Mission: To support hope and healing for families impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences and trauma by increasing access to holistic care through clinical services, community training, and resource development.

Vision: A community where all children and families have access to the therapeutic and attachment-centered care they need to grow and flourish.

Program Highlights

• Home-like Spaces: Provides counseling, occupational therapy, speech therapy, expressive art therapy, and parent mentoring through a Christ-centered multidisciplinary model.

• Safe and Secure TN: Offers trauma-informed training and coaching to local organizations, nonprofits, and schools to reduce the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Tennessee.

• Empowered to Connect Institute: Creates globally used resources such as parenting curricula, podcasts, and video training, supporting over 100 churches and community organizations in the U.S., Canada, and South Africa.

Community Impact

• Established a partnership with Tennessee DCS to provide trauma-informed training for caregivers and staff.

• Developed a curriculum to equip Caregiver Coaches to facilitate attachment-rich and healing-centered environments.

• Provided holistic therapeutic services to children, adults, and families in Shelby, Fayette, and Desoto Counties.

• Honored with the 2022 Award for Advancing Minority Mental Health by the American Psychiatry Association.

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Stan and Stefanie Harding