THE REFUGE CENTER FOR COUNSELING INC

THE REFUGE CENTER EXISTS TO OFFER EXCELLENT, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTHCARE SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF A TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES. IN CARRYING OUT THIS MISSION, THE STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS STRIVE TO STRENGTHEN SYSTEMIC, COMMUNITY HEALTH AND TO MAKE EXCELLENT, LIFE-SAVING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE TO ALL. THROUGH AN INCOME-BASED SLIDING-FEE SCALE, THE REFUGE CENTER IS ABLE TO LIVE OUT ITS VISION THAT "NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, WHERE YOU'RE FROM, WHAT'S BEEN DONE TO YOU OR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE, YOU DESERVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAL AND FLOURISH." THE REFUGE CENTER INDEED OFFERS "REFUGE" BY PROVIDING A PLACE THAT OFFERS SUPPORT, CONNECTION, HOPE, AND HEALING TO CHILDREN, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING CRISIS, LOSS, AND SUFFERING. AS AN "EMOTIONAL FIRST RESPONDER" OFTEN SERVING SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE IN THE COMMUNITY, THOSE STRUGGLING WITH SELF-HARM, SUICIDALITY, DOMESTIC ABUSE A