About Us
From Vision to Village!
Lati Dide Lati:
The Village Rises!
Know. Grow. Win!
Let Us Rise Together!
In the spring of 2001, the embrace of a divine call to serve humanity was given. During a period of transition and life-changing developments, pen and paper captured the given vision in writing. It was during this incredible time that passionate discoveries clarified a life's mission. In January 2009, the vision for The Village Family Empowerment Center was spoken aloud for the first time during a conversation with trusted advisors, supporters, and community partners, who listened to the dream and heard the vision. Fast forward to the fall of 2021, it was time for the labor that would deliver the Village Family Empowerment Center, Incorporated (affectionately known as "VFEC"). With the support of my community, it was officially launched and stepped onto the global stage as a non-profit agency dedicated to family preservation and community empowerment! What an exhilarating journey! With grace and gratitude, the work of servant leadership firmly rests upon the village mantra: Know. Grow. Win!
Let Us Rise Together!
Latascha L. Craig, MSSW, MA, CSW
Visionary, Founder, & Chief Servant Leader
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VFEC that builds upon the mantra: Know, Grow, & Win!
And with a mission founded upon “dide lati dide”
which in the Yoruba language translates as: RISE TO RAISE.
Meet Our Board
Ms. Tanyeka
Percentie, MA
Mrs. Connie
Jones, LCSW
Dr. Colleen
Walker, MD.
Mrs. Regina
Jackson-Willis
Mrs. Jayne
Miller
Elder Brent
Barnett
Ms. Shannon
Drummond, M. Ed.
Ms. Angela
Eddings
Latascha
Craig, CSW
Youth Representatives: Brione Percentie & Chris Hollingsworth
With a courageous voice and a compassionate touch,
The Village rises.
This sentiment is not simply a statement of suggestion, but a formal call to action for all. A call to the entire family unit or to one family member at a time. This call invites the community or The Village to RISE up with the intent to RAISE up another human being. With a courageous voice and a compassionate touch, The Village rises.
It’s not each one, teach one. It’s each one is ONE. Seeing ourselves as knowledgeable, capable, willfully aligned parts of a whole, healthy community that seeks to raise one another up guarantees the growth of the whole from creation to foundation.