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Christian Addiction Recovery Center located in Middle Tennessee

WHO WE ARE

We are a Christian-based addiction recovery residential care facility for men ages 18yrs-65yrs old. Our campus is located in the beautiful hills of Middle Tennessee on top of Short Mountain. S2L Recovery is a 501c3 non-profit and a “come as you are” type program.  Our hope is you find peace and rest while you go through a journey of understanding what God says about you.  That you’re not damaged goods but actually a mighty man of valor and that you were wonderfully made with deep respect.  Here is the incredible hope we’ve found in God’s Word–you DO NOT have to be an addict or alcoholic the rest of your life.

MISSION

RaisingHOPE empowers teens and young adults experiencing foster care through mentoring, life skills, financial support and advocacy.

About Us

RaisingHOPE, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides excellent advocacy, awareness, funding and support for children and families in the child welfare system (sometimes commonly called the foster care system). RaisingHOPE, Inc. provides services for dependent children, non-minor dependents, parents of dependent children and foster parents or relative caregivers. Dependent children may be in foster care, group homes or other congregate care facilities, relative homes, transition homes or even with their parents. The organization also gives funding to provide for the needs of dependent youth or recently emancipated youth to pay for things not covered by any other means. The organization also has a high-quality mentorship program for teens and young adults.

MISSION: To eradicate the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC).   

VISION: A world where all children are free from sexual exploitation.

Street Grace is one of the pioneers in the human trafficking “space” — a $290 million illegal industry in major US cities.  

We are a faith-driven organization collaborating with faith, business and community leaders providing a comprehensive path to end the sexual exploitation of minors. CSEC involves the recruitment, harboring, transportation, and/or the obtaining of a child under the age of 18 for the purpose of a commercial sex act.   

Street Grace mobilizes community resources – financial, human, and material – to fight CSEC through prevention, protection, policy and pursuit. 

Are you longing for a safe place to grieve over your loss and process your pain?

No Longer Bound was founded in 2010 by Tegra Little, at Faithful Central Bible Church under the leadership of Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer. The ministry is dedicated to healing one trauma at a time for men and women who have suffered the guilt, pain and shame of having had an abortion or experienced a miscarriage. Over the last decade we have seen over 450+ men and women across all ethnicities, denominations and ages and our leadership team has been strengthened by witnessing the power of the Holy Spirit set captives free as Jesus declared in Luke 4:18 (NKJV):  

“The Spirit of LORD is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed…” 

No Longer Bound is a community of compassionate, non-judgmental, respectful, knowledgeable, and experienced men and women – wounded healers used by God, who tenderly affirm your loss and understand the importance of your need to grieve to the fullest extent.

MISSION

Our mission is to prevent, reduce and eliminate poverty, hunger and homelessness. We do this by offering immediate assistance and long-term solutions. We are a faith-based independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that does not discriminate based on gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation or lack thereof. Our services are grounded in a deep respect for the dignity inherent in each human being. 

VISION 

Our vision is that no one goes without…  

Hope– A message of love, support and freedom for a better tomorrow. 

Hot Meals– Food distribution to the hungry. 

Housing– Emergency/transitional shelter to the situational and chronically homeless. 

Health Services– Resources for basic human needs. 

Healing – Proven programs that lead to wholeness and self-sufficiency. 

PHILOSOPHY

We believe that everybody and everything deserves a second chance. As a faith-based compassion ministry, we focus on the spiritual, emotional, physical, relational, occupational and financial needs of our clients. Our two-pronged approach starts with crisis intervention then bridges clients, when they are ready, into long-term services that address chronic obstacles.

Our Mission

To facilitate the placement of engaging Bibles in school libraries across the United States of America! 

Our Vision

Bibles in Schools exists so that…. 

…… every school library in the United States would have an engaging Bible on their shelves!  

……. students and their families would be transformed by the Bible and come to have a personal relationship with Jesus. 

…… people would be educated on their rights in the public schools, so that they can live out their faith boldly.  

Students are yearning for truth and hope in our world today.  What better way than to give them the best selling book of all time, the Bible!  The Bible is full of adventure stories and a love that lasts for eternity.  You might be thinking, will this really make a difference? The answer is…YES!  Check out our stories of how it has already impacted students and families.  God is working in our public schools and beyond.  We want you to be a part of this amazing journey! 

At MOTORGOSPEL Ministries, our threefold mission is to love God, love our neighbors and make a joyful noise with the John 3:16 race car.  

In addition to Christian activities, we also have non-religious benevolent activities in the community most notably the anti-street-racing campaign that we operate in cooperation with the LAPD, Councilmember John Lee and La Mirada Mayor John Lewis.  

Founder Aaron Schwartzbart left the space program after 28 years as a rocket scientist to devote full time to the ministry in 2012.  With degrees in physics and theology, Schwartzbart is a 4-time champion race car driver and an ordained minister.