About Peerless Avenue Peerless Avenue is a dead-end street of modest single family homes situated off a major highway artery through Southern Maryland. It is an area known for drug dealing, and there appears to be little recreational activities for youth in the immediate area. This center began through the efforts of a Prince George's County Police Officer, Corporal Chaffee, who took an interest in the Peerless Avenue area. Calling upon other community relationships, she succeeded in having a known crack house burned to the ground and restoring community pride in the neighborhood. Through her efforts, what was once an unlivable neighborhood began to see signs of life.
Police calls to the neighborhood dropped dramatically.
Chaffee began to seek out help through area churches and other agencies. As a result, she met Rev. Ricky Lyons, a board member of CORM and a PG County resident. Through Rev. Lyons, CORM was enlisted as a partner with the project. Traditionally, CORM has served adult ex-offenders, but saw a tremendous opportunity to make a difference in the lives of youth in the Peerless Avenue community, many of whom have parents in prison or are in danger of entering the criminal lifestyle via peer pressure from the drug dealers in the neighborhood. To assist in recruiting mentors for the youth whom would come to the center, CORM became a local licensed affiliate through Prison Fellowship's MatchPoint program.