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The Collaborative Impact Model

Discover how Our Valley Cares unites churches, nonprofits, and neighbors to build a collaborative model of care for youth in crisis.
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When Our Valley Walks Together, Kids Don’t Fall Through the Cracks

When a child is hungry, homeless, exploited, or aging out of foster care, life doesn’t happen in categories. For too long, care systems did. Our Valley Cares exists to change that reality through a Collaborative Impact Model—one shared table where churches, nonprofits, and neighbors align goals, co-locate services, and build trauma-informed spaces so help arrives faster and dignity is restored. It’s how Our Valley becomes known for the best systems and the best spaces to care for youth in crisis.

This is that story: leaders linking arms, frontline teams coordinating care, and a community choosing collaboration over silos. When we unite, a homeless teen finds shelter and a mentor, a foster youth discovers belonging, and a trafficked child is rescued and restored. This isn’t theory; it’s Our Valley’s blueprint for real outcomes—one less hungry, homeless, or forgotten child at a time.

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