Faith Community

Pastor Don Smith, senior pastor of the Living Way Foursquare Church in Concord, believes in being involved in his community. He says, 'if our community is to be safe, friendly, and prosperous, then we need to take an active position to bring positive change. If we are passive we become a part of the problem and not the solution. It is our responsibility to become a part of the solution."

"We need to restore self esteem and self respect to people that by various circumstances have been brought to am place of real need. Safe Havens can be a beacon of light to women who have lost hope and can give them a future of financial self-dependence and prosperity. Women and their children must be restored to a life that a loving God has intended for them."

He has been involved in Safe Havens for Little people for more than two years and is excited by the possibilities for change that it can bring to women who are out of domestic violence situations as well as women on welfare. He serves on the board for safe Havens and is involved in the areas that he is most needed.

He is also on the board for Loaves and Fishes, a nonprofit organization that feeds the hungry in Contra Costa County. He is involved in the Monument Corridor Community Project in Concord, as well as being a board member for several other organizations that serve the communities of Martinez, Concord, and Antioch.