OUR VISION

Create projects and develop programs that reduce the impacts of disparities in healthcare access, mental health, substance abuse, infant mortality, voting, policies, and financial disparities that lead to unhealthy individuals and communities.

OUR VALUES

Inclusiveness

Inclusiveness and commitment to representation that foster’s diversity and inclusivity in our work. We provide space for open dialogue where no voice is not heard, seen, or valued.

OUR VALUES

Empowerment

Our focus is getting to the people who need us the most. We create an environment that is based on a holistic approach of the physical mind, body, and soul. We work and support smaller organizations that allow us to nurture transformational relationships with real assistance. We examine communities holistically and support work that nurtures genuine and transformational relationships within low income and low wealth communities. We commit to work that empowers communities by understanding and addressing different forms of oppression that impact the quality of people’s lives.

OUR VALUES

Integrity

We strive to live responsible and productive lives that adhere to values and standards set forth as an individual that leads to the success of the individuals and families that we serve knowing that God is watching our every move and motive in our daily lives leading to peaceful and productive lives amongst each other no matter what race, religion, or sex. Our charitable contributions to the world are not only financial but our integrity and credibility in the places where we live, which is America as a whole. We will be the cornerstone that shows that diversity and inclusion are the only way to live peacefully and successfully in the world in which we live.

OUR VALUES

Resilience

The world changes and we change by adapting with the waves of victories as well as setbacks. Know that no good deed goes unpunished in this world. We can fall but we will always get up.

OUR VALUES

Collaboration

Our collaborations are strategic to build strong coalitions building ties that can withstand the pressures of building , we aim to build a broad coalition that cross sector partnerships and collaborations that result in shared strategies to shape collective impact to influence sustained change.

OUR VALUES

Learning

We will foster a learning community where NC Counts Coalition and partners can share knowledge and learn from each other. We commit to challenging ourselves and looking past short-term impact for long-term solutions that will advance equity.

OUR VALUES

Collective Impact

We were made to work together. Separately we are weak and shakeable during the storms that we face as we work to build safe, fair, equitable policies. We work diligently to strengthen our partners because that strengthens our collective impact. Our focus is clear and focused tactics and strategies that are in alignment with our mission, vision and values, and relationships that result in impact.

OUR VALUES

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Building equity is the foundation of our infrastructure. Our partners are our strength. We consistently work for equity building strong partnerships to reduce silos, maximize resources and incorporate diverse voices with the intention to shift power dynamics and create systemic change that achieves a healthy, just and equitable North Carolina.

About

Established in 2015, Giver of Destiny Corporation is an independent nonpartisan educational entity. Dedicated to improving the lives of families within North Carolina, Giver of Destiny encourages constructive public dialogue through educational events about public policy initiatives, project development, and health and wellness programs to close the disparity gaps in multiple areas of social concern.

Giver of Destiny Corporation empowers North Carolina BIPOC (Black Indigneous People of Color) and Historically Marginalized Communities by creating a network of individuals including faith-based organizations and businesses to be a part of local, state, and federal policies charged with progressive social change.

Our non-profit organization unites individuals and businesses to share their stories, build organizational capacity, and help create a fair chance for everyone.

Our History

Giver of Destiny Corporation was originally established in 2015 to work with pregnant mothers and fathers to reduce infant mortality rate in Rowan County. The organization uses cross-sector partnerships and coordination among government, planning and community organizations, service providers, businesses and others to support healthy mothers, fathers, and babies for a Healthier North Carolina. Strategically, Giver of Destiny Corporation has identified and addressed barriers to prenatal care, housing, food need in participation among traditionally underserved communities (communities of color, foreign-born populations, young children and renters), and aligned stakeholders across the state to expand capacity to create a web-approach to prevent duplicative efforts.

Beverly Ann House-Kerr

Founder & Executive Director

SHE/HER/HERS

Beverly Kerr founded Giver of Destiny Corporation in 2015 to continue her life’s work dedicated to raising sustainable funding and creating programs in the areas of education, humanities & arts, community initiatives, literacy, financial literacy, health and wellness programs, steam-based afterschool programs, summer camps, gang prevention programs, agribusiness, and business creation, management, and support. Mrs. Kerr has written many funded grant programs and business plans that enabled her to raise millions of dollars to support the vision of healthy people who live in safe thriving communities in Rowan County and surrounding cities and counties in North Carolina. With her mind and hands, she has funded not only her programs but also has many funded programs on the city, state, and federal level. She has created for-profit and non-profit businesses that currently exist, and the work expands over more than twenty years of dedicated work over 20 plus years of experience in the project development, themed event planning, financial advisor, business management and development, health education, manufacturing, and agri-business. She is the co-founder of Kujimani Creative Arts praise dance team along with her sister, Gloria Gray. She an accomplished grant writer and program development specialist who has with God’s blessing has a niche in raising funds for non-profit initiatives and collaborative business partnerships specializing in project development for BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of Color), Latinx population, and historically marginalized communities have been used to implement arts and humanities programs including liturgical, contemporary, and African dance, mental health services for the uninsured, public housing complex programs, after-school programs, summer camps, computer labs, children’s book fair, Rowan County - Targeted Infant Mortality Reduction and Healthy Beginning, and NC Juvenile Justice - Gang literacy programs for adults, financial literacy, digital media marketing, prevention programs, mental health, and currently Covid-19 disaster relief programs; including back to school events, voters rights, safe voting sites, workers’ rights, paid family leave, fatherhood programs, pregnancy accommodations work that served the citizens of the City of Salisbury, Rowan County, Town of East Spencer, Rowan County, City of Lexington, Davidson County, City of Concord, Cabarrus County, City of Gastonia, Gaston County, City of Statesville, Iredell County, and the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. Beverly loves to serve God and the community by writing, singing, and keeping her hands to the work of God to make the world a better place for everyone.