Workforce Chaplaincy

WE PROVIDE CHAPLAINCY SERVICES TO OWNERS, EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS OF PRIVATE COMPANIES. EACH WEEK OUR WORKPLACE CHAPLAINS PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE LISTENING, SPIRITUAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND COUNSELING TO SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THE PRACTICAL NEEDS OF THEIR LIFE AND FAMILY. WE ALSO RESPOND TO TRAUMATIC EVENTS THAT AFFECT COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS WITH CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT (CISM) FACILITATION AND GRIEF COUNSELING SERVICES.

BILINGUAL CHAPLAINCY TO FARM LABORERS: IN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA WHO COME TO THE US WITH WORK VISAS UNDER THE FEDERAL H-2A AGRICULTURAL LABOR PROGRAM. OUR ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS WITH 3 BILINGUAL CHAPLAINS TO CARE FOR WORKERS WHO STAY IN THE USA FROM ONE MONTH UP TO 11 MONTHS (APPROXIMATELY 6000 MIGRANT WORKERS IN A CALENDAR YEAR). ADDITIONALLY, WE CURRENTLY COACH AND TRAIN TWO CHAPLAINS EMPLOYED BY OUR CLIENT COMPANY TO HELP PROVIDE CHAPLAIN SERVICES. WE PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO ONE LARGE AGRICULTURAL COMPANY. THE PRIMARY LOCATION FOR OUR CHAPLAINCY SERVICES IS AT THE HOUSING (I.E. HOTELS, APARTMENTS, AND LABOR CAMPS) LOCATIONS WHERE THE WORKERS LIVE WHILE THEY ARE IN-COUNTRY. THE GOAL IS TO SUPPORT THESE WORKERS EMOTIONALLY, SPIRITUALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY WHILE THEY ARE AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES AND FAMILIES FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHAPLAIN CARE PROGRAMS TO COMPANIES BASED IN CALIFORNIA: OUR ORGANIZATION HAS CONTRACTS FOR SERVICE WITH APPROXIMATELY 11 CALIFORNIA BASED COMPANIES. OUR CHAPLAINS MAKE REGULAR WEEKLY ROUNDS TO VARIOUS WORKPLACE LOCATIONS THAT ARE A COMBINATION OF OFFICE, INDUSTRIAL, FOOD PRODUCTION, LABORATORY TESTING, ETC. ENVIRONMENTS. WE WILL MEET BOTH ONSITE AND OFFSITE (E.G. ZOOM VIDEO CONF., RESTAURANTS, COFFEE SHOPS, EMPLOYEE HOMES, CHURCH OFFICES) TO PROVIDE PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING FOR EMPLOYEES BY OFFERING A CONFIDENTIAL AND SUPPORTIVE PRESENCE AT THE PLACE WHERE PEOPLE SPEND MORE THAN HALF OF THEIR WAKING LIVES. EMPLOYEES TODAY SPEND MORE TIME WITH THEIR "COMPANY FAMILY" THAN WITH THEIR SPOUSES OR CHILDREN. COMPANIES THAT UTILIZE OUR CHAPLAIN CARE PROGRAM VALUE PRACTICAL HELP AND SUPPORT THAT WE CAN OFFER THEIR EMPLOYEES. CHAPLAIN SERVICES ARE A VOLUNTARY BENEFIT OFFERED TO ALL EMPLOYEES (WHETHER THEY HAVE FAITH OR NO FAITH). LIKE ALL FORMS OF HOSPITAL, MILITARY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES CHALPAINCY, PROSELTYIZING IS NOT A COMPONENT OF OUR SERVICES.

OUR ORGANIZATION PROVIDES CHAPLAINS (ENGLISH AND SPANISH LANGUAGE) TRAINED IN CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT (CISM, THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS FOUNDATION, WWW.ICISF.ORG) AS WELL AS SPIRITUAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID. WHEN TRAUMATIC EVENTS TAKE PLACE IN A CALIFORNIA COMPANY WE ARE CONTACTED BY REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH BENEFIT PROVIDERS (I.E. INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS).