But there is still hope!

This summer, the Dream Center is full of energy and life!  We have so much going on...

• 45 students are participating in our Summer Jam day camp.
• 23 teenagers are gaining valuable work experience in our Summer Work Program. 
• 2 students are diligently working to sell and distribute Impact Coffee. 
• 40 students will be traveling to Missouri's Kids Across America Camp in July. 
• 5 students will be traveling to West Virginia with First Presbyterian Church of North Palm Beach to serve children and families in an Appalachian community in July.      

Your support has helped us to have an impact on over 90 students this summer!   One of those students, seventeen-year-old Sherrin*, is a perfect example of how your support has helped completely transform a life.

Sherrin was raised in downtown West Palm Beach by a strong mom who worked hard to raise her seven children.  Sherrin is close with her father, who lives in Georgia and is dying of AIDS.  Sadly, Sherrin is no stranger to inner-city violence.  When she was young, she was shot in the leg during a drive-by.  Last summer, one of her brothers was shot and killed in front of his home.  And this spring, she was nearly beaten to death by the father of her two-year-old child.

But there is still hope!  Two years ago, when Sherrin came to the Dream Center for a pregnancy test, she recognized a staff member whose home she had visited once for a Bible study.  After Sherrin learned that she was pregnant, she decided to make a positive change in her life.  She began attending the high school girls' Bible study and developed a close relationship with the staff member she saw at the office.  She has faithfully attended the Bible study for the last two years, and she gave her life to Christ at Kids Across America last summer.

Sherrin's future dream is to own a beauty salon.  Through the Summer Work Program, UYI arranged an internship for her at a professional salon in West Palm Beach.  She is thrilled to be working at an exclusive salon where she is shadowing the staff, assisting with customer service, and nurturing her dream!  Thank you so much for being a part of Sherrin's ongoing story, and for helping us to love, equip, and empower countless inner-city youth like her!

In Him,

Bill Hobbs

Founder & President

*Sherrin's name has been changed for privacy.