Staff Spotlight – Benjamin Gifford – SPARC’s Domestic Violence Intervention Program

Staff Spotlight – Benjamin Gifford – SPARC’s Domestic Violence Intervention Program      Coming up on his one-year anniversary, Benjamin has never known teaching and facilitating SPARC’s Domestic Violence Intervention Program face-to-face. Everything went virtual within days of his coming onboard. And though he looks forward to safely welcoming groups back into the office, Benjamin and the […]

Lessons with Leasha – SPARCing Healthy Communication

Lessons with Leasha – SPARCing Healthy Communication How Skills Learned at Work Can be Helpful at Home I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “check your work at the door”, which implies that a person should separate their work life from their home life. One primary focus at SPARC is healthy families. So it is interesting […]

The SPARC Foundation’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The SPARC Foundation’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion SPARC is committed to reflecting, empowering and celebrating our staff and the communities we serve. We value the unique insight and strengths earned through lived experience. Our mission, in the community and within our organization, is to strengthen the well-being and personal freedom of individuals and […]

Lessons with Leasha – SPARCing New Routines

Lessons with Leasha – SPARCing New Routines      While many of us are still primarily working from home and supervising our kids’ virtual school experience from home, it can sometimes feel like there is no end to our workday. We often work sporadically throughout the day between breaks in the kids’ Zoom schedules, or […]

SPARCing Partnerships to End Gun Violence

SPARCing Partnerships to End Gun Violence Mountain Xpress news profile introducing the new collaboration – between The SPARC Foundation; Umoja Health, Wellness and Justice Collective; My Daddy Taught Me That; and the Racial Justice Coalition – committed to seek healing and safety for community members whose lives, families and neighborhoods have been ravaged by gun […]

Lessons with Leasha – SPARCing New Networks

Lessons with Leasha – SPARCing New Networks      As an extreme introvert, networking has never been my main idea of fun!  I spent the early part of my career trying to do all the things by myself, from navigating college to figuring out my career path. I often felt obligated to attend networking events […]