Luis Centeno

In a neighborhood where promises are made and broken with alarming regularity, Luis built a haven for all kinds of broken people. Colleague

Community Health Leaders
2001

Area(s) of expertise:
Church-based
Urban health
Youth health and development

Leader’s Biography 2009:
A gang member in his youth, Centeno turned his life around and created a faith-based recovery and addiction prevention program for individuals and families in the "Badlands" of West Kensington, Philadelphia, one of the worst drug centers in the country. Today, 200 POHM voulunteers combine counseling with physical education and arts programs to reach the area’s young men and women.

Where this Leader can be reached today:
Barnabas Transformation Ministry
1209 E. Wyoming Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19124
Phone: 267-307-6756
Email: eccenteno@yahoo.com