MISSION STATEMENT

Baxter Community Center seeks to reveal God’s love by responding to human needs in its community through effective programs and partnerships. Baxter’s response primarily includes addressing immediate needs, assisting individuals to become responsible, productive and self-sufficient, and affirming the positive qualities in individuals and the community.

A Community In Need

The Baxter neighborhood is a community in need. Bounded on the north and south by Wealthy and Franklin streets respectively, and on the east and west by Fuller and Eastern, the Baxter neighborhood is populated by families and individuals struggling to meet the challenges of every day life.

• According to the 2000 census, 5031of the 11,992 households living within a one mile radius of the Baxter neighborhood had an annual income of less than $25,000.
• 3,056 of the community’s households had an annual income of less than $15,000.
• Some 2,732 of 11,992 total households fall well below the poverty line.

80% of Baxter’s client base live in or around the Baxter neighborhood. The high incidence of crime and drug use has put a strain upon the neighborhood and the hope of the people who live there.

An Island of Hope

These harsh realities make Baxter Community Center an “island of hope”, a place where determined residents can seek help to better themselves and their community.  For more than thirty-five years, programs at Baxter Community Center have given hope to a neighborhood committed to finding solutions to some of society’s most challenging problems. The Center provides services to low-income families and individuals. It addresses immediate needs, offering food and clothing, daycare and healthcare. Programs assist individuals to become responsible, productive, and self-sufficient while affirming positive qualities in individuals and the community.

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