People are motivated to change their health habits, financial arrangements, or personal relationships when they understand why and how they should. The same is true of education. While people may acknowledge their needs for improved skills, they are not likely to act until they see real possibilities and real hope for themselves and their situations. Then they will reach out to take advantage of opportunities to change their lives and futures and the lives and futures of their families. These basic beliefs about people and communities undergird everything that happens at DuValle Education Center.