Lifted Higher Ministries

Parent Support Program Supervised Visits Transportation Mentoring Meals Housing Support | Parent Support Program; Provides supervised visits mentoring transportation meals and housing support to biological parents involved with DHR and the courts. Trained background checked volunteers supervise visits in safe neutral locations so parents can bond with their children practice healthier parenting skills and work toward reunification. Mentors walk with parents through everyday needs court and DHR appointments medical visits WIC and benefits offices job and school steps budgeting and goal setting using a need based relationship focused approach. Transportation is a major barrier; volunteers completed 1,352 trips in 2025 so parents and children could attend visits hearings and services. Volunteers also shared meals and hospitality including part of the 914 meals for families that restore dignity and connection. The ministry helps parents secure safe housing and then furnishings such as beds tables and linens including access to homes the ministry has purchased for vulnerable families. In 2025 volunteers invested 3,596 hours directly with families through visits mentoring transportation and housing support all aimed at safe reunification and stronger families.

Adult Protective Services Transportation & Mentoring Program | Serves elderly and vulnerable adults referred primarily by Adult Protective Services SARCOA and other agencies. Volunteers provide transportation to medical appointments pharmacies grocery stores and essential errands so clients can remain as independent and safe as possible. A portion of the 1,352 transportation trips and 137,124 miles in 2025 supported these adults who often have no other reliable transportation. Volunteers also check in deliver groceries and share meals contributing to the 914 meals provided and reducing isolation and neglect. Using the same needs based mentoring model as with families volunteers spend time in clients homes build trust encourage healthy routines and communicate concerns to referring agencies. These activities account for part of the 3,596 volunteer hours in 2025 and include advocacy when clients must transition to new living situations. The programs objective is to protect vulnerable adults improve quality of life and allow them to live with dignity and consistent relational support.