In 1998, the Dream Center began, not as a mission for many, but as a helping hand to one. Dream Center Founder, Gary Jossa, was asked by his church to take one young man under his wing. This youth was taken for meals, helped with schoolwork, guided in faith, and exposed to a work ethic he had never known. The young man then invited his brother, then a friend.  Now the Dream Center serves hundreds of children, while remaining true to the original mission.