Who We Serve

The community, which is made up of over 500 households, includes close to 70% "working poor" families, many of which are single-parent households. Financial struggle, the threat of violence, racism, lack of quality health care, and, for some, inadequate housing are just a few of the external pressures faced by low-income residents in the Fifeville Neighborhood. This mix of challenges contributes to chronic trauma in the form of domestic physical and sexual abuse, drug use, violence, anxiety, depression, and fractured families.

We will offer therapeutic intervention not simply when a crisis occurs, but we will address patterns and issues at earlier stages as we build a presence in the community. Our services will also be culturally relevant, respond to actual felt needs, and will be voluntary—thus avoiding the barriers often present between therapists and clients in this community. Finally, our services will provide space for our clients to walk through their stories at a pace particular to them, and with the resources of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and power and presence of the Holy Spirit.

Provision

We will initially offer individual counseling for men and women, focusing especially on single mothers. We will also provide therapeutic mentoring for children. In the future, we hope to expand our services to offer individual counseling for children as well as various therapeutic and psycho-educational groups.

Board Members

Mindy Goodall
Jim Anderson
Bob Amacker
Nick Carter
Ellen Turner
Andrew Field