Love Inc Of Brevard Inc

THE MISSION OF LOVE INC IS TO MOBILIZE LOCAL CHURCHES TO TRANSFORM LIVES IN THE NAME OF CHRIST, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NETWORK CHURCHES, AGENCIES, BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS.

VILLAGE THRIFT: THE THRIFT STORE RECEIVES DONATED ITEMS FROM THE COMMUNITY, MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO ACTIVE CLIENTS WITH VERIFIED NEEDS AT A SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNT OF 80% OF THE THRIFT STORE PRICE. THOSE CLIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE DISCOUNTED PRICE CAN WORK IN THE THRIFT STORE TO OFFSET THE PRICE OF THE ITEMS AT A RATE OF 10/HOUR. CLIENTS IN NEED OF COMMUNITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO VOLUNTEER, FINDING A LOVING AND SUPPORTIVE PLACE WHERE THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE AND GROW. OUR STORE ALSO ALLOWS US TO GIVE CLIENTS AND FORMER CLIENTS ENTRY-LEVEL JOBS WHERE THEY CAN GAIN A POSITIVE WORK EXPERIENCE BEFORE RE-ENTERING THE JOB MARKET. THRIFT STORE ITEMS ARE ALSO OFFERED FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC, PRODUCING A REVENUE STREAM TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.

COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION: WE ARE WORKING TO BRING TRANSFORMATION ON THE COMMUNITY LEVEL BY PULLING TOGETHER LIKE-MINDED, MISSIONALLY-ALIGNED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK TOWARDS HUMAN FLOURISHING AMIDST THESE SPECIFIC COMMUNITY WOES: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PREDATORY LENDING, DRUG ADDICTION, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, HOMELESSNESS, NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION, FOSTER CARE SUPPORT, AND STRONG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. TO THIS END WE MOBILIZE FULL-TIME STAFF TO BE IN THE COMMUNITY AS A CATALYST FOR FORWARD-MOVEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL-COOPERATION. IN PRACTICE THIS LOOKS LIKE ORGANIZING AND FACILITATING CONVERSATIONS THAT INVOLVE INFLUENCERS AND DECISION-MAKERS IN OUR COUNTY TO FIGHT AGAINST THESE COMMUNITY-WIDE DYSFUNCTIONS. AS WE GATHER TOGETHER AROUND THE TABLE, PARTNERSHIPS ARE FORMED AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ACTIVATED TO BECOME PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITIES GREATEST PROBLEMS. WE ALSO FOCUS ON CONNECTING CHURCHES WITH ORGANIZATIONS ON THE FRONT LINES OF THESE ISSUES IN ORDER TO GIVE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY EASY ON-RAMPS FOR INVOLVEMENT IN PARTICIPATING WITH THESE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

CLIENT SERVICES: LOVE INC WORKS WITH ITS PARTNERS TO SUPPLY GOODS AND PROVIDE SERVICES DIRECTLY TO CLIENTS WHO MAKE THE COMMITMENT TO GO BEYOND THEIR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES AND GROW THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED ACTION PLANS, ONE STEP AT A TIME, FROM NEED TO SUSTAINABILITY. ASSISTANCE GIVEN INCLUDES OFFSETTING LIVING AND MEDICAL EXPENSES, PROVIDING LIFE SKILLS TRAINING AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING OPPORTUNITIES, CONFRONTING UNDERLYING CAUSES OF CHRONIC NEED, ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, ETC... AS A RESULT OF LOVE INC'S PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND AGENCIES, CLIENTS BENEFITED FROM DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN ADDITION TO THE MATERIAL GOODS ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PROGRAM EXPENSES REPORTED. WHILE IT IS NOT OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, WE HAVE DEVELOPED AND CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE RESOURCE GUIDE OF LOCAL AGENCIES WHO SPECIALIZE IN EMERGENCY RELIEF TO THOSE IN NEED OF ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FOR IMMEDIATE, CRISIS SITUATIONS.

MOBILIZATION: OUR HIGHEST GOAL IS TO MOBILIZE OUR COMMUNITY TO TAKE PART IN TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF THOSE IN NEED. TO THIS END WE EMPLOYE PARTNERSHIPS COORDINATORS WHO FOCUS ON DEVELOPING CHURCH, BUSINESS, AND AGENCY PARTNERS TO ASSIST WITH OUR CLIENT SERVICES PROGRAM. WE ALSO HAVE A VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR WHO FOCUSES SOLELY ON RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND MANAGING VOLUNTEERS ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION. EACH MONTH WE UTILIZE NEARLY 80 VOLUNTEERS ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION, AND IN 2022 WE COORDINATED OVER 16,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS. ADDITIONALLY, WE OFFER EDUCATIONAL COURSES ON OUR PROGRAM METHODOLOGY TO TEACH OUR COMMUNITY THE REASONS BEHIND OUR WAY OF UPLIFTING THOSE IN NEED. OUR HOPE IS THAT, THROUGH EDUCATION, WE CAN BUILD A NETWORK OF LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO SHARE A COMMON METHODOLOGY FOR TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN NEED.