Tree House Books, a non-profit literary center near Temple's main campus, has a mission to grow and sustain a community of readers, writers and thinkers in North Philadelphia. It was started by concerned neighborhood citizens who realized that the community was full of kids with few resources and is supported by Temple faculty and students. It offers programs to help students with writing and reading activities. At the center, eleven-year-old Kenny learned to focus his writing and to be more patient and persistent with homework assignments that once frustrated him.