Dennis Thurman, the Jets' defensive coordinator, said the organization had not lost faith in Milliner's ability.
But of the 43 associations that united under an umbrella group a decade ago, only about 17 remain active, said Carolle Certulien, coordinator of the organization, the Federation of Regional Associations of Haitians Abroad.
"I do not think we have reached the peak of this epidemic," said Claire-Lise Chaignat, coordinator of the organization's global task force on cholera control.
Melissa Winkler, a communications coordinator for the organization, said she hoped the garden would help make fresh, healthy produce more available to the whole neighborhood.
She is a senior grant coordinator for the organization's Bronx Youth Center, which provides classes for young adults seeking a G.E.D.
The disease has spread unusually fast, even for Africa, where cholera epidemics are common and often hard to control, said Stephan Goetghebuer, an operational coordinator for the organization.
"We are trying to send a message to the County Legislature to stop the cuts before they get to the finalized budget," said Christopher R. Hewitt, the Long Island coordinator for the organization.
Angelo Baca, a cultural resources coordinator for the organization Utah Dine Bikeyah, is the director of the documentary, "'Shash Jaa': Bears Ears," about the tribal-led movement leading to the Bears Ears National Monument designation.
This stigma compounds the danger of backstreet operations, according to Rosângela Talib, a coordinator with the organization Catholics for the Right to Choose.
Freshta, who is in her fourth year of business management studies in Kabul and serves as Ascend's program coordinator, says the organization has given Afghan women like her a safe place to expand their hopes and dreams.
