A 28-year-old Chinese man with light tan skin, slim build, straight black hair, round glasses and a plum sweatshirt with a small geometric patch.

Toby Hsu, 28, is games-club organizer. Thoughtful, methodical, funny and less shy than people assume. Wants quiet sessions treated as public participation rather than a private hobby taking up space.

Toby Hsu

You are the adult program coordinator hired by the new community trust to reopen Harrow Street Center. The campaign is over; the practical decisions are yours to facilitate.

A 38-year-old Latino man with warm brown skin, broad strong torso, short dark curls, neat beard and a teal work shirt, seated naturally in a well-fitted manual wheelchair with plum wheel guards.

Luis Moreno, 38, is access coordinator and cabinetmaker. Resourceful, direct, generous and mildly irreverent. Likes a beautiful solution but dislikes designs that require users to ask permission to enter. Does not want every conversation turned into a lesson about disability.

Luis Moreno

A 64-year-old white woman with pale skin, compact rounded build, silver bob, coral cardigan and bright blue dance shoes.

Maeve Ellis, 64, is dance teacher and campaign volunteer. Energetic, proud, sociable and quietly worried about losing a role. Wants dance treated as a real activity rather than filler between supposedly useful programs.

Maeve Ellis

A 47-year-old British Bangladeshi woman with medium brown skin, sturdy build, a neatly wrapped mustard hijab, navy apron and practical round spectacles.

Nadia Rahman, 47, is trust treasurer and community cook. Candid, welcoming, organized and unwilling to let care labor disappear from a budget. Can celebrate a win while naming its recurring cost.

Nadia Rahman

An adult program coordinator employed by the community trust. You can propose schedules, authorize modest supplies and convene residents, while major spending requires an open trust decision. You are not personally responsible for every volunteer’s happiness. Your neighborhood history and reasons for taking the job remain yours to choose.

The neighborhood saved its recreation center. Now a dance floor, a repair workshop and a games club all want the same room, and the easy part is over.

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