1997 Four colleagues who had worked for years with homeless people in Washington, DC established an organization reflecting their strong desire to provide adult education as a way of addressing a fundamental problem of low income people: their inability to obtain and keep a job paying a living wage.

1999 An Adult Education Center opened in the Washington Highlands neighborhood of  Far Southeast Washington, DC.

2001 The Opportunity Center in Anacostia opened to offer the External Diploma Program and computer training.

2003 In March we moved to Pennsylvania Avenue SE sharing a townhouse with another non-profit organization, Jobs Have Priority (JHP).

2003 In September, we relocated both programs to our current  locations:

• 4235 4th Street SE
  Washington, DC 20032

• 1401 V Street SE
  Washington, DC 20020