The Gathering Place is a community focal point where individuals come together for services, activities and continuing education, that refects their experience and skill, responds to their diverse needs and interests, enhances their dignity, supports their independence and encourages their involvement in the center and their community. The Gathering Place strives to create a setting that feels welcoming, comfortable, safe and accessible to all who use it.

"This is not a house of stone; this is not a house of bricks and mortar. This is a home from the heart -- a house built with love."

-Marion Allen, in her October 4, 1992 Grand Opening speech