Investing in safe families, mindful leadership, and sustainable livelihoods.

How we engage with and invest in others

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Global Grants

funding community-led development in marginalized areas of Mexico, Haiti, India and East Africa. 

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Joe D. Shelton Memorial Award

honoring the life and legacy of Joe Shelton and his love for land people. 

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NELA

a private K-8 christian school where each student is known deeply, loved unconditionally  and learning holistically.

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Our approach

Place-based:

As farmers, we have learned from the land. We prioritize rural communities in an effort to keep people in community, to protect indigenous knowledge, and to nurture rootedness and good stewardship for future generations.

Faith-inspired:

As Christians, we are called to love our neighbors. We seek to partner with visionary leaders who use their faith to inspire a mindset change in community, responding to God’s call to service and justice.

Healing-centered:

As practitioners, we sit with people in their brokenness. We prioritize grassroots initiatives that rise up from communities marked by migration, violence, and exclusion to promote healing and reconciliation.