
Creating transformative change for individuals, groups, and families
Our Mission
To build the capacity of people to become more self-aware and self-directed resulting in sustainable positive transformation for all.
Our Vision
A mindset exists within our community whereby self empowerment and self love evolves into optimal community health, and a culture of sharing.
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Our programs, services, and initiatives are aimed at developing this mindset, to improve the lives of not only the individual, but their families, and their communities.
Our Team
Our values and our mission are supported everyday by the great individuals that make up the staff and board of Village Connect.

Gaylon Logan Jr.
Founder & Executive Director
"The Village represents a harmonious interdependence of mind, body, spirit, and community"

Micheal Tarkington
Community Impact Program Coordinator
"The Village represents a community that is taking action in a variety of ways to improve the quality of life for all."

Kwajo Opoku Ware
Newsletter Editor & Facilitator
“Village” describes what the hood ought to be in the future to me.

Jeremy "Remy" Harris-Herron Sr.
Youth Coordinator & Facilitator
"The Village Represents the Community of Self."

Kevin Luceno
Social Media Coordinator
"Village is a community that helps achieve a positive development."

Sharon Villa
Board President
"The Village represents chances, change, and growth"

Lisa Anderson
Operations / CBTC
"The Village represents something bigger than you or me, it's a dedication to move from ME to WE!"

Katharyn Anderson
Lead Health Navigator
"The Village represents UNITY to me"
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Takiyah Smith
Lead Health Navigator
“Village Connect is the future of the Black Community.”

Wanda Whitaker
Programming / Outreach Manager
A “village” is a small community of inhabitants with complementary values and morals that build a supportive foundation for the sustainability and wellbeing of all, now and future generations.

Krystal Ann Foronda
Admin support
The Village is a light that illuminates the path towards a better future.
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Dr. Connie Bridgforth
Board Secretary
"The Village Represents Community"
Our Beliefs
We believe change occurs on three levels: consciousness, behavior, and structure.
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Our programs, services, and initiatives are rooted in a belief that within every person there exists a "higher self" that innately seeks to improve and expand one's life circumstance.
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Once this "higher self" has been awakened, being connected with an association of like-minded individuals and groups become optimal to sustaining growth & development.

Mindfulness
Mindful Meditation & Grounding of Self

Diversity
Sharing the Human Experience

Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
Understanding & Managing Life Energy

Cultural Brokers
Shifting Cultural Reality
Our Partners
We collaborate with various organizations, school districts, and companies to help achieve our goal of long-term sustainable transformative change for all.
















