About Chosen Vessels Fostering Chosen Pathways Inc

Statement of Purpose

Everything this organization is chartered to do, as set forth in our Articles of Incorporation.

• Workforce Readiness

  Work is a pathway out, and we prepare people to walk it. Workforce readiness covers technical skills and blue collar trades, job readiness and interview preparation, and navigation into certificate programs, diploma programs and degree programs — paired with coaching and mentoring that keeps people encouraged once the training begins. We also assist corporate America in training the community to prepare for employment opportunities by developing the work skills and life skills that strengthen a person's place in their family, community and the corporate world, and we connect people to utility assistance, housing essentials and transportation so a new job is not lost to an old obstacle. Your gift turns readiness into a paycheck that lasts.

• Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

  Everyone deserves a fair seat at the table. We provide resources that promote equity, diversity, inclusion, fairness, opportunity, engagement, justice and culture — advancing and bridging gaps between individuals, families, communities, public and private organizations, institutions, businesses and learning facilities. Where doors have been closed by circumstance rather than ability, we open them, make introductions and stay until the relationship holds. Your gift builds the bridge that lets a whole community cross.

• Coaching, Mentoring & Reentry

  People change fastest when someone believes in them out loud. We provide training, life coaching, inspirational coaching and leadership development, mentoring, workforce development, reentry services and ongoing support — walking with individuals long after the first meeting, through the setbacks and the wins. Your gift puts a steady mentor beside someone who has been going it alone.

• Family & Economic Growth

  Strong families build strong communities. We meet the needs of our communities with resources that encourage family, community, social and economic growth, financial literacy and small business startups — budgeting and credit coaching, savings habits that hold, and practical guidance for neighbors launching their first business or working as independent contractors. Growth is taught in plain language, at kitchen-table pace, until confidence replaces fear. Your gift turns a household that is barely holding on into one that is building something.

• Financial, Housing & Transportation Resources

  Most crises are one missing resource away from being solved. We provide information and access to available resources, including financial resources, temporary housing, homeownership guidance, transportation and networking resources — walking alongside families as they make calls, complete applications and keep appointments, so the right door is not only found but opened. Your gift keeps a family housed, moving and connected while they get back on their feet.

• Missing Persons & Recovery

  No family should search alone. We aid, inform and support the search for missing persons and their recovery — helping families organize the search, connect with officers and media, and hold on to hope through the waiting, then supporting them through whatever comes next. Your gift puts a steady team beside a family in the hardest hours of their life.

• Anti-Trafficking

  Freedom is worth fighting for. We provide resources and support in the fight to combat sex trafficking and human trafficking — awareness and education so communities can recognize the signs, safe connection points for survivors, and trauma-informed referrals for housing, counseling and long-term restoration. Your gift helps bring someone out and keeps them from being taken back.

• Justice Support

  Fairness should not depend on who you are or where you live. We aid, inform and support the fight against law enforcement injustices, including inmate injustices — helping individuals and families understand their options, document what happened, find credible support and be heard by the people who can act. Your gift makes sure someone facing the system is not facing it alone.

• Domestic & Family Violence Support

  Safety first, healing next. We stand against domestic and intimate partner violence, including child and elder abuse, and create a safe haven for victims — safety planning, immediate essentials, connection to shelter and counseling, and ongoing companionship as survivors rebuild a life on their own terms. Your gift gives a survivor a safe place tonight and a plan for tomorrow.

• Anger Management

  Anger is often pain that was never given anywhere to go. We provide mentorship, resources and programs for anger management — group sessions, one-on-one accountability and practical tools for triggers, communication and self-control that protect jobs, marriages and relationships with children. Your gift helps someone break a cycle before it costs them the people they love.

• Fatherhood & Crisis Support

  Fathers carry more than they say out loud. We provide support for various areas of crisis, including married, single and unemployed fathers — support groups where dads speak honestly, coaching through job loss, custody strain and financial pressure, and mentoring that helps a father stay present and steady in his children's lives. Your gift keeps a dad in the picture when everything is pushing him out of it.

• Wellness Circle

  A circle of care for mental, physical, spiritual and emotional wellness — guided exercises and movement, cognitive thinking and practices, holistic practices and methods, and meditation and stillness. Your gift keeps this circle open to every neighbor who needs it.

• Grief Support

  Grief does not keep a schedule, and no one should carry it alone. We offer compassionate grief support that meets individuals and families exactly where they are in their grief journey, with support groups where people who understand sit in the same room, one-on-one encouragement, and resources that enable healing at each person's own pace. Your gift keeps a chair open for someone facing the hardest season of their life.

• Hurts, Hang-Ups & Habits

  A judgment-free place to be honest and begin again. We provide help for hurts, hang-ups, unfavorable habits and addictions through ongoing support groups, mentoring, accountability and connection to recovery resources — meeting people where they are and walking with them as they rebuild. Your gift gives someone a safe room, a steady circle and a real pathway forward.

• SHEPHERD MART

  Dignity first, always. SHEPHERD MART provides food, clothes, home essentials, school essentials and body essentials to those in need throughout our communities — shopped for and received with respect, never shame. Your gift stocks the shelves that carry a family through the week.

• Seniors, Disabilities & Companion Care Providers

  Honoring those who have given so much, and the people who care for them. We provide resources for seniors to meet their daily needs, resources that assist disabled individuals, and practical support and encouragement for the companion care providers who serve them day after day — because caring for a caregiver keeps the whole household standing. Your gift helps a senior stay independent and a companion care provider keep going.

• Scholarships, Youth & Adults

  Cost should never end a calling. We provide scholarship resources and programs for at-risk youth, young adults, young parents and adults returning to education, training or certification later in life — with guidance through applications, encouragement along the way and connection to the resources that keep them enrolled. Your gift turns a closed door into a classroom seat.

• Offenders & Incarcerated Individuals

  Everyone deserves a pathway forward. We provide resources and support for offenders and incarcerated individuals and their families — reentry preparation, mentoring, encouragement during incarceration and practical connection to work, housing and community once they come home. Your gift helps someone return not to the same cycle, but to a plan and to people who believe in them.

• Neurodiversity & Mental Health Conditions

  Understanding changes everything. We provide resources for individuals, families and facilities coping with A.D.H.D., A.D.D., Autism, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, Dementia and Alzheimer's — including connection to credentialed individuals and facilities, and service animal and emotional support animal adoption resources. Families are met with patience, information and companionship instead of confusion. Your gift helps a family find answers, care and calm.

• Community Outreach

  Information is a resource, and we put it in people's hands. We maintain, publish, print and circulate educational periodicals and materials that inform our communities about the help available to them — telling the stories, listing the resources and carrying the encouragement that reaches people who may never walk through our doors. Your gift puts the right page in front of the right person at the right time.

• Transportation

  A ride is often the difference between a missed opportunity and a changed life. Our transportation pathway operates box trucks, vans, cars, buses and pickup trucks used to accommodate families, communities, individuals and personnel, as well as the organization's day-to-day operations — moving people to appointments, interviews, classrooms and safe places, and moving goods to the neighbors who need them. Your gift keeps the wheels turning for everyone we serve.

The corporation is authorized to enforce good order, receive donations, make purchases and effect all alienations of realty and personalty — not for trade or profit, but to promote the general purposes for which it is designed. No part of the net earnings of the organization inures to the benefit of members, trustees, officers or other private persons, and upon dissolution all assets are distributed for exempt purposes under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code. Organized under the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code (O.C.G.A. 14-3-202).