MINISTRY SUMMARY

The Dream Center was founded in 1994 by Pastor Tommy Barnett and his son, Pastor Matthew Barnett, later joined in leadership by Pastor Caroline Barnett. What began as a small outreach to a struggling Los Angeles neighborhood has grown into a global movement of compassion and transformation.

For more than 30 years, the Dream Center has been a faith-based charitable organization committed to “finding and filling the needs” of individuals and families facing poverty, homelessness, addiction, abuse, and human trafficking. Every day, lives are restored through innovative residential programs, community outreach, education, workforce development, and leadership training.

The Dream Center’s mission is simple yet profound: to connect broken people to a community of support by offering free resources and services that meet immediate needs while also addressing long-term restoration. Rooted in the vision of its founders, the Dream Center continues to be a lighthouse of hope for Los Angeles and a model replicated by churches and nonprofits across the nation and the world.