Sponsorship Packages Can Be Purchased Here About Trinity Community Center: n 1967, Rev. William Brown started Trinity Community Center. At a time when race relations were at their worst, Rev. Brown recognized that opportunities for African American, at-risk youth were largely non-existent. He mobilized volunteers to assist the efforts and created unique programs for our city’s youth. He began with a community center on Erato Street, called the Upper Room. It functioned as a “drop-in” center with activities for youth, a coffee house, a day camp, a training institute, a counseling office, a network for churches to respond to the needs of the poor, and more. Because there were few resources for the same youth during the summers, Rev. Brown organized day camps, summer camping programs, educational and literacy programs, youth clubs, even a food bank. In 1998, TCC moved into the Hollygrove neighborhood. In 2013, TCC expanded its focus to support children from kindergarten through college and beyond with an intentional goal of developing indigenous leadership. Over the years, TCC has worked alongside its neighbors to transform the community by rebuilding and painting homes, cleaning vacant lots, putting on "Family Fun Days", and advocating for the community. TCC has served to incubate and build capacity in other organizations that equip the marginalized, including Hollygrove Farm and Market, the Hollygrove Seniors Group, Pressing on Basketball Ministry, Carrollton-Hollygrove CDC, and Healthy Start for mothers and their children under 2 in Hollygrove.