Source Of Spokane

TO PROVIDE YOUTH AT RISK DUE WITH HOUSING AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL GROWTH, EDUCATION, SPIRITUAL GROWTH, JOB SKILL TRAINING FROM A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW

THE SOURCE IS COMMITTED TO IMPARTING HOPE, RESTORING PURPOSE, AND PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE FOSTER CARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS. BY SHOWING LOVE & PATIENCE, TEACHING LIFE SKILLS, AND INSTILLING A SENSE OF PERSONAL VALUE WE GUIDE AT-RISK CHILDREN AND TEENS TOWARD A FUTURE OF HEALTH AND WHOLENESS THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE BETTERMENT OF SOCIETY.OUR TEAM SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION. YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES DUE TO NEGLECT, ABUSE AND OTHER TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES OFTEN DEVELOP MODERATE TO SEVERE BEHAVIORS AS A MEANS OF COPING AND SELF-PROTECTING. THESE BEHAVIORS CAN LEAD TO MULTIPLE PLACEMENTS IN FOSTER HOMES AND FACILITIES. IT CAN LEAD TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES AND EVEN SELF-HARM AND SUICIDAL IDEATION WHICH FURTHER THE CHILDS SENSE OF ISOLATION, DISCONNECTION AND DISTRUST. EVERY PERSON SHOULD KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE LOVED, CARED FOR, AND PROTECTED. FOR MANY CHILDREN, THEIR EARLIEST EXPERIENCES ARE OF BEING VICTIMIZED, EXPLOITED, UNDERVALUED, AND OVERLOOKED. AS A BEHAVIORAL REHABILITATION SERVICE, OUR AIM IS TO USE PERSISTENT KINDNESS, LIFE-SKILL TRAINING, ROUTINES, AND INCENTIVE-BASED PROGRAMMING THAT TEACH IMPULSE CONTROL, HEALTHY BOUNDARIES AND HOW TO VALUE BOTH THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. THE GOAL IS TO SEE CHILDREN SUCCESSFULLY PLACED BACK WITH EITHER THEIR BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES, FOSTER HOMES, OR IN LESS RESTRICTIVE HOME SETTINGS. IN 2021-2022 WE RAN THREE, 24-HOUR RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES. WE MENTORED 11 TEENS WHO CAME TO US FROM VARIOUS TRAUMATIC BACKGROUNDS AND PROVIDED THEM WITH THEIR DAILY NEEDS, HEALTHY SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, COUNSELING, LOVE, GUIDANCE AND PROTECTION. WE HOLD TIGHTLY TO VALUES WHICH STEM FROM THE BIBLICAL BELIEF THAT OUR HEAVENLY FATHER SENT HIS SON JESUS TO RECONCILE HIMSELF TO HUMANITY. HE DID THIS THROUGH RADICAL LOVE, SHOWING UNDERSTANDING FOR OUR BROKENNESS AND PAIN, AND SELF-SACRIFICE. WE CARRY THIS DESIRE TO EXPRESS CONSISTENT LOVE TO THE BROKEN & HURTING IN SOCIETY. WE TOO, CARRY THIS MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION THAT REFLECTS THE HEART OF THE CREATOR TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO DESPERATELY NEED HIS LOVE. OUR CALLING IS TO BE LIKE JESUS, WHO WILLINGLY STEPPED INTO THOSE DARK PLACES AND OFFERED HOPE.OUR DEDICATION TO CHAMPION THE DEFENSELESS HAS BOTH A LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL FOCUS.THE SOURCE ALSO USES ITS RESOURCES TO SUSTAIN THE SOURCE MALAWI, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT WORKING WITH THE NEEDY OF AFRICA. WE HAVE TWO FAMILY-STYLE ORPHAN HOMES RUN BY COMMITMENT INDIVIDUALS FROM MALAWI ITSELF. THESE HOMES PROVIDE FOR THE PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF 12 CHILDREN AGES 2-16. IN ADDITION, THE SOURCE MALAWI BRINGS NEEDED SUPPLIES TO IMPOVERISHED VILLAGES SURROUNDING THE LILONGWE AREA OF MALAWI. DRILLING CLEAN WATER WELLS AND BRINGING FOOD AND OTHER NECESSARY ITEMS ALL MINISTER TO THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL. WE BELIEVE THAT SHOWING THE LOVE OF GOD IN A TANGIBLE WAY HAS THE DEEPEST IMPACT. EACH PERSON CARRIES INTRINSIC VALUE, AND WE CARRY A CONVICTION THAT IT IS OUR GOD-GIVEN RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK NOT ONLY TO OUR PERSONAL NEEDS, BUT TO THE NEEDS OF OTHERS. IN 2021-2022 OUR TEAM VISITED 7 VILLAGES, BRINGING FOOD, CLOTHING, AND PANDEMIC RELIEF TO PLACES WHERE MANY HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED DURING THE GLOBAL CRISIS.