We are committed to service!!!
Family In Distress (FID) Initiative is a nonprofit committed to empowering underserved communities through counseling, coaching, and entrepreneurship training. We offer family support counseling, personal development coaching, and business education to help individuals overcome challenges, build confidence, and create sustainable opportunities. We have served our communities in the following manner:
- 80+ men received Leadership/Entrepreneurship training weekly at the Everglades Correctional Institution
- 100 participants secured employment opportunities
- 12+ participants started small businesses
- Counseled over 1,410 men via our support groups
- Counseled over 1,206 women via our support groups
- Coached 300 children via our YES program
- Guided 100+ parents with counseling and financial support
- Helped 25 people with their GED’s, 5 enrolled in college
- Helped 30+ families with housing assistance
- Distributed to over 900 families food, care packages and toys for Christmas
Our Mission
Our mission is to equip individuals with the tools, knowledge, and support needed to achieve personal and financial independence. Through mentorship, workshops, and tailored programs, we cultivate resilience, innovation, and self-sufficiency, paving the way for long-term success.
Our Vision
We envision a future where cycles of incarceration and poverty are broken through economic empowerment. As a developer, educator, and catalyst for change, we equip under-resourced individuals with the tools to build sustainable businesses, fostering self-sufficiency and second chances.
History
Founded in 2011, Family In Distress, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to empowering individuals and strengthening communities. We have proudly served over 9,200 men, women, and children facing homelessness or reentry challenges, providing education and support to foster socio-economic growth.
Through collaboration with governmental, faith-based, and community organizations, we enhance programs and services that uplift those in need. Our evidence-based approach, led by a compassionate team of professionals, helps individuals successfully reintegrate into society and build brighter futures.
At FID, we believe in second chances. By providing training, education, and entrepreneurial tools, we empower underserved individuals to break cycles of incarceration and poverty—transforming obstacles into opportunities for self-sufficiency and success.
Why Entrepreneurship
FID believes that entrepreneurship is another way of helping the under-resourced (formerly incarcerated/homeless) citizen to start their own business, get a true second chance, move pass discrimination and stigmas associated with their past, and the rejection they face in the job market. Our actions and efforts are to have a tremendous influence and impact through reaching the underserved populations, whose success as our students remains the basis for which FID’s Growth Strategies For Life (GSFL) academy an affiliate of Aidan University is founded.
We provide the resources for anyone committed to creating a path to personal growth. In this way, we aim to reduce or end the discrimination these would-be employees experience. We aim to end the cycle of economic insecurity leading them back to illegal activities or homelessness.
Empowering Communities Through Partnership
Through our collaboration with Reverse The Door, participants receive HP computers, opening new doors to opportunity. In Picture 2, Dr. White joins in celebrating this transformative moment, highlighting the power of giving back together.
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