The Center

The Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center, Inc., is a nonprofit, 501c3 community-based, organization.  Founded in 1964 as the Community Reading Room, and incorporated in 1978, the Center has grown to serve its community through an abundance of services and programs.

The Mandate
We will find any possible way to empower our children, families, and community with the strength to participate in the ongoing development of their lives, so they can ultimately make
decisions as informed citizens.

The Mission
To provide supplemental educational, health, cultural, social and recreational programs that empower children, adults and elders to achieve personal success, even as they contribute to the building of a stronger, sustainable society.  The Center also strives to preserve the ideals of non-violence, peace, human rights, social justice, and equality, thereby keeping alive Dr. King's dream of building the "Beloved Community."


"I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, quality, and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down, other-centered men can build up." - Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.