Robert J. Fox
American Catholic priest and activist in New York
About Robert J. Fox
Lived 1930 – 1984 (aged 53–54).
Robert J. Fox (1930 – April 27, 1984) was an associate pastor of St. Paul's Church in East Harlem and former coordinator of the Spanish Community Action program in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.
Community Work and Activism Robert J. Fox was responsible for conceiving Summer in the City (city program), a New York City antipoverty program with efforts concentrated in the South Bronx, East Harlem, and Lower East Side. The project was funded by the federal Office of Economic Opportunity and in 1967 ran a total of 26 storefront centers and employed 580 workers.
Influence The "spirit" of Summer in the City (city program) was influential to Susan Shapiro Kiok, one of the artists in the city program. Susan went on to incorporate Cityarts Workshop in 1971.
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Who was Robert J. Fox?
American Catholic priest and activist in New York
When was Robert J. Fox born?
Robert J. Fox was born in 1930.
When did Robert J. Fox die?
Robert J. Fox died on 27 April 1984.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Robert J. Fox (pastor)
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