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Stillpoint Family Resources CHANGING LIVES, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, SHAPING CULTURE by empowering special needs people.

Dr. Ross Porter founded Stillpoint Family Resources in 1998, in response to the gratitude he felt for God's gift of a son who has Down syndrome, but also in concern for the many families who fall into crisis because of the birth of a special needs child. upwards of 85% of couple with special needs child divorce, and Dr. Porter believed that his organization could help decrease those numbers. But marriages are not the only part of the family system that needs support. Siblings, grandparents, and other extended family members need to be embraced as well. Since then, Dr. Porter and his staff have dedicated much time, work, and care toward empowering special needs people and those who love them, through enrichment programs, advocacy, books and blogs, and podcasts. To learn more about Stillpoint’s work, please go to:
www.StillpointFamilyResources.org

β€œI praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”-Psalm 139:1...
10/23/2026

β€œI praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
-Psalm 139:14

Another of my Heroes You Should Know...Robin EmmonsThe call can come from anywhere at any time---to leave what you know ...
10/23/2026

Another of my Heroes You Should Know...Robin Emmons

The call can come from anywhere at any time---to leave what you know for something…more. You don’t have to go looking for the call, you just have to be listening.

In 2008, 39 year-old Robin Emmons made the decision to leave her job of twenty years in the financial services industry. She didn’t know what she was meant to do, but she did know that banking was no longer it. It took all of one week for her to find a new direction.

While visiting her brother who’d recently been placed in a mental health facility, Robin noticed that both his physical and mental condition had worsened. She discerned that the decline was connected to a poor diet that lacked fresh produce. And after a little exploring she realized this was not just her brother’s problem. A combination of financial hardship and difficulty accessing well-stocked markets restricted the facility from offering a healthier menu to its residents.

Robin could have shrugged and gone back to her reality, where she had the money, the knowledge and the access to better food and a healthier lifestyle. And after all, it wasn’t like the residents were starving. But heroes don’t just live for themselves.

So she began donating fresh fruit and vegetables to her brother’s facility, so the residents could benefit from a healthier diet. And as Robin watched her brother and his new friends growing stronger, her vision grew.

And when she discovered that unhealthy food options was a systemic issue---that in Charlotte, North Carolina alone where she resided more than 72,000 low-income city residents lived in areas without a supermarket with fresh food---she knew she needed to act.

She ripped up her back yard, planted a garden, and went from weekend gardener to full-time activist.

Robin founded the non-profit Sow Much Good, dedicated to ending β€œfood deserts” where the under-served have to depend on fast food chains and convenience stores to feed their families. Additionally, Sow Much Good offers educational outreach and advocacy to support β€œfood justice” around the country.

And her backyard movement has grown to include 200 volunteers, who help her tend three micro-farms on nine acres. To date Sow Much Good has donated over 26,000 pounds of fresh, organic produce to underserved communities in the greater Charlotte area.

β€œI’m up sometimes at 4:30 a.m. and don’t quit until midnight,” Robin says. β€œI get joy loading up the truck and seeing the same faces come back to load up on good food. I wouldn’t have it any other way. This is my bliss.”

Robin Emmons is a hero you should know.

Friends, our annual golf tournament benefiting Stillpoint Family Resources is fast approachingβ€”and we need golfers!  Nov...
10/22/2026

Friends, our annual golf tournament benefiting Stillpoint Family Resources is fast approachingβ€”and we need golfers! November 2nd at Wood Ranch Country Club. Please let me or Jenni Somdal Porter know if you’re interested! Thank you!

Friends, our annual golf tournament benefitting Stillpoint Family Resources is fast approachingβ€”and we need golfers!  No...
10/22/2026

Friends, our annual golf tournament benefitting Stillpoint Family Resources is fast approachingβ€”and we need golfers! November 2nd at Wood Ranch Country Club. Please let me or Jenni Somdal Porter know if you’re interested! Thank you!

10/19/2026

And then Jenni Somdal Porter organized a Stillpoint Family Resources dance party for special saints at The Ryan Family Farm . Thank you, Susie!!!❀️

Busy day for Stillpoint!  We kicked off our Saints Among Us Sunday School program at Padre Serra Parish for 2026-2027. S...
10/19/2026

Busy day for Stillpoint! We kicked off our Saints Among Us Sunday School program at Padre Serra Parish for 2026-2027. Saints and angels! Special shout-out Jenni Somdal Porter !β€οΈπŸ™πŸ˜‡

And then Jenni Somdal Porter hosted a dance party for special saints at Ryan Family Farms.  Thank you, Susie!!!❀️
10/19/2026

And then Jenni Somdal Porter hosted a dance party for special saints at Ryan Family Farms. Thank you, Susie!!!❀️

Busy day for Stillpoint!  We kicked off our Saints Among Us Sunday School program at Padre Serra Parish for 2026-2027. S...
10/19/2026

Busy day for Stillpoint! We kicked off our Saints Among Us Sunday School program at Padre Serra Parish for 2026-2027. Saints and angels! Special shout-out Jenni Somdal Porter!β€οΈπŸ™πŸ˜‡

10/14/2026
We are so blessed!πŸ™πŸ’™πŸ’›
10/14/2026

We are so blessed!πŸ™πŸ’™πŸ’›

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West Hills, CA
91308

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