About Us
Helping women in crisis
With nearly 600 million cases worldwide and about six million fatalities, the COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most significant public health crises in recent memory. Our community was unable to provide the homeless community with shelter, security, or an ally. We believe in giving back to the community and helping those who are struggling with trauma, mental health conditions, or substance abuse.
Our Story
Founded in the peak of COVID -19, Simone was overwhelmed by the deaths. As the year ended, there had been more than 346,000 fatalities and 20 million SARS-CoV-2 infections in the country. In total, there were 83,832,334 cases and 1,824,590 deaths. In the weeks following Thanksgiving, we saw a resurgence of cases in some areas of the nation. Many of our homeless population lacked shelter, protection, or someone to advocate for them. Thoughts and plans to actively participate in change flooded her mind and heart.
Simone had always worked with assisting people as a caregiver, and a BHT. Always having the heart to serve and assist people and children in crisis. During our first introduction to the covid-19 pandemic, she felt overwhelmed thinking about how our community was in crisis without shelter, protection, or someone to advocate for them. Thoughts and plans to actively participate in change flooded her mind and heart. Simone founded Daughters of The Kings in 2021 out of her passion to serve women in crisis and the underserved in our community.
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Mission & Vision
MISSION
Our mission is to help women in crisis by assisting with everything that concerns the heart of a woman. This could be her relationship with God, her spouse, her children, extended family, and community. We believe in assisting women with a mindset and heart of being our sister's keeper.
In this chapter in the history of Daughters of the King, we have also chosen to be active servants in the community, serving and advocating for people experiencing homelessness. We also assist the elderly, children, and their families. We aim to be a form of support for individuals and families facing traumatic experiences, mental-health challenges, and substance-use struggles.
As Daughters of the King grows, our original heart remains the same while our mission expands to address the needs of the whole family. We have a special commitment to women and girls; children and families, including children with special needs and disabilities; senior citizens; people experiencing homelessness or instability; and individuals and families affected by trauma, mental-health challenges, and substance-use struggles.
Because what concerns the heart of a woman often includes her sons, husband, father, brothers, and other loved ones, our mission may also include appropriate advocacy, education, mentoring, outreach, partnerships, and family-strengthening initiatives for boys and men.
Through programs such as Storey by Moses, we advocate for children who may be bullied, excluded, misunderstood, living with disabilities or special needs, or treated differently because of who they are. As Storey by Moses grows, it may expand into age-appropriate advocacy, literacy, leadership, inclusion, mental-health awareness, mentorship, and community engagement while always preserving its original commitment to children.
The Just Breathe Program is at the heart of our organization's long-term vision. Through Just Breathe, we seek to create pathways toward safety, stability, healing, advocacy, and restoration for girls and families experiencing difficult circumstances.
Serving and advocating for people experiencing homelessness will also remain a continuing commitment of Daughters of the King. We seek to meet people where they are, listen before assuming what they need, preserve their dignity, provide practical assistance when possible, and connect individuals and families with appropriate community resources.
Above all, Daughters of the King seeks to demonstrate the love of God through faith, compassion, dignity, advocacy, service, and action.
VISION
Our vision is for Daughters of the King to grow into a strong, trusted, faith-centered organization that strengthens women, children, families, seniors, and vulnerable members of our communities while keeping the Just Breathe Program at the heart of our long-term work.
We envision an organization that continues advocating for people experiencing homelessness, supports children with special needs and disabilities, honors and serves the elderly, strengthens families, and helps connect individuals affected by trauma, mental-health challenges, and substance-use struggles with appropriate resources and community support.
As our organization grows, our programs and methods may evolve to meet changing community needs, but our roots will remain the same: assisting with what concerns the heart of a woman, strengthening the people she loves, advocating for those who may be overlooked, and demonstrating the love of God through compassionate action.
We may grow. Our methods may evolve. But our roots remain. The Mission Never Stops.
Our Values
Commitment
DOK strives to commit to our community by guiding them to the appropriate mental health resources or doing community outreach to help the homeless obtain their basic needs.
Transparency
DOK strives to build trust and aid communication. We encourage positive change to improve our productivity, business efficiency, and partnerships within our organization.
Innovation
DOK encourages its members to think outside the box to find new solutions that may not appear as obvious through the lens of conventional thinking.
Meet the Team
Simone Queen
Founder & CEO
Taniesha Reed
Executive Board Member
Felipe Armstrong
Junior Tech Support
Scarlett Armstrong
Junior Volunteer
Moses Armstrong
Junior Executive
