It is a privilege to spotlight our Board Member at Large, Stacey Willson. Stacey joined Rescue Upstream’s Board of Directors in 2023, bringing vital leadership in both spiritual formation and community service engagement. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Missional Engagement at Community of Hope Church, where she leads with a heart and deep passion for connecting faith with action. In 1999, Stacey answered the Lord’s call to confront social injustices in Palm Beach County by launching an impactful food assistance program. That vision grew into the creation of the Love the 561 Community Care Center, a ministry offering unconditional love and practical support to those in need. Today, Community of Hope’s- Love the 561 has expanded into a wide-reaching outreach, providing bi-weekly food distributions, senior food delivery, a mobile food response truck, awareness and prevention events to combat human trafficking, survivor support services, outreach to unsheltered neighbors, and healing initiatives that foster recovery. On its 10-acre Loxahatchee property, the ministry also promotes sustainable living through gardening education. Stacey’s mission is to walk alongside people in their most difficult seasons-meeting urgent needs with dignity, inspiring hope, and empowering individuals toward restoration, self-sufficiency, and a brighter future. We are grateful for her leadership. (fb)

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