About Us

I Care Outreach is a non-profit organization serving individuals and families in the Greater Bridgeport, Connecticut area who are unemployed, underemployed, clients of social service agencies, justice-involved, veterans, and individuals in recovery or experiencing shelter life.

Our Christ-centered approach offers:

Job Readiness Training

Money Management Tools

Coaching/Community Relationship

Supportive Referrals

and more

COMPASSION

We believe Christ-centered compassion directs us to go where it hurts to equip people with hope and life-giving practices.

CARE

We believe to care is our opportunity to actively consider the needs and difficulties of others and create
opportunities to serve in a life-building way.

COMMITMENT

We are committed to assisting individuals in their journey of moving through life.

We enjoy strengthening the well-being of community!

“Our foremost efforts should be to help others live well.”
– (1 Corinthians 10:24, MSG.)

Pastor Robert M. Turner

Robert is our President and Founder and has a passion is to share biblical truth with practical life application.  He has served in various pastoral and discipleship ministry roles in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Ohio as well as in Kenya, and East Africa.  He holds a master’s in Urban Ministry Leadership from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.  He has served on various community organizations and boards.

Jessie M. Turner

Jessie is our Vice President and Administrator. She serves as our Prayer Practitioner with more than 25 years specialized experience leading programs that develop spirit-led, socially aware, community minded leaders through the local church and non-profit organizations. As I Care Outreach prayer practitioner, she is the certified lead trainer that teaches a biblically based life skills curriculum. The curriculum focuses on job-readiness education. In addition to her prayer practitioner duties; she’s an online group leader for women through the Bible Study Fellowship International. She also serves as a board member for the New England District Association (NEDA). Jessie enjoys integrating her teaching, life stories and spiritual knowledge with her passion for advocacy. She has a heart for people which stirs her purpose of helping others thrive by living redeemed and well within healthy communities through Christ.
 
 

Kelvin L. Smith, DBA, MBA, CPA

Dr. Smith is our Treasurer and has served as an assistant superintendent of business and board secretary for a southern New Jersey school district while overseeing his own Certified Public Accountant (CPA) practice.  In his practice his primary focus is assisting nonprofit organizations.  He is an adjunct professor at Mercer County Community College and Rider University in Lawrence Twp., New Jersey.  He is an exemplary school-practitioner demonstrating the essence and engagement of a high-caliber academician and seasoned accounting and finance professional.