In 1936, Walter S. Mills, principal of Parole Elementary School, expressed the belief that every child had the right to be born healthy, and that conviction led the school's P.T.A. to begin a campaign to establish a health care center in the Parole community. Mills served as president of the Parole Health Center Board for thirty-one years. Reverend John T. Chambers, a founding member in developing the health center, served in the P.T.A. at Parole Elementary School and as president of the Parole Improvement Association, and his fundraising projects encouraged many individuals to help build the facility. Asbury Methodist Church housed the clinic from 1936 to 1939, when patients were seen only one day a month, and the church was later renamed Cecil Memorial United Methodist Church. Mount Olive A.M.E. Church hall became the health center's third home from 1940 to 1949; though drafty and heated only by a space heater, it had running water. The center operated under the auspices of the P.T.A. from its beginning in 1936 until 1941, when the Parole Health Association was formed. Recognizing the inadequacy of improvised quarters, supporters moved to build and maintain a proper facility. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new building was held in 1946, and Morris H. Blum's plea for funds on local radio brought financial support and personal donations, while the Kiwanis Club donated a refrigerator and interior equipment. Blum said he sought no recognition, only to meet an essential need in the Parole community. During Doctor Faye Allen's more than forty years with the A.A. County Health Department, she also worked at the Parole Health Center until her retirement, pursuing the goal of keeping every community member in good health and building close relationships with residents, assisted by midwife Ruth Thomas. As funds were raised, citizens gradually erected the building themselves. The cornerstone was laid in 1948, and the final structure was dedicated on June 5, 1949. The masonry building included a main floor for clinics and nurses' offices, and Boy Scout Troop 256, led by Scoutmasters Lawrence L. Harris and J. William Swann, long played a part in the center. The county's first day care center later closed in the late 1970s, then reopened as the Little VIP Learning Center, Inc. under Mrs. Helen Chambers. On June 14, 2001, the community celebrated a groundbreaking for renovation and expansion, and construction began on the new and expanded Community Health Center of Parole, Inc. at 1950 Drew Street. The building was completed and dedicated on June 15, 2002, fulfilling the vision of Mr. France A. Pindell.