Together Transforming Lives, Inc
Purpose:
Together Transforming Lives, Inc (TTL) was founded by Danny F Ellis and the St Paul Baptist Church in 2005 to reduce preventable death and disease in Halifax County’s African-American population and address racial health disparities. An affiliate of the St Paul Baptist Church of Enfield, NC, TTL brings together community resources to provide culturally sensitive health education, promotion and disease prevention activities to and in Halifax County’s African-American community. The purpose of the Corporation is to reach out to persons in need by offering a variety of direct emergency assistance and community services. The need for such an organization grew out of a concern expressed by the congregation of Saint Paul Baptist Church of Enfield, NC that there was no comprehensive, coordinated system of response to persons in need of care.
Recognizing that congregations and religious organizations have the freedom and flexibility to respond immediately to a person in need, the Corporation will function as a resource for local congregations and community organizations by encouraging and directing them to use this strength to respond in ways that appropriately address the individual and societal conditions from a more comprehensive approach.
Specific goals of the Corporation include:
1. To provide basic necessities to those in need;
2. To provide services which promote self-sufficiency;
3. To build awareness of the issues of poverty within the larger community;
4. To provide a challenging, rewarding and supportive environment for staff and volunteers;
5. To remain aware of and leverage area resources to maximize impact within the community.
Other initiatives are aimed to reduce infant morality, prevent HIV/AIDS, increase the number of African-Americans interested in health careers, raise diabetes awareness, address breast cancer awareness and promote cardiovascular health. Over the last 2 years the partnership with the faith community has intensified with the Health Sunday program. This program is established with a direct involvement of the pastors of local churches who have agreed to discuss health disparities and other issues that directly affect their parishioners. The need for interventions coupled with our experience with delivering prevention methodologies along with our strong relationship with the faith community is the bases for this project.
