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Welcome to Food For Your Soul Ministries (FFYSM), a faith-centered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and faith-centered movement committed to transforming lives through one conversation at a time and one faithful step at a time.
We believe every person is created with God-given purpose, inherent birthrights, dignity, and the capacity to grow in faith, leadership, and whole-person wellness. Our initiatives, pilot projects, and ministries intentionally serve Black American, biracial, and multicultural women faith leaders and ministers, Healing Arts professionals, Doulas, families, caregivers, and under-resourced communities by providing pathways and access to coaching, community workshops and gatherings, and T.E.A. Servants women's ministry services.
Our mission is to create faith-integrated pathways that advance discipleship, leadership education and capacity building, whole-person wellness, and community enrichment. We envision our efforts advancing Black American and biracial professionals and under-resourced community members to thrive by achieving sustainable health equity, economic scaling, and community impact opportunities.
Clarene experienced a life-altering vision in December 1986 that led her and her brother, Charles O. Baldwin, to create Food For Your Soul Ministries. Clarene, as our lead coach, brings together more than 40 years of experience as a Social and Food Justice Advocate; an entrepreneur; a Pastoral Care Peer-to-Peer Ministry Leader and Educator; a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Prenatal Care Group Facilitator; an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor; and a Doula Chef. She draws on this multidisciplinary experience to design curricula and facilitate compassionate, culturally responsive, faith-centered coaching experiences.
We aim to help participants navigate life challenges, stages, and transitions by exploring and strengthening their identity, deepening their faith and stewardship, examining their values, recognizing their strengths, clarifying their goals, developing sustainable skills and action plans, and moving forward with purpose.
with Clarene Consulting and Coaching Services, integrating faith-based, culturally responsive learning and healing practices, peer-to-peer educational and supportive coaching strategies, life capacity building, and transformation. We aim to help participants recognize their strengths, clarify their goals, develop sustainable, practical, and transformational values and skills, and move forward with purpose.
What we provide access to: connection chats, courses, cohorts, and workshops.
Services are open to women participants:
• Aged 16 and older, living independently, seeking coaching to navigate and support their role as
• Faith-based and ministry leaders
• Healing Arts, Doula, Women’s health professionals
• Entrepreneurs
• Caregivers
Disclaimer: Conversations with Clarene services are educational, faith-centered, and supportive. They are not a substitute for licensed professional counseling, psychotherapy, clinical treatment, crisis intervention, or medical care.
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Sponsors help us with the acquisition of mobile units, expand staffing, and provide scholarships for enrollment
We seek to forge collaborative partnerships that drive mutual success. Let's come together to explore innovative ideas and leverage our strengths to achieve common goals. We believe that by working together, we can unlock new opportunities and create lasting impact. Reach out today to discuss how we can collaborate effectively! We aim to establish partnerships with:s
• Faith-based ministries and churches
• Healing Arts and Behavioral Health Providers
• Case Management Providers, Department of Correction
• Colleges
• Department of Correction
Gift Givers help participants and the community obtain course notebooks, comfort & Joy meals.Choose to give $25, $50, $75, $100, $250, or $500 gift certificates as either a one-time or monthly contribution. All gift certificates are redeemable only at our Sweet Aroma Fulfillment Centre,
