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Causes: Economic Development, Urban & Community Economic Development
Mission: Greater peace community development corporation seeks to revitalize the economically distressed areas of opelika, auburn and greater lee county alabama by providing quality and affordable housing, childcare and training to assist individual welfare recipients in becoming self sufficient.
Programs: The greater peace child development center is a facility constructed to provide affordable childcare for low to moderate income families. The center is licensed to house 112 children from 3 weeks to 9 years of age. The center also has a pre-k program as a part of the "office to school" readiness. " this is the only center in lee county with this program.
the greater peace community development corporation provides life skills training to local youth trough its yla program. Additionall, working with funding from local schools this program also provides tutoring services for the youth.