Our Mission & Vision Statement
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The Foundations executive director Tony Medeiros uses the empowerment of the Word along with his life’s experience to help renew the minds of an otherwise dangerous and off the path element of children, women and men.
Medeios states, “generally speaking, it’s not their fault”. "Most of these individuals are the sum total of the attitude, influence and behavior around them". “In some cases, we find a select few who do rise above the limitations of their environment and go on to be quite productive, but generally where love was present in the home”.
“If I say love many of you know what that is”. “If I say kindness, many of you know what that is”. Most of them don’t, so they look for that missing link or element in the streets, what was never experienced in their homes".
What LIFT Promises to Our Children, Women, Men and Communities:
1. Positive role modeling
2. One on one mentoring
3. Redirection & renewing of the mind (Romans 12:2)
4. Redirection of activities/attitude
5. Education
6. Direct involvement with all inner city schools
7. Youth/Adult prison mentoring/ministry program
8. Integrity/respect within family and community
9. Commitments not statements
10. Restoring dignity
11. Faith
12. Transformation
As Jesus was the
master mentor, He has called us to do the same. True disciples are mentors who make a spiritual deposit into the life of
another.