Welcome to Community Healing Coalition
At Community Healing Coalition (CHC), we help individuals and families affected by incarceration and trauma heal, restore relationships, and rebuild their futures. We believe every story can be transformed and we walk alongside you in that journey toward healing, forgiveness, and new life.
Our Vision
Our vision is to see men, women, children, families, and communities affected by mass incarceration and its systemic ripple effects, such as foster care, healed and made whole through the love of God that comes through us and others.
Our Mission
We help families impacted by mass incarceration and its ripple effects heal, build resilience, strengthen community, and engage the arts to break cycles of generational harm.
We walk alongside individuals and families whose lives have been shaped by incarceration, surrounding them with relationships and community-rooted support that foster resilience, perseverance, and hope. Grounded in restorative practices and evidence-informed approaches, our work supports healing across incarceration, reentry, reunification, and full reintegration. We believe true restoration comes from God. We seek to serve faithfully by listening deeply, responding with care, and creating spaces where healing can take root.
Our Values
At Community Healing Coalition, our work is guided by a commitment to loving God and loving people. We approach every individual, family, and partnership with unconditional love, positive regard, and deep respect for human dignity. Rooted in an authentic, Christ-centered faith, we seek to live out our beliefs with humility, sincerity, and integrity - prioritizing genuine relationship over performance.
We are committed to integrity in our programming and transparency in our operations, designing evidence-informed, ethical, and mission-aligned work that responds to real community needs. We steward resources responsibly, practice clarity in communication, and remain agile in our approach, adapting as needed while staying grounded in our purpose. In all we do, we aim to build trust, foster healing, and support long-term transformation through relationship-centered, faith-informed community.
We are committed to integrity in our programming and transparency in our operations, designing evidence-informed, ethical, and mission-aligned work that responds to real community needs. We steward resources responsibly, practice clarity in communication, and remain agile in our approach, adapting as needed while staying grounded in our purpose. In all we do, we aim to build trust, foster healing, and support long-term transformation through relationship-centered, faith-informed community.
Board of Directors
Chair: Anthony Turner
Secretary: Ouida Powe
Board Members: Valerie Gregory, Alonzo Minor, Joseph Turner
Secretary: Ouida Powe
Board Members: Valerie Gregory, Alonzo Minor, Joseph Turner
Our board provides governance, accountability, and shared leadership in support of CHC’s mission.
Executive Director, Founder, and Lead Visionary
Pastor Dr. Cathy Ames Turner
Founder ~ Pastor ~ Scholar-Practitioner
Founder ~ Pastor ~ Scholar-Practitioner
Learn more about the calling and lived experience that shaped Community Healing Coalition.
While Community Healing Coalition is guided by clear leadership and vision, our work is never done alone.
Our Community Partners
Community Healing Coalition is rooted in the belief that healing happens best in relationship and that no single organization is meant to do this work alone.
Our name reflects our calling. We don’t try to reinvent the wheel. Instead, we collaborate with trusted schools, faith communities, nonprofits, and local agencies, building coalitions that strengthen what already exists and expand what’s possible together.
By walking alongside partners who share our commitment to dignity, restoration, and community care, we are able to support individuals and families impacted by incarceration, foster care, and systemic disruption in ways that are responsive, grounded, and sustainable.
Our name reflects our calling. We don’t try to reinvent the wheel. Instead, we collaborate with trusted schools, faith communities, nonprofits, and local agencies, building coalitions that strengthen what already exists and expand what’s possible together.
By walking alongside partners who share our commitment to dignity, restoration, and community care, we are able to support individuals and families impacted by incarceration, foster care, and systemic disruption in ways that are responsive, grounded, and sustainable.