Providing a quality individualized academic, social, and religious program for children and young adults with intellectual disabilities or related special needs Providing quality individualized education for children and adults with special needs. In a safe and nurturing Christian environment, John Paul II Center serves children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing diversified programs. We acknowledge the dignity of all learners while challenging them on a daily basis to reach their God-given potential. Our mission is an expression of the Catholic Church’s teaching on the sanctity of human life.