Building Community Through Purpose-Driven Service

Join us for an inspiring and interactive workshop that explores how purpose-driven service can transform both individuals and communities.

In Building Community Through Purpose-Driven Service, nonprofit leader and community advocate Latorra Garland shares how aligning your passion, personal story, and service can create lasting impact. Drawing from her own journey with Jacob Way Organization, Latorra will guide participants through reflection, storytelling, and a hands-on activity designed to help you uncover your own path to purpose.

✨ A motivational discussion on the heart of purpose-driven leadership
🗺️ The interactive activity — connect what matters most to what your community needs
💡 Tools to build stronger volunteer and community engagement
🤝 Opportunities to network and connect with other purpose-driven leaders

• Nonprofit and community leaders
• Faith-based and civic organizers
• Volunteer managers and engagement professionals
• Educators, youth mentors, and anyone ready to serve with purpose

Latorra Garland is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Jacob Way Organization, a national nonprofit honoring her late son Jacob’s legacy by providing support to families facing childhood cancer. Through her leadership, she has built volunteer-powered programs focused on compassion, resilience, and purpose-driven service.

A 2025 National Blood Donation Hall of Fame Inductee, Latorra continues to empower others through workshops, coaching, and community partnerships that encourage leaders to serve from the heart and lead with impact.

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Host or Publisher Jacob Way Organization