family care
SUPPORTING YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES IN DIVERSE TIMES OF CRISES AND NEED
Our Family Care team exists to walk alongside you and your loved ones in diverse times of crisis and need. Our volunteer and staff teams will provide practical and pastoral care through varied touch points in our church or care options in our community.

One-on-One
Our SERVE approved Parent Mentors, Marriage Mentors, and Individual Mentors are looking forward to meeting with you for coffee to hear your story as well as to share their own to encourage you on your journey. Our prayer is that God will connect you to a community that will walk alongside you in your parenting, marriage, or life journey. For more information contact familycare@newlifechurch.org.
We have one-on-one resources for:
Parenting
Loved ones of LGBTQ+
Financial
Difficult Diagnosis of Adults and Children
Grief
Mental Health
Families of Specialized Needs Children
Single Parenting
Blended Families
Divorce
Eating Disorders
Suicide Loss
Family Member Addictions
Post Abortion Care
Teenage Pregnancies
Marriage
Infertility and Pregnancy Loss
Post-Partum Depression
Elderly Care/Caregiver Support
Domestic Violence
Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Trauma
Codependency
Education Interventionalist

MENTAL HEALTH
We desire to explore compassionate responses to mental health and walk alongside families and individuals that are walking through mental health struggles. On a case by case basis, we will provide counseling referrals, connections, and resources to care for each person that we connect with. For more information contact familycare@newlifechurch.org.

CRISIS CARE
Our Family Care staff and volunteer teams desire to walk alongside you and your loved ones in diverse times of crisis and need. Opportunities to serve an individual or family vary; providing a meal, doing light grocery shopping, delivering a gift basket or visiting a family in the hospital to offer prayer, encouragement, and friendship. For more information on serving our New Life family in this way, please contact familycare@newlifechurch.org.
If you or a loved one would like a hospital or home visit, please submit a request HERE.

SUPPORT GROUPS
Deaf/Signing Ministry- This ministry supports the deaf community by interpreting worship and the sermon during the 9am Sunday morning service. Please email Linda Aragon at print.thruair.4u@gmail.com for more information.
Authentic Marriage- Come join us as we enjoy snacks and desserts, play games and share life together. We are all about joining together in fellowship and being real with where we are in our marriages. We want to hang out, build each other up, share our experiences and help each other fight the attacks coming at us. Please email careministries@newlifechurch.org for more information.
Simply Married- Finding the joy in our marriages by returning to God's pure and simple design, reflecting His love to the world through our love for each other. We'll join in fellowship with young families to forge defenses and plans for topics which seem to trouble many marriages today: communication, kids, money, selfishness, intimacy, family relationships, and outside influences. Our group will also have a trusted mentor couple who's "been there" before us to provide wisdom that only experience provides. We meet weekly at New Life North on Tuesday nights. We do ask that couples be married to attend. Our structure follows an on-line study course, generally a 15-20 minute video followed by conversation and prayer. New Life Kids mid-week is available. Please email careministries@newlifechurch.org for more information.
Sacred Marriage- Couples in all stages of marriage will benefit from discussing Gary Thomas's Sacred Marriage curriculum that reveals God's perspective and true purpose for marriage. This group will provide an informal environment for building genuine relationships with one another and with our spouses. Please email careministries@newlifechurch.org for more information.
The Art of Marriage- Join other New Life couples investing in their relationships in a 6-week video and workbook series! Learn practical tools to strengthen your marriage in a home-based small group environment. Please email careministries@newlifechurch.org for more information.
Caregivers Group- It is hard caring for a loved one! You are not alone! Join us as we share this caregiving journey together, uplifting each other in prayer and encouraging each other as we care for our loved ones. We will meet in person and over Zoom, making the group available to those who cannot leave their loved one. Please email careministries@newlifechurch.org for more information.
Single Parenting- We are a community of single dads and moms supporting each other. We know that being a single parent can be especially hard, and that means that a community of support is all the more important. Please email careministries@newlifechurch.org for more information.
Forgiven & Set Free- Abortion Recovery & Care. Forgiven and Set Free was developed out of the author’s experience of being freed from the bondage of guild and grief that followed her own abortion. For every woman yearning for the peace of God’s forgiveness, this study can be the first step to healing and wholeness. Please email Family Care at familycare@newlifechurch.org for more information.
Divorce Care – Unless you’ve been there, it’s hard to understand the hurt that comes from separation and divorce. We do. Our DivorceCare group is led by people who have been through divorce and successfully rebuilt their lives. We can show you how to deal with the pain. Contact DivorceCarenewlifechurch@gmail.com
Divorce Care for Kids – DC4K is a special group to help children ages 5-12 heal from the hurt caused by the separation or divorce of their parents. We offer a safe, caring and fun environment where children can explore healthy life skills to maneuver through the rough places of family fracturing and divorce. Register here
GriefShare – Find help and encouragement after the death of a spouse, child, family member or friend. The group is led by caring individuals who have experienced grief and have successfully rebuilt their lives. They will walk with you on the long path through grief toward healing and hope for the future. Get more information or register here
Foster/Adopt Moms - Sometimes on this journey, we may feel like we don’t belong because it’s not what we expected. There is hope and support. A Place I Didn’t Belong is a 10-week study meeting Wednesday mornings. Adoptive & Foster Moms Connect meets the 4th Thursday evening of every month Register for these groups through the small groups link HERE
Hope for Cancer - This group provides support for those who are walking a cancer journey. They are an active community, sharing successes, struggles, and helping alleviate the feelings of isolation. Register through the groups link HERE
Financial Peace University – FPU is a nine-lesson class that will teach you how to pay off debt, save and invest for your future. You can connect with others, just like you, who can hold you accountable, encourage you and celebrate your progress. Register at http://fpu.com/1152973

SPECIALIZED NEEDS
New Life provides a safe and loving environment for adults and children of all ages and developmental spectrums. We seek to create an inclusive atmosphere that encourages connection, conversation, and understanding. Our team of trained volunteers enjoys working with both adults and children regardless of their unique abilities and challenges. On a case by case basis, we utilize a one-to-one buddy system, and also have a sensory room should a child need to regroup in a separate, less stimulating environment. Our motor room allows our children to explore and play in a safe environment where they can express their needs in a room filled with care and support. The adults at our “Kings Table” group meet every Sunday morning at 11:00 to worship, pray, and enjoy each other’s company while listening to an encouraging word from a leader or a member of the group.
The Kings Table: II Samuel Chapter 9 tells the story of King David and Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan. In spite of his disability, Mephibosheth ate at the King's table, as all the sons of the King.
The King's Table is a weekly group for adults with special needs (anyone who faces physical, learning or cognitive disabilities) to learn of this wonderful life in Jesus through worship, prayer and biblical teaching. We love to pray and share our lives as we give to others. This group meets on Sundays from 11:00AM-12:30PM in the World Prayer Center at New Life Church.
For more information, please click HERE and search “The King’s Table”.
Specialized Needs Classrooms: New Life Kids provides a safe and loving environment for children up to 12 years old and developmental spectrums. For children 12 years+ we may be able to provide a "buddy system" upon request. We seek to create an atmosphere that encourages regulation, connection, conversation and understanding. Our team of trained volunteers enjoys working with ALL children regardless of their unique abilities and challenges. When possible, we utilize a one-to-one buddy system and, we also have two sensory rooms: one room provides a calming, less stimulating environment and one room provides additional space to get the “wiggles” out. In order to best serve your child or for more information about ministry opportunities for adults with specialized needs, please email Jeni Mason.

National Resources
988: Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - 24/7
211: Essential Community Resources - 24/7
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or text "START" to 88788
NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness (Local Info Below)
Address: 1615 Murray Blvd. - 9am - 5pm
Phone: (719) 473-8477
Website: www.namicoloradosprings.org
Local Resources
Colorado Crisis Services Hotline: (844) 493-8255 or text TALK to 38255.
Diversus Health Lighthouse Walk-In Crisis Center
Address: 115 S. Parkside Drive - Open 24/7
Peaks Recovery Center (Rehab Facility)
Drug and Alcohol Detox, Inpatient Rehab, Intensive Outpatient (IOP) Treatment
Address: 1150 Kelley Johnson Blvd. Ste 204
Phone: 855-608-1222
Visit their website at peaksrecovery.com to inquire for confidential help.
• Private insurance only but will do referrals for anyone else
• Heavy emphasis on mental health specific to trauma
Dream Centers: Women's Clinic
Free healthcare facility providing medical and mental care services.
Phone: (719) 388-1594 or www.dreamcenters.com/womensclinic to schedule an appointment.
No walk-ins.
Dream Centers: Mary's Home
A long-term residential program offering high-challenge and supportive trauma-informed services to single-mother-led families exiting homelessness.
Apply online at www.dreamcenters.com/marys-home or call (719) 301-5411.
UCCS Veterans Health and Trauma Clinic
PTSD and trauma treatment facility for veterans and police.
Website: www.healthcircle.uccs.edu/veterans-health-and-trauma-clinic
Phone: (719) 255-8003 - non emergency - for emergencies they will refer to the Colorado Crisis Services Hotline
CarePortal
Website: careportal.org/group/new-life-north/95804
Combat the foster care crisis in our church and city. A few examples of needs are: twin beds, car seats, meal delivery, mentorship and transportation. Sign up and view current needs at the website.
Safe Families for Children Pikes Peak
Website: safe-families.org Phone: (719) 357-7080
Pikes Peak Safe Families is committed to serving families in crisis by partnering with local churches, where families open their homes and lives to vulnerable children.
Family Care Volunteers
Woven into each of our stories are difficult seasons, followed by hope and healing.
Sharing your story might help another person or family realize they aren’t alone. Parent Mentors, Marriage Mentors, Meals Ministry, Hospital/Shut-In Ministry, Prayer Teams and Support groups are just a few of the many ways that you can participate.
If you have a desire to walk alongside someone during their challenging season, we would love to connect with you!
For more information on serving with our team, please email our family care team at familycare@newlifechurch.org.
To begin your volunteer process with Family Care, please complete a SERVE application below.
There is so much power in telling our stories. Watch the video above or click the link below to hear how God is staying close to the brokenhearted and showing himself faithful among our congregations.