About Us
Our Story
One Belief. One World. One Healing at a Time.
Loving Life Heals was born from a simple but radical conviction: that every person on earth, no matter what they have survived, no matter where they live deserves to be whole.
LLH was founded by Yvonka DeBarr in Tampa, Florida, with the understanding that healing is not a privilege. It is a human right. The organization was designed from the start to be an umbrella, a home for multiple projects across multiple territories, each one rooted in community, each one guided by the same core belief.
Our logo tells this story. A globe. Africa illuminated. A bandaid placed over Lira, Uganda, where our first project, New Beginnings, has been quietly changing lives since 2017. As LLH grows, more regions will be marked. More communities will feel the care.
We are non-political, non-denominational, and non-gender biased. We go where the need is and we build something that lasts.
Our Approach
Loving Life Heals rejects the idea that healing is a checklist. We don't believe you have to solve someone's hunger before you address their grief, or stabilize their finances before you tend to their sense of self. Healing is full-circle, subjective, and deeply personal.
Our programs are designed around six dimensions of human health: Body, Mind, Soul, Emotion, Lifestyle, and Leadership. Each person we serve is met where they are not moved through a fixed hierarchy.
Our Vision
A World Where Healing Has No Borders
The vision for Loving Life Heals has always been bigger than one project or one country. We imagine a global network of healing communities, each one locally led, culturally grounded, and connected to the same core mission.
Today, we operate the New Beginnings Project in Northern Uganda. Tomorrow, we aim to mark more regions on that globe. The bandaids multiply as the healing spreads.
If you are a community leader, a partner organization, or someone with a vision for your own region we want to hear from you.
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Loving Life Heals Inc.
Based in Tampa, FL
Proudly Serving the World 501(c3)
Registered Nonprofit
EIN: 82-3456404