Don't take our word for it. Look at who's already standing with us.
Credibility here isn't a marketing claim — it's the real people and institutions already connected to this work, named plainly.
Real relationships, not borrowed credibility
Mercy Manor's board isn't a group of well-wishers assembled for a website. It's built from people already doing adjacent work in Hood County, in roles you can verify independently.
Hood County Sheriff's Office
Board member Mary Flores has served as Crime Victim Liaison for the Hood County Sheriff's Office for the past 10 years, and Adam Arrington serves as a Reserve Deputy on the same department. This isn't a partnership Mercy Manor is seeking — it's one already sitting on its board.
Local church community
Mercy Manor is actively supported by a growing circle of Hood County congregations — Acton Methodist, Acton Baptist, Tolar Stonewater, and Granbury Church of Christ among them — and is reaching out to more churches, Bible-study groups, and Sunday-school classes. If your church wants to join them, see our Church Partner Toolkit.
Workforce & training partners
To move the women it serves toward employment, Mercy Manor is forging memoranda of understanding with Forward Training Center and Texas Workforce — the kind of concrete, job-focused partnership that turns a year of recovery into a livelihood.
Healthcare governance
Board member Pam McFadden brings 25+ years of healthcare leadership from the University of North Texas Health Science Center, and past presidency of ACEHP and SACME — real institutional governance experience, not just goodwill.
Victim advocacy programs already running
Mary Flores founded the "We've Had ENOUGH!" abuse-prevention program and directs the GAP mentoring program for foster teens aging out of care — active programs in Hood County today, independent of Mercy Manor, run by the same person helping lead it.
Know Mercy Manor's work firsthand?
If you're a pastor, caseworker, or community leader who already knows this ministry or the people behind it, we'd be glad to include your voice here — with your permission, in your own words.