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Meet our Lifeline Village Staff:
Our staff has many years of combined experience in helping young women navigate through the challenging aspects of unplanned pregnancy, counseling them to consider adoption. Each staff member is devoted to helping young women make the best decisions for themselves and their child while helping with immediate needs including housing, meals, personal needs, etc.
The staff appreciates the opportunity to serve you with professional skills, training, and experience.
LLV Program Coordinator: Kesha Franklin, LGSW
Kesha Franklin is the Program Coordinator at Lifeline Village, Lifeline’s Maternity Home. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and is currently working on her Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling. She enjoys every opportunity to minister the love of God all those she comes in contact with on a daily basis. God has placed a passion within her to minister to the needs of young girls and women. She has been married for over ten years and has 3 wonderful children.
Counselor: Kara Leigh Pritchard
Kara Leigh earned her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Auburn University in 2008, and is glad to be working with birthmothers considering adoption and families choosing to foster. She believes it is the character and heart of God to be known in these places, that the wholeness, peace and joy of Christ may be made full in the lives of those involved on these journeys. She is thankful to be a part of this ministry here at Lifeline, and is expectant to see God move His Kingdom forward in the days to come.
Ministry Executive Director: Herbert Newell
Herbie Newell holds a master’s in Accounting from Samford University. He joined the Lifeline staff in 2003 as Executive Director. From January 2004 - December 2007 he served as the president of the Alabama Adoption Coalition. Herbie was chosen as a Hague Intercountry Adoption Evaluator by COA in 2006 and serves in that capacity currently. He and his wife Ashley live in Birmingham. Ashley is the former Assistant Director of Sav-a-Life Vestavia Hills. Herbie worked with Warren, Averett, a prominent accounting firm for 4 years in auditing before God lead him to Lifeline. Herbie and Ashley are parents of a son, Caleb, and daughters, Adelynn and Emily; Ashley is now a full-time mom.
Contact Us:
Lifeline Village
A Ministry of Lifeline Children's Services, Inc.
602 Hardwick Lane
Pell City, AL 35128
Email: village@lifelinevillage.org
Phone: 205.338.6462
LLV Program Coordinator: Kesha Franklin, LGSW
205.338.6462
Kesha.franklin@lifelineadoption.org
Counselor: Kara Leigh Prichard
205.967.0811
Karaleigh.pritchard@lifelineadoption.org |
