Our Focus
We accomplish our mission in four targeted areas:
Workforce Development / Job-Skills Training
Train 40 individuals in the skilled-trades core curriculum + a trade with each achieving a Level-1 certification & obtaining a job / career pathway
Mother’s Initiatives / Infant Mortality Solutions
Educate 100 mothers per year in the ABC’s of safe sleep as well as provide coaching and life skills training for family stability in housing, food security, & employment.
Youth Training, Development & Mentoring
Provide 100 middle school to high school aged youth with mentoring and goal setting to create a pathway to achieving their individual life goals.
Partnering with like-minded organizations and solution providers to create success
Through networking and strategic partnerships create a shared resource and funding model to sustain and maintain program growth and development to expand our reach and impact.
Our Programs
City of Refuge GoodLife Foundation serves our local community by providing knowledge, skills and resources to help individuals achieve and sustain a better life for themselves and for their families.
The Mothers Cove
The Mothers Cove is a place for mothers to come together, share experiences, gain knowledge, and get support for their journey into and through motherhood.
Skilled Trades Training
Earn certification in skilled trades at First Church, in partnership with the City of Refuge GoodLife Foundation & the National Skilled Trades Network.
Pathways to College
Pathways to College is a collaborative effort with The Gaddis Foundation 4 Kids to assist every child desiring a college education to find the means of achieving their goal. We assist with the application process for admissions, as well as applying for scholarships and other forms of tuition aid and with selection of the school that is the best fit both academically and socially. We also co-sponsor annual college tours to give the student an actual visit to several primarily HBCU institutions for a comparative reference.