In the Reflection Room, a wall displays pictures of more than 50 people who died due to gun violence or drug addiction. The pictures are from all over St. Paul and Minneapolis.

“When you sit down and you look up at this wall, you look at this sky, you realize you have another day, another chance,” said Miki Lewis-Frost, the founder.

Lewis-Frost hopes it will touch the lives of young people.

“Just take a second thought, think about it before you react, just think,” he said.

He created the center to give kids who are 8 to 18 years old a place to learn, relax and settle their differences.

“Let them know we're here right here and we're here to help,” Lewis-Frost said. “We have people here that we send out to deescalate some of the problems that are going on in our neighborhood through mediation.”

Volunteers are also offering classes for conflict resolution, entrepreneurship, history, health and self-respect.

“If you have a kid, bring a kid in and register your kid to be part of the next generation of leaders,” Lewis-Frost said. “If you feel like you have a story to tell and it's going to be positive and influential on a kid’s life, then you are very more than welcome to come here and tell your story.”

Lessons can be found just by walking through. Lewis-Frost said it’s also a black history museum.

“That’s designed to give us some self-awareness and create some history,” he said. “Show that history to whoever wants to come in and see some of the things we have endured through our lives as African Americans.”

It shares images of both the struggles endured and the accomplishments of many.

“Just to let these kids know, you know, we can do anything if you set your mind to it,” he said.

The center is walking distance from several schools, at the corner of Lexington Parkway North and Selby Avenue in St. Paul. It’s where Lewis-Frost grew up.

“This is where I come from, but my vision is to hopefully see centers like this across the nation in neighborhoods all over,” he said.

The center is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“It's open doors to anyone, any and everybody who just wants to take a time out of their day,” he said.