RICK VALORE
COMMUNITY DIRECTOR, BOZEMAN/BUTTE
Rick joined Child Bridge in 2016, with a vast range of life experiences, both professionally and geographically.
Growing up in North Carolina and Chicago, he went on to attend Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, TX and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration.
Rick lived in Dallas, Lake Tahoe and Denver, and was in sales, a professional ski instructor, and real estate appraiser before finding his true calling in Christian orphan care ministry.
It was in Denver, that Rick was invited to join the pastoral staff of his church. There, he served as Children’s Pastor, Men’s Ministry Pastor and led an evangelism ministry. As the Children’s Pastor, God revealed to him His heart for kids and that He would bless people wanting to invest in them. Rick was stirred by children in need, victims of abuse and neglect, orphans and kids in foster care, and pursued an opportunity in 2008 to work with a developing ministry called Project 1.27 in Colorado. He worked with local churches to help establish church-based ministries to support families and kids of foster care and adoption. Eventually, he became the Executive Director of Project 1.27 and led their efforts to recruit, train and support Christian families and churches to adopt kids from the foster care system in Colorado. Project 1.27 was one of the early leaders in the Christian orphan care movement.
Rick was most recently the Executive Director of 200 Million Flowers in Jackson, MS. He gave momentum to the first ever Heart Gallery in Mississippi that generated hundreds of inquiries from parents interested in adopting kids from foster care. He also helped to establish a network of churches across the state wanting to be advocates for parentless children and build bridges with local human services offices.
As he enters his 11th year of adoption/foster care ministry, he believes the church can play a vital role in improving outcomes for kids and families and helping other social service agencies who are mired in overwhelming caseloads.
Rick and his wife of 22 years, Nancy, are parents to two active teenage girls. Rick is an avid fly fisherman, bike rider, skier, golfer and the family generally likes to be outside exploring God’s creation.
Growing up in North Carolina and Chicago, he went on to attend Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, TX and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration.
Rick lived in Dallas, Lake Tahoe and Denver, and was in sales, a professional ski instructor, and real estate appraiser before finding his true calling in Christian orphan care ministry.
It was in Denver, that Rick was invited to join the pastoral staff of his church. There, he served as Children’s Pastor, Men’s Ministry Pastor and led an evangelism ministry. As the Children’s Pastor, God revealed to him His heart for kids and that He would bless people wanting to invest in them. Rick was stirred by children in need, victims of abuse and neglect, orphans and kids in foster care, and pursued an opportunity in 2008 to work with a developing ministry called Project 1.27 in Colorado. He worked with local churches to help establish church-based ministries to support families and kids of foster care and adoption. Eventually, he became the Executive Director of Project 1.27 and led their efforts to recruit, train and support Christian families and churches to adopt kids from the foster care system in Colorado. Project 1.27 was one of the early leaders in the Christian orphan care movement.
Rick was most recently the Executive Director of 200 Million Flowers in Jackson, MS. He gave momentum to the first ever Heart Gallery in Mississippi that generated hundreds of inquiries from parents interested in adopting kids from foster care. He also helped to establish a network of churches across the state wanting to be advocates for parentless children and build bridges with local human services offices.
As he enters his 11th year of adoption/foster care ministry, he believes the church can play a vital role in improving outcomes for kids and families and helping other social service agencies who are mired in overwhelming caseloads.
Rick and his wife of 22 years, Nancy, are parents to two active teenage girls. Rick is an avid fly fisherman, bike rider, skier, golfer and the family generally likes to be outside exploring God’s creation.
