Through the years, we have come to believe that the Community Center changes lives just as much, if not more, than the homes. With the homes, you can see the difference in people’s lives almost instantly from one day to the next. The center, on the other hand, provides a remarkable transformation that develops more gradually over time and is often quite profound. At the center we see people become self-sufficient, get educated and go to college and learn to become strong leaders. They become empowered when they realize they have an important place in the world and can use what they learn at the Community Center to serve others. It is a place where people from our homes and from the community gather to learn about being better parents and better spouses. Teens take classes that encourage them to stay in school, help others, stay off drugs and be the best they can be. It is where the community comes together, gets to know one another, develops relationships and then cares for one another.