Through more than 46 years of service to the residents in the West Englewood Community, SamElla, also referred to by the community, as Mother McKenzie was inspired to expand the outreach specifically to young women who express there is no “HOPE’.  Studies show that girls, K-12  who come from low income homes, live in poverty stricken neighbors and experience violent crimes, are more likely than males their same age but of a different nationality,  to experience decreased psychosocial emotions. As a result, these young girls are in great need of counseling, mentoring and skills development, which are currently not available in the West Englewood Community.  Mother McKenzie’s vision was to build the new facility across the street from a High School currently with a 75% drop out rate and slated to close, so that girls could have access to the vision, accessibility to the services and a promising Hope for a safer community and a brighter future.