Love Inc Of Brevard Inc

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

VILLAGE THRIFT SHOP: THE THRIFT STORE RECEIVES DONATED ITEMS FROM THE COMMUNITY, MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO ACTIVE CLIENTS WITH VERIFIED NEEDS AT A SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNT OF 80% OFF THE THRIFT STORE PRICE. THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE DISCOUNTED PRICE CAN WORK IN THE THRIFT STORE TO OFFSET THE PRICE OF THEIR ITEMS. CLIENTS IN NEED OF COMMUNITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO VOLUNTEER, FINDING A LOVING SUPPORTIVE PLACE WHERE THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE AND GROW. THRIFT STORE ITEMS ARE ALSO OFFERED FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC, PRODUCING A REVENUE STREAM TO SUPPORT OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. REVENUE LISTED ABOVE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE VALUE OF CONTRIBUTED GOODS SOLD IN THE THRIFT STORE. EXPENSES LISTED DOES INCLUDE THE VALUE OF CONTRIBUTED GOODS.

INVESTING IN CLIENTS: 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 INCLUDED OFFSETTING LIVING AND MEDICAL EXPENSES, PROVIDING LIFE SKILLS TRAINING AND 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 $24,209 OF DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN ADDITION TO THE MATERIAL GOODS ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PROGRAM EXPENSES LISTED IN THIS REPORT. WHILE IT IS NOT OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, WE PROVIDE A RESOURCE GUIDE OF LOCAL AGENCIES WHO SPECIALIZE IN EMERGENCY RELIEF TO THOSE IN NEED OF ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FOR IMMEDIATE, CRISIS SITUATIONS.

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 REVITILIZATION, FOSTER CARE SUPPORT, AND STRONG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. TO THIS END, WE MOBILIZE FULL-TIME STAFF TO BE IN THE COMMUNITY AS CATALYSTS 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-LEVEL 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.

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