Hills and Valleys Refuge

The mission of Hills and Valleys Refuge is to impact vulnerable youth who are aging out of the foster care system before they fall into crisis. These children must be reached with safe housing, mentorship, education and above all the saving message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Through these interventions we seek to break the generational curses that threaten so many of these children. Hills and Valleys Refuge shall be a Christ centered outreach ministry that works in partnerships with local churches, businesses and the broader Christian community to provide these critical services for at-risk youth.

Hills and Valleys Refuge is a nonprofit organization, initially incorporated in February 2024 in the State of Arkansas and later expanded to Texas, whose mission is to help at-risk youth by providing them with transitional housing, wrap-around peer support services. The target demographic is youth who are leaving the legal custody of state foster care systems and lack family, housing, and other resources. Our main facility will be located in Cass County Texas. Hills and Valleys Refuge will be operated under Christian principles with the ultimate purpose of spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all those who serve in or are served by the organization.

Over 20,000 youth age out of state foster systems every year in the United States and 1 out of 4 will become homeless and are at a significantly higher risk for homelessness, human trafficking, and incarceration. Hills and Valleys seek to provide a bridge from the time they leave state custody until they can acquire the life skills and maturity to successfully live on their own.

As we stand today, Hills and Valleys Refuge is no longer a vision. The walls are going up, the rooms are taking shape, and soon this house will be filled with young adults who simply need a safe place to land and a chance to build a future, but we are not finished yet. Every step forward has been made possible by people who chose to care. Who understand that we cannot just hope for change, we must be a part of it. 

Your donation is more than a dollar amount it for a bed for a young adult who has nowhere to go, a mentor who walks beside them, and future that looks different from their past. Together we are changing lives, one story at a time.