Our Mission: Helping People and Systems Heal
Gap Relief exists to walk alongside individuals and organizations who are hurting, navigating hard things, or seeking personal and organizational growth. We offer compassionate support and space to heal, reflect, and grow. We are people helping people.
One organization. Two ways we serve.
Gap Relief offers care through two connected arms—our Counseling Clinic and Community Programs—supporting both individuals and the communities they serve.
Our counseling clinic provides compassionate counseling and wraparound care for individuals, couples, children, and families.
Our community programs walk alongside leaders and trauma-impacted organizations with training and practical support.
Rooted in service. Sustained by generosity.
Gap Relief is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to serving our community and beyond. As a nonprofit, we raise funds to help provide counseling, training, and support to individuals, organizations and teams throughout Northwest Arkansas and around the world.
To learn more about who we are as a nonprofit—and how you can get involved—click here.
Core Values:
Vital to our mission, Gap Relief’s core values are thoroughly woven into every part of who we are and what we do.
People Over Mission
Missions matter. Greatly. But at Gap Relief, no mission is more important than the people carrying out that mission. We commit never to forget that our eyes are first and foremost on the human terrain.
Honor
We know that engaging trauma can be intense and often goes unseen. Gap Relief takes seriously the honoring of this often-invisible impact.
Creativity
Every human is unique. As such, Gap Relief will never have a “one size fits all” model. We dare to meet individuals and organizations where they’re actually at—believing that what has never been done before will never be a barrier to what can be. No matter the need, Gap Relief commits to ‘thinking outside the box’ by building experiences that are personalized, targeted, and effective.
Side by Side
At Gap Relief, we believe in never going to battle alone. We believe in with. Side by side. We truly believe that every voice matters and that we are better together. Gap Relief pledges to stay WITH every step of the journey.
Necessary Disruption
The heart to stay WITH beats at Gap Relief’s core. But at times, felt safety necessitates resistance: using our voices to step into spaces where silence would equal collaboration with danger. It's in these spaces that Gap Relief pledges to step into worthy disruption, ready to withstand the discomfort that may come from embodying the truth.
Safety
When considering healing and resiliency, felt safety is a non-negotiable ingredient. Gap Relief is devoted to cultivating and holding safety in every way: physically, emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually.
Curiosity
We believe curiosity keeps people connected and moves the world forward. Fostering connection, new ideas, and personal/organizational growth, Gap Relief will never stop being curious with ourselves, our communities, and the community servants who partner with us.
Fun
What is one of the greatest markers of hope? Fun! We believe that laughter, play, and the connection they bring foster healing and resiliency in beautiful and sustainable ways. Gap Relief is committed to the life that fun brings—with our team, our partners, and our community.