Our Mission Statement:
"Cultivating Hope and Healing in under-resourced communities by investing in youth and families through mentoring relationships, neighborhood programs, and local partnerships."
We are a mission-driven organization, we want to cultivate hope and healing in every community!
Our history:
In 1995, during Fresno's high-crime era, Care Fresno was started by the Fresno Police Department, in collaboration with church and faith-based leaders. The goals have always been to address crime and poverty at its root in Fresno's most concentrated areas of poverty. Over the years, through wholistic ministry with faith leaders, we have been able to serve over 15,000 youth and their families living in over 60 under-resourced apartment complexes.
Our goal remains the same, we have entered a new era with a focus on local missions. Today, churches do not simply adopt a neighborhood, but we can actually move Christian leaders into these communities and train them to serve their community with their whole lives.
Our Process:
Through neighborhood programs we meet the youth and begin mentoring. Mentoring relationships build emotional, spiritual, and phsycial well-being so the youth become leaders within their community.
Our Values:
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Relationship-based Ministries and Programs
The end goal of all of our programs is to develop long-term, life changing relationships between healthy, adult role-models and at-risk youth and families. We believe that no matter how well planned or well funded programs may be, it is only with consistent, long-term role models that youth and families escape poverty. |
Asset-based Community Development
Within our churches, businesses and neighborhoods (including low-income areas), there exist within each person and entity the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to bring transformation to the lives of others. Our goal, regardless of external funding, is to help bridge these resources and assets together to develop healthy communities. |
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Indigenous Leadership
The development of leaders from within a community is paramount for community change. Whether students or adults, developing indigenous leaders is of utmost importance. |
Local Missions & Church Partnerships
In addition to indigenous leaders, we believe in mobilizing external leaders to move into urban neighborhoods, creating solidarity with the poor and ministering holistically to their neighbors. |
Meet our staff
Meet our site leads
Meet our Board of Directors
Part of our amazing team is our Board. They are involved in so many different ways and help our work flourish. Coming from various backgrounds, work settings, and life experience, Care Fresno values and utilizes their perspectives.
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Leslie Dau
Care Fresno Board Chair Teacher Darrell Fifield
Board Treasurer Retired Deputy Chief of Police Fresno Police Department |
Gary Catron
Board Secretary CEO, Catron Contracting Inc. Kevin Person
Board Member Pastor Praise Church of God in Christ |
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Vicki Dellone
Board Member Fresno Police Department |
Enrique Morales
Board Member CPA |
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Blake Zante
Board Member Press Secretary California State Senate |
Tim Kent
Board Member |
