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FEATURED PROJECT:
The Dominican Learning Center (DLC) began in 1994 with one student and six Sisters. Soon, many other students came to the Center because they wanted to improve their lives, get better jobs and provide a better quality of life for their families. The first Director, Sr. Marie Granger, OP, recognized the Sisters were meeting a compelling need in the community that required creativity, a commitment to excellence, capable volunteers, a superb instructional program and lots of hard work and money.
Two years later, Louise Hackett, a housekeeper at Columbus’ Nationwide Children’s Hospital, was the first of their students to receive her GED certificate. Many more students came, more volunteers signed on and the Dominican Sisters provided the leadership and passion needed to raise the hopes of their students.
In 2009, the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs joined a union of other Dominican congregations to become the Dominican Sisters of Peace, a community of over 530 Sisters serving in 26 states, in addition to Peru, Honduras and Nigeria.
In 2014, the Sisters and staff of the Dominican Learning Center celebrated their 20th anniversary. As their programs have evolved and student grade levels have improved, the Sisters continue to believe that education holds the key to success, to quality of life and to the empowerment of people.