Brighton Park Nonprofit Pivots To Neighborhood Canvassing Amid Immigration Crackdown

Brighton Park Nonprofit Pivots To Neighborhood Canvassing Amid Immigration Crackdown

BRIGHTON PARK — With a water bottle in one hand and a pile of flyers in the other, Gabriela Garcia and Guadalupe Fernandez walked the streets of Brighton Park on a recent weekday, knocking on doors. “Hi, I’m with the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council. We’re a local group with an office here on Archer,” Garcia said in Spanish when a neighbor peeked through the door. Garcia is a case manager for the nonprofit’s Success and Stability program, whic…