenue in the Ellicott District. Gibson also organizes flower and vegetable gardens on 13 vacant city lots.
Gibson says it is discouraging, but she is not giving up on her neighborhood. Now, with the city's first African American Mayor in place, Gibson has already called on Mayor Byron Brown, who refers to her as one of the city's jewels of the community.
WBFO's Eileen Buckley has more on Gibson's efforts to revitalize her neighborhood. Click the "listen" icon above to hear her report now or use your podcasting software to download it to your computer or iPod. [Cart No: 0526-BB-1 Time: 04s Outcue: to her ] Mayor Brown responded to Gibson's call, and sent his impact team to assist with her vandalized garden... [Cart No: 0526-BB-2 Time: 24s Outcue: over the years ] Gibson believes that Mayor Byron Brown's new Zero Tolerance policy, that cracks down on quality of life crimes, could be a key ingredient for her efforts... [Cart No: 0526-RG-4 Time: 23s Out-cue: out of control]