08/14/2026
One of the very first meetings we had with the Michael Hsu Office of Architecture team after receiving the Design for All Partnership Grant, the lead architect on our project asked our CEO & Founder a question she’d never forget:
“Susan, what do you want this space to feel like for everyone who walks through the doors?”
Without missing a beat, she said:
“I want it to feel like a big hug.”
That was it. Before we talked about finishes, furniture, colors, or design details, we knew how we wanted people to feel.
Months later, Chet and his team invited us to their office to walk us through the design. And when he got to the kitchen area he said:
“Here is your hug.”
It was a bench designed in the shape of two arms wrapping around you.
It took our breath away.
Michael Hsu is known for hospitality. They think deeply about how people experience a space, not just how it looks, but how it makes you feel. And we think that is one of the reasons our relationship with their team became so special.
We share the same value: people should be cared for.
So when you walk through the doors of our Community Center, one of the first things you see is that hug.
And right there with it are the words that drive us everyday
UNTIL EVERY CHILD IS REACHED.😇
Our hope is that everyone who enters, children, youth, caregivers, volunteers, donors, partners, staff, sees those words, feels those arms wrapping around them, takes a deep breath, and knows:
You belong here.
You are cared for here.
And we are not giving up until every child is reached
That is our vision.
And we will keep building, loving, serving, and showing up until it does.
Until every child is reached.💛🏠