The first thing I learned from Victory Project founder Monnie Bush was that this large building was built around five existing buildings. “One of those buildings was the old Elite Theater, the first cinema built after the Dayton Flood” he told me. “The city records show that the Elite Cinema building was torn down in the 1980’s, but it wasn’t. This large building was just built around the cinema and four other buildings.”
“We moved into this building about 5 years ago. We’re an after school program for boys 12 to 18. We help these young men keep up in school and we operate landscaping and construction businesses that provide them entry level jobs. We do have some court-involved youth, but everyone is here voluntarily.”
“We’re a faith based nonprofit. We have a great track record working with these young men, but we don’t accept any government money. That means I spend a lot of time fund raising.”
