James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center

★★★★★Janae Lewis

Great Recreational Center ! This Park had everything even work out equipment placed around the park.Theres a gym inside, basket ball court, resource room and more they provide for not just the community but everyone. They even have Pickleball going on in the mornings. It's beautiful to see the upgrades the community has made.

★★★★★Karl Armstrong

This is a neighborhood community recreation center. There's a basketball court video and conference room it also has a kitchen for specials events. There's regulation softball/baseball field with professional flood lighting and dugouts. There's plenty of picnic areas for family get togethers. The staff are very friendly and all have been there along time. The eir are desert walking paths in the desert behind the center. It is dog friendly but no park.

★Ryan Maloney

Zero stars, actually. Had to cancel a reservation, but instead of keeping the room rental fee ($184) and reimbursing the deposit ($500), which is standard with literally every other community center I've ever worked with, Angie Cannady (recreation assistant) insisted on keeping the $500 deposit and refunding me the $184 fee. This is contrary to what is in the contract I signed. I found this unacceptable and requested to speak to the manager, Jarvis Crawford. I spoke with Mr. Crawford who lied to me over the phone twice - when he said he had replied to my email, and also when he said he understood our position and would in fact, reimburse my deposit and keep the rental fee. Two days later, I found only a portion of the deposit was reimbursed, but not the whole $500 to which we agreed. Also - no where in the contract does it stipulate this consequence for a cancellation. It, in fact, states exactly what I requested - if you cancel before 30 days of your reservation, all "fees" are forfeited - the term "deposit" is referenced separately, and is not included as part of the definition of a "fee." Poor management. Would never use nor recommend.

★★★★★Tootsie Seals

I grew up here. This was always a safe haven for me to learn, be in the community and help out. In High School I worked here for the summers, under the direction of James Jessie himself. What a mentor he was for me. As and adult it's still a resourceful place for me. My nephews grew up here playing sports like I did. Central location they meet their friends to play basketball or ride bikes. This center is and always has been a pillar of our community. One day I'm hoping they let me start a community garden here.

★★★★★Meriam El Mansour

Friendly nice people doing good work for our youth. God bless u!