Hesed Place
Providing wraparound resources to trauma survivors, education to the communities they live in, and holistic trauma healing to adults who are intrested
Our Mission
The Hesed Place mission is to provide progressive, personal, and community resources to complex trauma survivors and a path to healing for adults who are interested. We strive to maximize human potential for freedom, growth, and independence in life through empowerment of collaborative community service.
We are here for the adults who never got the help they needed when they were children. They were “missed,” and we want to be there for them now.
We also believe in strengthening the infrastructure of communities in a trauma-informed way. When our citizens HEAL, and our communities UNDERSTAND, the world CHANGES!
Our Journey
The NOW — We have recently opened our doors for the first time in person to our current, local Healing Place @ Hesed (HP@H) members since our founding during Covid. HP@H exists for anyone interested in a Healing Journey – Over 250 hours of trauma-related topics have been discussed to date and archived for reference in our group to date. HP@H was created HP@H to grow in understanding and to nurture some connection while we heal . We continue our online HP@H platform as well but have now begun to build out a calendar and expand our reach to provide more direct services. We will soon launch our volunteer program to begin building our base of support.
The NEXT — Hesed Place will soon be securing Trauma-Trained Occupational Therapy & Psychotherapy resources for survivors referred to Hesed Place, which will allow for expansion of our educational platforms by developing field-specific TIC training for community groups including medical & therapeutic professionals, law enforcement, educators, service providers, organizations, churches, life groups (survivor support) and other professionals.
We are in the process of launching our ENGAGE Community Program which will connect other local nonprofit organizations and their clients (based on ACEs scores) to our HP@H online community group and our Journey Center “Meaningful Activities” calendar. Here we will offer many opportunities for healing through the senses in order to counteract sensory-based trauma.
The “AS WE GO” — Hesed Place has big plans including a trauma center, a transitional living (Tiny Home) community and the ability to replicate its success. By replicating the model: “Trauma-Informed-Town-Within-A-Town” (TITWT) Hesed Place can share the success in our local community with other communities so that communities around the world can live trauma-informed to:
- Increase the capacity for complex trauma survivors to heal
- Decrease re-traumatization during the process
- Focus on relationship-based approach
What We Do
- We are building a community network to provide for the needs of survivors throughout “The Whole Journey” as we address the needs of “The Whole Person” throughout “The Stages of the Journey.”
- Trauma-Informed-Town-Within-A-Town Model: Our goal is to pull together community expertise in order to serve this underserved population best while Hesed Place serves as a central hub for collaboration, training, and multidisciplinary care.
Hesed Place is Different Because…
- We value what the entire community can offer. Not just one expert, or one organization, or one service can guide the survivor through all that is needed to recover.
- Our referral program includes collaborative efforts with other local nonprofit organizations serving trauma survivors, Trauma-Trained Occupational Therapy, Psychotherapy / Trauma Therapy, and other trained services beneficial to healing from hard things.
- We understand that trauma happens by way of relationship and the senses, and so does healing! We are developing programs embracing these foundational principles. Our ENGAGE Community Program partners with local organizations serving similar populations as we invite clients based on ACEs scores to participate in relationally-based, sensory, and meaningful activities that enhance support, incorporate body-related / self-awareness and regulatory activities, and supplement traditional therapies.
- We offer an in-person and virtual approach to healing, local and national / international opportunities through our “Healing Place @ Hesed – Trauma Recovery Group” Community.
- We not only develop direct services for survivors, but our direct services intersect with community expertise in order to address the eclectic needs of the whole person (body, soul, mind, heart, and spirit) along the stages of the journey. Hesed Place is a resource hub and collaborator of sorts.
- The training we develop for communities touches on 6 primary components of community service. Our “Trauma-Informed-Town-Within-A-Town Model” consists of training and curriculum to offer specific community groups such as medical/therapeutic, law enforcement, educators, service providers and other professionals, and life groups (survivor support groups) field-specific understanding that can help change lives and the world. This model is replicable and has drawn a lot of attention from other communities nationally and even internationally. This is where we not only learn ways to prevent trauma from happening but how to not re-traumatize across settings.
- Our annual “Wanna’ Heal?” Conference invites our community to learn about and embrace healing from trauma as a lifestyle, pointing the way to resources and deeper engagement.
Looking Forward
- Our future virtual and website goals include building a vetted international resource hub for all aspects of needs and services sought by trauma survivors.
- Also in the future are plans to add transitional living assistance and potentially a trauma center.