The launch of this report comes at an important time in the story of Fatima. As we approach the millennium Jubilee of the year 2000, Fatima Mansions is on the eve of its 50th anniversary – 50 years of community. The observations, memories and comments which run through this report are a witness to the community’s growth and disintegration, its coming together and falling apart, its sharing of hope and disappointment, its resilience and inner strength in the face of massive challenges and of feelings of isolation and abandonment.
Mary P. Corcoran (September 1998)