The Restoration Center (http://www.restorationcenterla.org/) is a project that grew out of a need that was identified by community members who attended the working group meetings for the Witness4Wellness project.  These community members felt that there were significant gaps in mental health and wellness services available to the African American communities in south Los Angeles.  Discussion on how to fill these gaps led to the conclusion that high-quality, community driven programs for those dealing with stress, trauma and depression were needed, and that a project of this scope would require a multi-faceted approach to well-being.  The Restoration Center Planning Committee consists of providers, faith-based representatives, community members, and researchers.  They meet once a week to begin the process of creating community partnerships to address the needs that are not being met by current systems of care.  The first step in creating these partnerships was a conference, held on August 3, 2007 to both introduce community-at-large to the idea of a restoration center and to invite interested parties into the planning process. The information collected from this conference was presented back to the community on October 18, 2007, and workgroups were formed.  These workgroups met twice a month on alternating weeks, with the Planning Committee meeting the other two weeks.