Centers of Attention

And in the meantime, center directors and employees will continue to work as usual. "The people who come here are all on the same page," says the Globeville center's Riley. "We all pray a lot that things will stay the same -- that the seniors will have someplace to hang out in the mornings and the kids will have someplace to come in the afternoons."

Others, like Jan Belle, are more determined.

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Jan Belle is fighting to keep the Westwood Community Center.

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"I'm totally focused on getting the building. We've worked hard for it, and it's ours," she says. "We really want it. We love it. This is our home."