A narrow stairwell at Florida Memorial University leads to rooms filled with collages and paintings from around the country. 
 
 While the artwork varies in style, there’s one common theme: almost all of the pieces depict a young man in a hooded sweatshirt. 
 
 This is the headquarters of the Trayvon Martin Foundation, established by Martin’s parents after the Miami Gardens teen was killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. 
 
 Zimmerman was acquitted last year after a racially charged, contentious trial. 
 
 The historically black university hosted a ceremony Thursday that started and ended with prayer and was filled with spiritual references. The second floor of the school’s library quickly became crowded as people filed in. 
 
 The short program included remarks from the university president, Martin’s parents and comments from the director of the foundation. Afterward, Martin’s family used scissors to cut a large blue and orange ribbon. 
 
 About 100 people attended the ceremony, including local politicians, state representatives, foundation members and Miami residents. 
 
 Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, stood in front of a group of solemn young men from the university’s Black Male College Explorers Program, a college prep program for at-risk black males. 
 
 “As I look at the young men behind me, they remind me of Trayvon,” she said. 
 
 Some attendees shook their heads as she spoke about her son. 
 
 “I am overwhelmed,” she said. “I am grateful to God that I’m able to stand before you and let you know that God is in the midst of it all.” 
 
 The school offered the foundation financial support because of the kind of work it is doing in South Florida. The foundation focuses on helping families affected by violent crime. 
 
 “It’s a learning laboratory for us,” said Roslyn Artis, president of Florida Memorial University. “We really wanted it to be a quiet place where they can reflect and remember.” 
 
 Martin’s father Tracy referenced the College Explorers as he thanked people for attending the ceremony. Students in the program take math, science and literature classes along with sessions focused solely on leadership and respect. 
 
 “Our mission is to help these young men,” he said. “That’s what we’re here for.” 
 
 His son’s death “galvanized the nation,” he said. “It’s just proof that positive things come out of tragedy. Even though he’s not here, we know he’s looking down on us.” 
 
 After the ceremony concluded, people lined up to take pictures with Martin and Fulton and tour the facility. 
 
 One group peered at pictures of Trayvon as a slide show of the Martin family played on a computer screen. 
 
 Foundation members handed out “I am Trayvon Martin” wristbands and explained the significance of each room. 
 
 Florida Memorial sophomore Michael Williams, 19, said he thinks the organization having a meeting place is a great step forward. The office is open to the public, and Artis said she hopes the space will motivate students to brainstorm about ways to affect legislation and help reduce crime. 
 
 “What the foundation really stands for is getting people to understand that violence is not the answer,” Williams said. 
 
 While discussion about Martin’s death and Zimmerman’s trial often is racially charged, Fulton said that the foundation works on behalf of everyone. 
 
 “It’s not just an African American issue,” she said. “It’s universal.” 
 
 In May, she met with parents from all over the country who have lost children to gun violence, including the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims and the mother of rapper Tupac Shakur, who was shot and killed in 1996. 
 
 “When they say, ‘I know how you feel,’ they actually know how you feel,” she said. “It was just good to be with other people in the same position we’re in.” ​ ||||| George Zimmerman divorce records: I've got no home, no job and spend $100 a month on vacations 
 
 Zimmerman, 30, is the former Neighborhood Watch volunteer acquitted last year of murdering Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black 17-year-old. 
 
 SANFORD - George Zimmerman has no job, no home, no income but spends $100 a month on vacations and $200 a month on psychological counseling, according to a financial affidavit he recently filed in his divorce case. 
 
 Immediately after the shooting - Feb. 26, 2012 – he quit his job and went into hiding with his wife, Shellie, but two months after his acquittal, she filed for divorce, saying he had taken to the road and would not tell her where he was and what he was doing. 
 
 As part of the divorce case, Zimmerman filed a financial affidavit last week, spelling out his income, assets and debts. 
 
 According to it, he spends $3,304 a month, despite having no income. 
 
 He listed his total assets at $14,000 – most of that is his 2008 Honda pickup. His debts total $2.5 million, most of that is money he owes criminal defense attorneys Mark O'Mara and Don West. 
 
 According to his paperwork, Zimmerman has no job, pays nothing for rent or a mortgage and has no health insurance. 
 
 He spends $350 a month for medical care plus $200 a month for psychological, psychiatric or mental health counseling. 
 
 He also spends $100 a month on vacations, he wrote. 
 
 Zimmerman's legal defense fund, which raised more than $400,000, now has a balance of $300, according to the affidavit. 
 
 It is not clear what happened to any money he earned from the sale of a painting on eBay in December. The winning bid was $100,000. There is no mention of it in his affidavit. 
 
 His banking account has $650, he reported. 
 
 In an interview last month, Zimmerman's brother, Robert Zimmerman Jr., said the former Neighborhood Watch volunteer is homeless and moves from place to place, sleeping in the homes of friends and supporters. 
 
 Zimmerman's divorce attorney, Howard Iken, would not comment. 
 
 rstutzman@tribune.com or 407-650-6394
– Almost a year after his acquittal in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman doesn't seem to have much in the way of a life, according to paperwork filed this month as part of his divorce case. The 30-year-old says he has no home, no job, no income, and nearly no assets apart from his 2008 Honda pickup, the Orlando Sentinel finds. But according to his financial affidavit, he still spends $3,304 a month, including $200 for psychological counseling—and $100 on vacations. He currently pays no rent. Zimmerman, who owes his lawyers $2.5 million, has just $650 in the bank, according to the court filing, which makes no mention of the $100,000 he made by selling a painting on eBay earlier this year. Meanwhile, at Florida Memorial University, Trayvon's parents were at a ceremony late last week to welcome the Trayvon Martin Foundation they founded to its new home, reports the Miami Herald. The foundation focuses on helping families affected by violent crimes. The teenager's death "galvanized the nation," his father said at the ceremony. "It’s just proof that positive things come out of tragedy. Even though he’s not here, we know he’s looking down on us," he said.