Dr. Kit Evans-Ford: Transforming Pain into Purpose

“What helps us heal is figuring out how to help other people. We’ve been through this crap, so how do we turn what’s happened to us and use it as energy and fuel to help others.”

Dr. Kit Evans-Ford (she/her) has experienced her fair share of trauma and hardship in her life, but through God’s grace, has found ways to turn her pain into purpose. She believes that while no one is exempt from the suffering that is inevitable in this life, we can find healing and hope by figuring out how to use what has happened to us to help other people. Through her own experiences of sexual violence and the experience of raising autistic children, Dr. Kit Evans-Ford has developed social enterprises, Argrow’s House and Autistic and Loved, to create positive change in her community and in the lives of others.

About Dr. Kit
National trainer, spiritual director, and professor, Dr. Kit Evans-Ford (she/her) is a woman who is passionate about nonviolence, God, and serving others.  She has been a trainer and activist for 14 years working relentlessly in the areas of nonviolence education and assisting people in healing from violence and abuse. Born in Mebane, North Carolina, education became a positive outlet for her.  Kit holds a BA in Communications Studies, a MA in Teaching: Special Education, MA in Social Justice and Community Development, MDiv degree and a Doctor of Ministry Degree in Spiritual Direction from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL.

Dr. Kit is the founder of Argrow’s House of Healing and Hope in Davenport, Iowa. Argrow’s House is a safe space where free services are offered daily for women healing from violence and abuse in the greater Quad Cities area.  Argrow’s House is also a successful social enterprise where women healing from violence and abuse create beautiful bath products that provide a living wage for themselves in a safe space that celebrates who they are. Dr. Kit also founded Autistic and Loved, which provides autism resources as well as chewable jewelry and special gifts affirming love for autistic children and families.

Invested Faith
Invested Faith is a non-profit fund supported by congregations and religious institutions who want to support the work of God beyond the church walls. With unrestricted grants, Invested Faith funds and resources faith-rooted entrepreneurs making positive change in their communities.  
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