IWU National & Global has announced a partnership, and an upcoming press conference, with Lasting Change, Inc., a family of organizations that seeks to change hearts and provide hope to individuals, families, and communities.
Lasting Change is a supporting organization for Indiana nonprofits Lifeline Youth & Family Services, Inc., and Crosswinds, Inc. The family of brands provides services ranging from family centered home based therapy throughout the state of Indiana to a Christian therapeutic boarding school for teenagers in the Dominican Republic.
The Lasting Change organizations and IWU National & Global are collaborating to create a two-way pipeline of qualified professionals and proven strategies that together enable eradication of behavioral, relational, and mental health issues weighing down families. IWU National & Global equips leaders and thinkers to work from a foundation of faith and drive holistic change in their communities. Lasting Change needs missional, educated, and inspired individuals to power its mission of helping individuals succeed, families thrive, and communities prosper. Additionally, Lasting Change will provide interested IWU National & Global students field placements, learning experiences, professional development opportunities, and additional trainings as part of an emerging internship program.
As part of the partnership, IWU has agreed to offer a 20% tuition discount to all employees of Lasting Change and its affiliate organizations, and also to provide office space for the organization’s counseling clinics at IWU regional campuses. Crosswinds, Inc. will provide counseling and coaching services to IWU–National & Global students and staff and will grant IWU–National & Global students a 15% discount on all in-person Crosswinds counseling services.
Matt Lucas, D.A., chancellor of IWU–National & Global, and Mark Terrell, chief executive officer of Lasting Change, Inc., will sign a memorandum of understanding at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8 at Indiana Wesleyan University’s campus in Fort Wayne at 8211 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, Ind. 46804.
“Together, we can help communities prosper economically, educationally, physically, and behaviorally,” said Matt Lucas, D.A., chancellor of IWU–National & Global. “IWU–National & Global equips leaders and thinkers to work from a foundation of faith and drive holistic change in their communities. Lasting Change needs missional, educated, and inspired individuals to power its mission of helping individuals succeed, families thrive, and communities prosper.
Both organizations are excited to combine strengths, capitalizing on near-term synergies while gathering the best and brightest to create strategies for long-term radical impact. “Our organization is drawn to others with big visions for the future of our country, and IWU–National & Global fits that bill to a ‘T’,” said Mark Terrell, chief executive officer of Lasting Change, Inc. “We relish the opportunity to dive in and dream about what we can accomplish together. It’s not just the immediate wins that we are excited about but the long-term potential for innovation that will tackle our communities’ most intractable problems and have a significant positive impact on the family.”