Our Mission
A Dedicated Family
The Concerned Family is a group of people that are committed to helping others by giving from the heart. This, along with the vision and selfless dedication of the President and Founder, Lincoln Cooper, has brought the core team together as a family. Every member of our staff is personally committed to help each individual, ingle mother, or family find solutions to the most current situation in their life journey. We then walk with them into a hopeful future.
Commitment
TCF is reaching the homeless issue through active efforts to directly and sensitively deal with the predicaments of the homeless directly and with sensitivity. Rehabilitation and self-sufficiency are the two most common programs our clients are enrolled in. These programs are intended to help participants identify needs and set goals. They will also be able to solve the more immediate needs of food, clothing and temporary shelter. Our ultimate goal is to prepare participants to obtain and maintain more self-reliance. TCF is not only devoted to charitable work. We are dedicated to the long term activities which bring success and total rehabilitation to individuals and families whenever possible.
History
The Concerned Family
Lincoln Cooper
President and Founder
Since 1993, TCF has been responding to the urgent needs of the homeless and transitional families in the Riverside area without regard for their race, color, religion or national origin. Its President and Founder, Lincoln Cooper, began with personal efforts to organize aid and rehabilitate resources for those in unfortunate circumstances in 1989. Although temporary relief was sometimes available, Mr. Cooper realized that a program that would combine the varied needs of individuals was not available.
Fortunate Cooper
Counselor/ Missionary
Fortunate has journalism experience since 1989, attained her BA in Communication and Masters Degree in Public Policy Administration. She is a certified counselor, coach and motivational speaker as well a missionary that ministers to evangelical groups in Afrika. Through all of her accomplishments, Fortunate has found The Concerned Family as a perfect match to provide her expertise and continue her ministries.