Why CARES?

Our vision is to create a worldwide network dedicated to helping people serve as restorative leaders and bring hope to their community. We recognize that creating this network involves relationships and that all of our clients are people who matter before any objective. We are guided by principles of integrity, compassion, resilience, and faith.

Specific Goals and Strategies

  • Worldwide Network: We focus on relationship-building, understanding that connection is key. Our approach honors each person’s individuality, placing their needs and dreams at the forefront of our mission.
  • Helping People: We work to foster a sense of belonging, recognizing that our greatest tool is listening. Our measurable commitment ensures that everyone feels heard, understood, and valued.
  • Restorative Leadership: We emphasize behavioral wellness, strategic growth, and Restorative Practices. By providing tools and resources in these areas, we empower individuals to lead with purpose, nurturing communities that thrive on empathy and collaboration.

Our Passion

Any organization is only as good as its people. As a 501(c)(3) organization we consider ourselves an “Impact Organization”! We are passionate about critically examining how well an organization brings out the F.I.G.H.T. in its people. This is how we measure our impact.

Feelings, Insight, Goals, Hope, Talents

We believe in Community, Agency, Restorative, Education, and Service. These values guide our actions and decisions as we work toward our vision. They embody our commitment to those we serve and the impact we strive to create.

COMMUNITY

We don’t have to agree, but we must be agreeable in our dealings with one another. We are a public-benefit organization. Our desire is for every person and organization who engages with us to experience the love of Christ through our expression of practical, exemplary, and authentic service.

AGENCY

If each person makes positive changes in the portion of the world they live in and has the agency to impact change, then the world is indeed forever changed for the better. We build agency through awareness, acquisition, and application.

RESTORATION

Restoration is achieved through practice. The main principles of restorative practices are empowerment, honesty, respect, engagement, voluntarism, healing, restoration, personal accountability, inclusiveness, collaboration, and problem-solving. Restorative practices focus on how to work with (not to or for) a community to co-create and negotiate truth. RP values and prioritizes healthy and equitable relationships—how to form, maintain, and restore them after a conflict has been done.

EDUCATION

We believe that learning is the work of a lifetime and that school is bigger than a classroom. Our most significant impact on education is through our continued support of school leaders. We provide strategic growth, culture and climate development and guided self-care for leaders faced with unique challenges.

SERVICE

Love is an action word. To love one’s life is to live a life of service to others. We provide specialized services in behavioral wellness, strategic growth, trust leadership, mediation, conflict resolution, restorative practices, and guided self-care.

Our mission is to utilize our “3A” framework to provide support and the expansion of behavioral wellness, strategic growth, and restorative practices to leadership efforts of transformational change. We see the greatest impact and seek partnership with the following type of clients.

  • Individuals Seeking Personal Growth: Those looking for support in areas like behavioral wellness, personal development, and restorative practices, who value empathy, resilience, and belonging.
  • Educational Institutions: Schools and educational programs seeking to integrate social-emotional learning, restorative practices, and conflict resolution into their curricula.
  • Nonprofit Organizations: Collaborative partners who share similar values and focus on community development, health and wellness, and transformational leadership.
  • Businesses and Corporate Entities: Organizations looking to enhance their organizational culture and climate, invest in employee wellness, or foster trust leadership within their teams.
  • Community Leaders and Government Agencies: Those who aim to create supportive communities through strategic growth initiatives and are interested in building relationships that uplift and empower.
  • Healthcare Providers: Professionals and institutions focusing on behavioral wellness and mental health who value practical solutions and narrative therapy techniques.
  • Faith Communities: Groups or individuals who resonate with your belief in God and the principles of integrity, compassion, and resilience and seek to apply these in community building.

Join us as we work to help the people who help people. Engage with us, share your story, and be part of a transformative journey. Together, we can make a difference that resonates around the world.