The point of view from which the passage is told can best be described as that of:
an unidentified narrator describing a man who devoted his life to neighborhood
children years after his own difficult childhood,
an admiring relative of a man whose generosity with children was widely respected in
the neighborhood where he turned around a declining community center,
a narrator describing his experiences as they happen, starting with childhood and
continuing through his adult years as an advocate for troubled children.
a man looking back on the best years of his life as director of a community center in a
strife-ridden neighborhood.