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Divinely Chosen To Break Poverty Hunger And Homelessness
Key People
Pure Professionalism
Evangelist Mary Barber
CEO/FOUNDER
Mary Barber is driven by a deep commitment to improving the devastating conditions faced by humanity. As the CEO of her nonprofit organization, she is focused on developing innovative strategies to uplift and support communities in need.
An ordained Elder at Center of Hope Community Church in Oakland, Mary is actively involved in the Prayer Ministry, Feeding Ministry, and is passionately dedicated to Outreach. She works tirelessly to encourage and support unhoused and low-income individuals and families.
In 2004, Mary founded Jesus Christ Full Gospel Ministries, where she provided counseling, temporary housing, food, and shelter to residents of Sobrante Park and surrounding communities. During this time, she also partnered with Allen Temple Baptist Church to offer educational resources for parolees and collaborated on various city and county rehabilitation initiatives. Through her work with Mary Barber Ministries, she delivered Christian counseling and reentry support for individuals transitioning out of the justice system.
A passionate advocate for the "Victims of the Street," Mary has furthered her expertise by completing multiple courses through Nola Brantley’s CSEC program (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children), enhancing her ability to serve exploited and at-risk youth.
Currently pursuing her studies at the International Faith Institute, Mary is a trained Faith-Based Counselor. She offers compassionate support to therapists, first responders, trauma survivors, and individuals in crisis.
With integrity, lived experience, and a heart for service, Mary Barber and her community-based organization remain steadfast in their mission to safely and effectively serve and restore our neighborhoods.
Naomi Burks LMFT
Encouraging Hope Counseling Owner
Experienced,Trustworthy and Dependable this Licensed Marriage Family Therapist safely hits the streets masked to Counsel Humanity. As a Trauma Specialist with a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology Naomi believes in your potential to bloom just as the Lotus Flower. Her job as a Therapist is simply to assist you in finding your characteristics of purity, enlightenment, self-regeneration and rebirth. She helps you firmly plant roots of self-confidence, strength, empathy, and self-love back into your life. When human beings undergo traumatic experiences, it is NOT uncommon for their lives to unravel. Ms. Burks helps you find healthy perceptions and strengthens relationships so you and your family know yourselves as peaceful, complete, safe and whole.
Ken Houston
The Beautification Council Co-Founder
Ken Houston has been serving the Bay Area well over 10+ years as the CEO of The Beautification Council since the day he and his business partner founded this Non-profit Organization. Making Oakland a better place, Ken Houston is committed to ending the decades-old blight in Oakland and taking back our Communities. With Empathy being one of his many gifts and driven by his purpose to help and support the homeless community he slept where they slept. As an Independent Contractor with Alameda County Ken Sweeps our streets clean from illegal dumpling to child safety concerns. He has been a key member of Mary Barber Ministries for over 25+ years applying his talents where ever needed. No assignment is too big or too small for this man of God to complete. As Project Specialist he is committed to eradicating graffiti vandalism and illegal dumping. Our Mission is to revitalize without gentrifying. We bring our years of experience and skills to the forefront to create a footprint that will step from the Eastside to the Westside of Oakland. If you would like to walk alongside us in the trenches to help our organization grow and succeed don't hesitate to contact us.
BARBER & BURKS
BACK2BACK
Barber and Burks is a dynamic team of a Life Coach Mary Barber and a Mental Health Therapist / Naomi Burks who stand Back2Back with you and your situation—because you don’t have to stand alone.
Join us LIVE every 1st Monday night of the month on Zoom on
Evangelist Mary Barber’s Facebook Live, where we tackle real-life, challenging subjects designed to help you cope with overwhelming situations and find the support you need.
I Can Braid it and So Much More
Barbicide Certified, Amela Edwards provides professional services to our Community. With us since our founding, this salon professional specializes in braiding, weaving, and natural hair care. With her gentle touch and over 15 years of experience in hair care, Amela creates sophisticated styles appropriate for every occasion. Her talents have positively impacted on the wellbeing and confidence of the people in the communities that we serve.
Amela Edwards
Portia Dixon Rhinehart, Director of Finance, San Mateo County Medical Center.
Over 10 years of service managing multimillion dollar revenue streams, including grants, contracts and data dependent revenue. Over 18 years of experience at Children’s
Hospital of Oakland as the Practice Administrator for Developmental Pediatrics and Neo-Natal Follow-up. Responsible for adopting programs and procedures to ensure funding for the EPSDT (Early Periodic Screening and Developmental Testing) program for low- income families with vulnerable children, as well clinical and data management for multiple grant funded programs and associated teams.
Portia is the Founder of Noble Manna; a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower humans to operate in their full capacity and overcome challenges and obstacles resulting from past trauma and unplanned life events.
Portia is also the founder and President of the Sisterhood Circle; A social group whose mission is to uplift and empower women and young adults through mentorship programs and annual events.
Portia serves as the administrator for MBM (Mary Barber Ministries) where her analytic
skills are used to serve the mission of breaking the cycle of poverty, hunger and homelessness.