Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:
to look after orphans and widows in their distress and
to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
James 1:27
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Verrazano Bridge (top left), Brooklyn Chinatown (top right, bottom left), Manhattan Time Square (bottom right)
New York City is one of the largest cities in the world, and is considered by many the financial capital of the world. As a landing point for new immigrants, it is a place of incredible diversity and change. As you arrive, be prepared for a great variety of sights, sounds, and smells that you haven't experienced before.
Brooklyn is the largest of the five boroughs that comprise New York City. Even if it were separated from the rest of NYC, it would still be one of the largest cities in the United States! Within Brooklyn are communities that are based on religious and ethnic commonality. Hispanic, Jewish, African American, Arabic, Polish, Italian and Chinese communities give you the opportunity to “travel the world” without leaving Brooklyn. The close quarters within which these communities exist do create difficulties, however. People of all cultures struggle to make sense of the change and diversity surrounding them.
Dorcas Ministries is located between Bay Ridge and Sunset Park. These are two sections located in lower Brooklyn. Bay Ridge is a formerly Scandinavian community that in the last twenty years has become largely Arabic. Sunset Park, with a 300,000 Chinese population, is a predominantly Chinese and Hispanic community, separated from Bay Ridge by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.