Lincoln Park Community Center, Inc.
Serving The Community Since 1988
About
A model neighborhood in which to live, work, conduct business and enjoy a variety of leisure activities.
Creation

Lincoln Park Community Center, Inc (LPCC) is a non-profit organization composed of neighborhood residents, community leaders, governmentagencies, as well as concerned individuals. It all began in 1986 with RuthVarnado, who was a banker and Earl Read, who worked for a railroad company. These founders met via People United, a small, short lived
grassroots social services non-profit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As the two of them discussed how best to address urgent social problems that no organizations were servicing, their conviction lead them to form LPCC. They left behind the security of their previous careers with the vision of forming a non-profit organization to significantly improve the challenging social and economic conditions in the communities they were to faithfully serve. So it was that in 1988, the doors of LPCC were first opened and their steadfast vision was implemented over the span of two decades.
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Our Mission
To foster an environment in which area residents and businesses can thrive and pass on this standard of living to the next generation for their enjoyment and prosperity.
Our Staff
​Ruth Varnado - Founder & Executive Director
Mrs. Varnado recommends policies and strategies to strengthen community economic development, affordable housing,
employment opportunities, youth services (foster care), AODA programming, elder care, gambling insight services, prisoner reintegration and other needed programming.
Ann Marie Manthey - Assistant Director
1984 - Bachelors Degree in Behavior Science from Mount
Mary College
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1989 - Masters in Administrative Social Work from University of
Wisconsin, Milwaukee
​Roxanne Woods - Job Find Specialist (Employment)
2002 - Bachelors Degree in Society in Sociology from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

2005 - Masters Of Science and Education
Presently working on Doctoral in Human Services
2009/11 Capella University
Myles Marshall - Communit​y Liason
Mr. Marshall's out-reach is focus on providing and fostering an environment in which area residents and businesses can thrive and
pass on an excellent standard of living in which to live, work and conduct business onto the next generation.
James Varnado - Instructor (Fatherhood Initiative)
Mr. Varnado is an instructor for our Nuturing Fatherhood Initiative. Addition responsibilities include support to the following programs

GED Program
Racine Correction Institute
Racine Youthful Program
LPCC Fatherhood Program
Wisconsin Driver's License Program
and other youth programs.