Speak Life
Jan 17, 2024
Ruth Azar
Speak Life
Ruth Azar is the Founder & Director of The Second Mile Center of Detroit. She also happens to be the spouse of one of our members, Scott Matthews.
Ruth is going to be speaking about the power of positivity.
Ms. Azar says a calling from God led her to open the Center in 2007, which serves over 200 children, ages 3 to 19. On a daily/weekly basis, the Center offers after-school programs, a summer camp, provides donated free clothing, furniture, and baby goods, holds a Monday Night Community Dinner, and runs a computer lab. It also brings in a no-cost annual mobile health fair and takes the children on field trips to expand their horizons. Mixed in all of this is ministry work, spreading the word of God.
The Center operates on a very tight budget of $150,000 plus $100,000 in-kind services. Even with these limited resources, it is able to offer the programs listed above and also prepared 10,000 meals in 2019.
Ms. Azar believes the children want to belong to something and the Center offers them an alternative to gangs. Her goal is to teach the children who they are, that they have value, and that they are valued. To learn more, volunteer, or donate, visit www.secondmilecenter.org.