Mission:
As a faith-based agency, we are committed to provide services that will foster a positive impact on the lives of families, in an effort to rebuild communities and foster growth.
Shared Values
- HOLISTIC LIFE - We believe life and its opportunities are most successful when viewed as developmental and holistic.
- CHANGE - Change is possible and will lead to individual and collective social/economic successes.
- CONCERN - We are concerned and will act responsibly as we contribute to the well-being of our community.
- DIVERSITY - We celebrate diversity by understanding, valuing and respecting each other.
- LEARNING ORGANIZATION - We are committed to being a continual learning organization.
- SPIRIT OF INCLUSION - We believe the best community interactions are those that reflect a strengths perspective, mutuality, partnership and collaboration.
Community Goals
- To improve the educational and psycho/social needs of residents in the community.
- To expand the economic development opportunities for residents to build assets. These opportunities include homeownership, higher education, small businesses and financial literacy education
- To expand opportunities for the community to realize adequate affordable housing.
Program Areas
Housing & Economic Development
- Family Financial Academy
- Washtenaw IDA Program - Matched Savings
- Links to Homeownership
- Family Self-Sufficiency Program
- LIGHT Homelessness Support Program
Counseling & Therapeutic Services
- Restoration Counseling Services - Individual, Couples & Groups
- Family Enrichment - Child Protection
Family Support Services
- Academic Tutoring
- Parent Education
- Volunteer Services
Child Care- Under the Rainbow of Love Learning Center
- Licensed for 46 children, ages 2 months - 4 years
History
POWER, Inc. (People-Organized-Working-Evolving-Reaching) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 Community Development Corporation designed to serve the Washtenaw County community. POWER was encorporated in 1996 in fulfillment of the Christian Love Fellowship Ministries International (CLFMI) vision. Apostle Robert Hill shared this vision, with POWER's founders Denese Brown, MSW and John Wallace, Ph.D., to establish a Christian community that is Christ sufficient in all areas of living: spiritual, social, economic and educational.
Kehli Woodruff became the first administrator of POWER, Inc. We started with an interim board of 6 members (John Wallace, Jimmy Stegall, Debby Mitchell, Victor Hicks, Sylvia Spikes & Denese Brown). Kehli established a foundation for long-term strategic planning and developed a quality-training program. In late 1998, Denese Brown, who has over 20 years of human services experience, became the Executive Director. Carol Burrell-Jackson, ACSW serves as the Clinical Director for counseling services.
POWER has an active and committed volunteer Board of Directors, which consist of 12 members with a wide range of expertise. We are fortunate to have such a multi-talented group of professionals that believe in the holistic mission of our organization. In May 2001, POWER acquired Under the Rainbow of Love Learning Center a daycare center for children ages 2 mos. -4 yrs.
Location
POWER Inc. is located at 4180 Packard Rd, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108. We are next door to Design & Copy.
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