The Grace Welcome Center started with one coffee pot and now gave away almost 300,000 lbs of food in 2021.
This shows how strong they are and how passionate they are about helping others.
The Grace Welcome Center serve around 70-80 breakfasts each Thursday and Friday morning.
Leif worked as the directors of Ridgewood Care Center in Racine, after he retired from there though, he worked at a Racine church.
Leif is a very important man to Wisconsin. Having many jobs that involve caring for people out of the kindness of his heart.
Leif has done basically every possible job at the GWC
He really cares about the place he works at and pours his heart into his passion. He is also one of the biggest reasons why the GWC is in the position it is today.
Leif likes the satisfaction of helping others the most about his job
This is the mindset you need to have to find happiness in life. The reason for this is it is much harder to find a hobby if you are indecisive.
Leif Peterson: The topic is all about him and his first days of the GWC. It shows his importance to Grace and all of his hard work has now paid off. He is also one of the two people who get paid at the GWC.
Pastor Jonathan Barker: He was one of the first people at the GWC as well and he was also the person who brought in the coffee maker .
Denise Russell: Denise has also been there from the start and is the other person who gets paid for their work at the GWC.
"Snapshot: Leif Peterson, Grace Lutheran Welcome Center director"
(Kenosha News Sept 29th 2019)
"Leif Petersen"
(Outreach For Hope)
"Leif Petersen Reflecting"
(Recorded April 12th 2022)
Rehan Dzabiri an7th Grader at Harborside Academy (May 2022)