History

In 1986, a small group of people wanted to do something for men. So they opened a home and operated a years like that for a couple years. They then bought the building in 1988 where is later transitioned into a home for Vietnam Vets.

A married couple was running the home but not successfully. It then shut down and no one was willing to start it up again. During this time period, it wasn’t kept well.

Two board members, Gary Deaton and Elizabeth Taylor, began to have serious conversations about closing it permanently. In fact, they began to take offers to sell the house.

But through her time in prayer, Elizabeth firmly believes that the Lord wasn’t finished with them or the house yet. So they faithfully decided to wait to see what the Lord had in store. Little did they know, a man named Nathan Young and his wife were praying in Pennsylvania for the Lord to show them His plans for their lives.

In 1992, Nathan, Susan, and their two young children moved into the home with the goal of restoring the almost-condemned house into a home for not only their family but also whomsoever the Lord chose to bring through their doors. Over the past 25 years, the Lord has brought more than 3,700 women and their children to The Care Center to seek a refuge from their situations and provide hope and a path to their future.