Crisis Control Ministry, Inc.

MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of Crisis Control Ministry is to assist people in crisis to meet essential life needs and to become self-sufficient.

VISION STATEMENT: Crisis Control Ministry is a Christian-based organization that desires to give our neighbors help for today and hope for tomorrow.

OUR UNIFYING PRINCIPLES: The Qualities that Support Our Vision, Core Purpose, and Mission; How We Choose to Live and Work; The Principles That Guide Our Decision Making; What Unites Us.

• Love: Seek the highest good for those who seek our help and for those who provide it. Love is the energy that creates human connection and perfectly balanced truth and grace.

• Stewardship: Demonstrate total competency and integrity in the wise use of the resources entrusted to us.

• Listening: Be open, receptive, and curious.  Listen to understand.  Be a safe place for people to be heard.

• Grace: Understand the sacred nature of our work.  Demonstrate a spirit of compassion and reverence toward those who seek our help.

• Truth: Be well informed in the truth and realities of poverty, the facts, best research and best practices.  Speak truth to clients in ways it can be received and applied.  Clarify expectations.  Keep promises.

• Collaboration: Be a participant in an ongoing collaboration between community resources who share a commitment to “Person-Centered Relationships” and seek ways to function together seamlessly around individual client needs.

• Better Lives: Be the ultimate fruit of all we do.

We are an emergency assistance organization, providing financial assistance to individuals and families who experience a temporary crisis and can't pay mortgage, rent or utility payments. We also provide a two-week supply of food from a client choice food pantry and prescription medication from a licensed free pharmacy. Life skills classes in budgeting, nutrition education, etc. are also offered.