The TenderLove Community Center believes there is a great need in the community that could be met through community support, and that we should be doing more than simply feeding and housing people. Debbie Johnson, founder of TenderLove, developed a passion for homeless people due to her own personal experience. The Center's 12-month program, geared exclusively to women, teaches them skills that will change their lives, assisting them to secure a job within three months of graduation; recover from trauma and painful experiences of the past, and empower them for a better future to achieve stable and self-sufficient lives for themselves and their families.