AMp Up Morning Network preview: Dr. Kit Evans-Ford
September 10, 2019
Quad Citizen Dr. Kit Evans-Ford is excited to present about leadership and social entrepreneurship at AMp Up Morning Network this month at Rhythm City Casino Resort in Davenport.
Evans-Ford is the Founder & Director of Argrow's House of Healing and Hope, a bath and body social enterprise providing free holistic services and employment for women healing from violence and abuse in the Quad Cities. A recipient of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for Outstanding Public Service Benefiting Local Communities, she is one of five people in the U.S. honored this year for multiplying good and proving that one person can make a difference.
At AMp Up on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, Evans-Ford will share with attendees what she's learned from her journey of launching and growing Argrow's House of Healing and Hope. Check-in, breakfast and networking begin at 7 a.m., followed by Evans-Ford's program from 7:30-8:30 a.m. Click here to learn more and register for the event.
About the speaker
National trainer, spiritual director and founder, Dr. Kit Evans-Ford is a woman who is passionate about nonviolence, God and assisting women in healing from violence.
Born in Mebane, North Carolina, education became a positive outlet for her. Kit holds a BA in Communications, a MAT in Special Education, MA in Social Justice and Community Development, MDiv degree and a Doctor of Ministry Degree in Spiritual Direction from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL. Dr. Kit is a Teach for America and United States Peace Corps Alumni. She has studied and served in England, Japan, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Dr. Kit is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Theology at St. Ambrose University. Dr. Kit also splits her time as the Action Outreach Organizer for Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service, where she is one of the lead organizers for Campaign Nonviolence. She has led in organizing thousands of peace actions around the world. She is the author of "101 Testimonies of Hope: Life Stories to Encourage Your Faith in God," and "A Children’s Book On Bishop Richard Allen: A Nonviolent Journey."
She also is a certified spiritual director and the founder of Argrow’s House of Healing and Hope in Davenport, Iowa. Argrow’s House is a safe space where free services are offered daily for women healing from violence and abuse in the greater Quad Cities area. Argrow’s House is a successful social enterprise where women healing from violence create beautiful bath products that provide a living wage for themselves in a safe space that celebrates who they are.
Dr. Kit serves as a minister at Grace City Church in Rock Island. She resides in Davenport, Iowa, with her husband, Pastor Dwight L. Ford, and children; Imani and Justice.
Born in Mebane, North Carolina, education became a positive outlet for her. Kit holds a BA in Communications, a MAT in Special Education, MA in Social Justice and Community Development, MDiv degree and a Doctor of Ministry Degree in Spiritual Direction from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL. Dr. Kit is a Teach for America and United States Peace Corps Alumni. She has studied and served in England, Japan, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Dr. Kit is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Theology at St. Ambrose University. Dr. Kit also splits her time as the Action Outreach Organizer for Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service, where she is one of the lead organizers for Campaign Nonviolence. She has led in organizing thousands of peace actions around the world. She is the author of "101 Testimonies of Hope: Life Stories to Encourage Your Faith in God," and "A Children’s Book On Bishop Richard Allen: A Nonviolent Journey."
She also is a certified spiritual director and the founder of Argrow’s House of Healing and Hope in Davenport, Iowa. Argrow’s House is a safe space where free services are offered daily for women healing from violence and abuse in the greater Quad Cities area. Argrow’s House is a successful social enterprise where women healing from violence create beautiful bath products that provide a living wage for themselves in a safe space that celebrates who they are.
Dr. Kit serves as a minister at Grace City Church in Rock Island. She resides in Davenport, Iowa, with her husband, Pastor Dwight L. Ford, and children; Imani and Justice.
Contact us
If you need any special requirements to attend this meeting please contact Marcy Hyder at [email protected].
If you are not a current Quad Cities Chamber member and are interested in attending this event, please contact Marcy Hyder at 563.823.2690. Go to member.quadcitieschamber.com/events/calendar to view the Chamber's monthly events calendar.