Welcome Statement
Our Vision, Mission, and Core Values
The Lighthouse

Welcome to chatrichmond.org!

Welcome to the website for Church Hill Activities and Tutoring (CHAT)! We are a Christian community development organization that works in a peculiar way. Our goal is simply to "be neighbors" and invite our friends, families and communities to "be neighbors" with us. When we say "open homes", we mean it. Everything at CHAT happens in the context of the home. From tutoring to life-skills training, it all happens in an actual houses where real families reside. Our hope is that by making the residents of our inner city community a part of our family that God will be able to "transform hearts" and in doing so change the harsh reality of the urban environment. It is our hope that you will get to know us and join us in this task. If you would like more information about CHAT, please contact us.

Percy Strickland
CEO

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Vision, Mission, and Core Values

Our Vision:

Opening Homes, Transforming Lives, Rebuilding Communities

Our Mission:

Create and sustain intentional communities that are dedicated to transforming the lives of at-risk youth in Church Hill by equipping them to rebuild the city through:

• Academic Instruction


• Character Development


• Life Skills Training


• Job-Readiness and Internship Programs


• Health and Wellness Activities

Core Values:

• Hope


• Relationships


• Community

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C.H.A.T. Lighthouse
601 N 31st Street
Richmond, VA 23223

Vision for the Property:
To be a lighthouse within Church Hill, shining hope; guiding youth, their families, and volunteers; and sending out leaders to be light within their communities.

Mission of the Lighthouse:
As CHAT’s home base, the Lighthouse is a safe place for children and adults to develop life-enhancing relationships. The Lighthouse:

Creates space for physical, social, spiritual, and academic instruction

Provides community living opportunities for families and young adults

Develops leaders

Lighthouse Goals:
1. Be a vision symbol of the work that CHAT does within the community
2. Increase the scale and scope of current programming

• Be a space for fun and recreation
• Be a space for learning (home school initiative and future preschool)

3. Allow current CHAT sites to give youth more individualized attention through small group interaction
4. Provide housing for interns and volunteers
5. Assist families and individuals in need through transitional sheltering


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