Good Works Makeover: Victory One Senior Center

Good Works Makeover

By Brian Keith Jackson
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the Summer 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Harlem is a neighborhood known for its history, culture and jazz clubs, but Victory One senior housing was missing a few beats design-wise. See how this good works makeover is making its residents sing!

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