Restoring Connections is a community-based nonprofit organization founded in 1996. We unite diverse people for spiritual transformation and social justice. Our primary strategy for effecting change emphasizes mutually transformative relationships that engage people on the margins and people of privilege in a shared project.

We achieve this through:

Training and supervision of volunteers;
Volunteer opportunities that emphasize relationship and skills development, such as mentoring and soul care.

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Our Mission

Restoring Connections unites diverse people for spiritual transformation and social justice.

Our vision

We envision a world in which everyone has a place and a voice at the table.

our Values

We recognize the inherent dignity of every person and honor that dignity in all circumstances.
We foster mutually transformative relationships between those who are poor and those who are not poor and know that it is through these relationships that community life is strengthened and healed.
We support and encourage the development of skills and leadership by people on the margins and those most impacted by injustice.
We train and serve in order to address the root causes of suffering.
We understand work to be an expression of self and of our connectedness to community. It is inventive and transformative activity with the potential to create a more just society.
We appreciate the value of partnerships in building social justice.

our goals

To uphold the dignity of every person in practical and concrete ways
To serve as a bridge between persons of influence and those who are marginalized for their mutual transformation
To provide training and supervision for effective service with people who are living in poverty or are otherwise marginalized
To help people explore the meaning of spirituality and its connection to healing, work, service, and societal health
To participate in partnerships to overcome poverty and to ensure the dignity of all

strengthening society

We have been challenged to make a fundamental ‘option for the poor’ --

To open channels through which people on the margins can speak for themselves
To stand with the defenseless and when necessary to come to their defense
To assess life styles, policies, and social institutions in terms of their impact on people living in poverty

This option strengthens the whole community by ensuring the participation of those whose voices have been unheard.

non-discrimination statement

Employment, programs, services and collaborative partnerships of Restoring Connections are available to all people regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, military status or marital status.