Caring Heart Outreach Inc.

Our mission is to get ahead of domestic violence, drug addiction, and homelessness by starting with our youth. Our vision for our youth is to not only supply their immediate needs but to empower them by helping them develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed after graduation. Caring Heart Outreach Goals - Help meet the immediate needs of those who are homeless - Help meet the immediate need of those recovering from domestic abuse - Help meet the immediate needs of teens with food & hygiene items - Provide a safe place for teens to serve them with love We know that helping our youth understand it will always be OK to walk away from a relationship will reduce the chances for them to spiral into bad life choices. We hope that by teaching them to be independent of no one but themselves, they will not stay in relationships that are abusive. Those relationships tend to lead to addiction through self-medication and even homelessness. The LEAD Project Leadership Program will help these teens develop a healthy work ethic by inspiring skills that businesses value and bringing community leaders and business/industry leaders on board to invest time into the teens. This will convey to the teens that they have value and can work hard to move past obstacles they may face in life.

Our vision for our youth is to not only supply their immediate needs but empower them by helping them develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed after graduation.

Goal One: Help meet the immediate needs of those who are homeless

Goal Two: Help meet the immediate needs of those recovering from domestic abuse

Goal Three: Help meet teens' immediate needs with food & hygiene items

All staff and management are encouraged to attend trainings (at business expense) on leadership development and skills training to help build capacity and improve our overall effectiveness. Several members have attended trainings offered through NAVIGATE offered in Huntsville Alabama, as well as the Alabama Extension Offices. Trainings occur throughout the year on various topics, and all staff and management are encouraged to attend at their convenience. In addition to staff and management training, the management team of Caring Heart Outreach has developed the LEAD Program, which is a Leadership Program for local teens in grades 10-12 to teach them necessary critical life skills such as financial literacy, communication, and research skills that will help them be successful in accessing the job market after graduation.

Our mission is to get ahead of domestic violence, drug addiction, and homelessness by starting with our youth. Our vision for our youth is to not only supply their immediate needs but empower them by helping them develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed after graduation. In standing within both our mission and our vision, our leadership team decided that one of the greatest needs of our area was for the teens that we serve to be offered classes on financial literacy, communication, and interview skills to help them acquire a job after high school. Many of the basic skills that employers value so highly are often overlooked in our schools today, and so out of this need our LEAD project was developed. This program will help to instill in our youth those skills that employers are looking for in their new hires, and help to open the doors to financial security for our local graduates. The LEAD Project Leadership Program will help these teens develop a healthy work ethic by inspiring skills that businesses value. It will also bring community leaders and business/industry leaders on board to invest time in these teen leaders. We believe that it truly "takes a village." In practical terms it just means that individuals and groups should work together to support and care for each other, promote social harmony, and achieve shared goals. "It takes a Village" implies that when people come together, they can accomplish great things, even in the face of difficult challenges.