About Us
Our mission
The mission of KELCURT Foundation is to elevate community spirit and guide individuals and families into self-sustaining practices, helping to eliminate food insecurities and improve overall well-being utilizing the arts, sciences, education, music and literature.
Our Vision
The KELCURT Foundation envisions a future where everyone shares knowledge, personal talents, life experiences and resources through equitable access to food security, the arts and education, to elevate the lives and well-being of all.
Our Non-Discrimination Policy
The KELCURT Foundation / Soddy-Daisy Community Library does not discriminate against anyone for any reason. All are welcome. We have designated the SDCL as a safe space. We have created a place where our patrons, no matter where they are in their human journey, can feel comfortable and respected.
Our Values
The KELCURT Foundation’s culture is driven by integrity, empathy,
and the desire to elevate individuals, families, and organizations to improve society as a whole.
- Community - We perceive the word community as a verb, an active coming together of persons with diverse backgrounds and ideas working together for a more dynamic future.
- Education - More than just learning the basics of reading, writing, and math, education is an ongoing process that brings body, mind, and spirit to higher levels. A full education incorporates the arts, sciences, life experiences, and the soft skills necessary for healthy interpersonal relationships.
- Food Sustainability - We believe that no one should ever have to go hungry. For those seeking food security, we will equip them with the informational tools to become self-sustaining.
- Needs Response - As the old saying goes, “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.” We believe that needs within the community should be sought out and addressed with action in a prompt manner.
- Stewardship - We believe that everyone has something to give, and that everyone has a responsibility to share those talents, abilities, and gifts to enhance the lives around them. Furthermore, we endeavor to provide opportunities for all to utilize their talents, abilities, and gifts in the elevation of others. Stewardship extends beyond human beings to encompass the earth and all of her residents and systems.
- Equity - “Leveling the Playing Field” does not mean everyone gets the same thing; rather, everyone gets what they need to flourish.
- Diversity - A society thrives when diversity is present and celebrated. We actively seek diversity in our patrons and community, and support it with variety in our library collection, our programming, and our outreach.
- Discrimination Policy - The KELCURT Foundation / Soddy-Daisy Community Library does not discriminate against anyone for any reason. All are welcome. We have designated the SDCL as a safe space. We have created a place where our patrons, no matter where they are in their human journey, can feel comfortable and respected.
- At the KELCURT Foundation, all of these values were the inspiration at our inception, and are the daily motivation for our ongoing work.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Everyone’s human journey is our journey.
As Maya Angelou said, “In diversity, there is beauty and there is strength.” We believe society thrives when diversity is present and honored. Everyone has the right to thrive, and everyone requires different things for that to happen. We strive to provide everyone with what they need to succeed. All are welcome and celebrated for their knowledge, personal talents, and life experiences.
Quaility of Life
Quality of Life (QOL)
QOL scale stands for quality of life scale, which is a type of assessment that measures various aspects of well-being and satisfaction in different life domains. Original developed by Flanigan in 1978, this measure is still used today to determine QOL of cities and states in the United States.
KELCURT Foundation is proud to announce that we elevate all 16 Quality of Life Scale factors.
When we say our goal is to elevate the 37379 and beyond, we take this task very seriously.
Below, please find the 16 factors followed by how KELCURT Foundation impacts each with our services to our community.
Quaility of Life Scale and survey
1) Material comforts home, food, conveniences, financial security:
3) Relationships with parents, siblings & other relatives - communicating, visiting, helping:
1) Material comforts home, food, conveniences, financial security:
KELCURT Foundation teams up YMCA Mobile fit program to offer free meals to all kids during the summer. We also team up with local food partners to bring food packs to all families in need, as well as always have peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on hand to feed anyone who is hungry.
2) Health - being physically fit and vigorous:
3) Relationships with parents, siblings & other relatives - communicating, visiting, helping:
1) Material comforts home, food, conveniences, financial security:
KELCURT Foundation hosts a variety of in-house events including children's-literature-based yoga during the summer and wellness classes including diabetes prevention and wellness workshops, resiliency classes, and art therapy classes.
3) Relationships with parents, siblings & other relatives - communicating, visiting, helping:
3) Relationships with parents, siblings & other relatives - communicating, visiting, helping:
3) Relationships with parents, siblings & other relatives - communicating, visiting, helping:
Through the Soddy-Daisy Community Library, we offer a place for people to visit, share ideas, and communicate. We offer free chrome books and wi-fi to connect to those you love. We also offer parent/child baking workshops to build basic skills together.
4) Having and rearing children:
5) Close relationship with spouse or significant other:
3) Relationships with parents, siblings & other relatives - communicating, visiting, helping:
KELCURT Foundation is about family. We bring resources together to help raise your child in a warm, inspirational environment.
5) Close relationship with spouse or significant other:
5) Close relationship with spouse or significant other:
5) Close relationship with spouse or significant other:
Soddy-Daisy Community Library hosts monthly family movie nights complete with dinner and a beverage. These nights are used as date nights, or just affordable family fun. We also host our "baby sitter's club" allowing parents to drop of their children in a safe environment to spend a few hours of quality time together!
6) Close friends
5) Close relationship with spouse or significant other:
5) Close relationship with spouse or significant other:
We bring friends closer. Through our host of workshops and classes, many friends enjoy doing them together building on their friendship bonds. While other meet like-minded individuals and instantly become friends.
7) Helping and encouraging others, volunteering, giving advice:
9) Learning - attending school, imporving understanding, getting additional knowledge:
7) Helping and encouraging others, volunteering, giving advice:
Our entire model is set up on volunteerism. Creating opportunities for you to share your talents with our world.
8) Participating in organizations and public affairs:
9) Learning - attending school, imporving understanding, getting additional knowledge:
7) Helping and encouraging others, volunteering, giving advice:
Workshops, classes, civics, this is our entire basis for being.
9) Learning - attending school, imporving understanding, getting additional knowledge:
9) Learning - attending school, imporving understanding, getting additional knowledge:
10) Understanding yourself - knowing your assets and limitations - knowing what life is all about:
We broke the mold with our continual workshop / lecture series covering topics from local history to auto repair, from baking to woodworking, and from book launches to ukulele classes.
10) Understanding yourself - knowing your assets and limitations - knowing what life is all about:
10) Understanding yourself - knowing your assets and limitations - knowing what life is all about:
10) Understanding yourself - knowing your assets and limitations - knowing what life is all about:
KELCURT Foundation, KELCURT Farms, and the Soddy-Daisy Community Library can help guide you to a meaningful purpose within your life. Come, join us and participate in our great mission!
11) Work - job or in home:
10) Understanding yourself - knowing your assets and limitations - knowing what life is all about:
12) Expressing yourself creatively:
The KELCURT Foundation has created employment opportunities and plans to add even more opportunities in the future.
12) Expressing yourself creatively:
10) Understanding yourself - knowing your assets and limitations - knowing what life is all about:
12) Expressing yourself creatively:
Once again, our workshops and classes to the rescue. At KELCURT Foundation we advocate for the arts by bring multiple styles of art classes and workshops opportunities for children and adults. And don't forget about our drum circles where you can express yourself and bathe in the vibrations.
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13) Socializing - meeting other people, doing things, parties, etc:
13) Socializing - meeting other people, doing things, parties, etc:
13) Socializing - meeting other people, doing things, parties, etc:
If you have never been to one of our PJ parties, you have no clue what you are missing! WE also do adults only PJ parties!
14) Reading, listening to music, or observing entertainment:
13) Socializing - meeting other people, doing things, parties, etc:
13) Socializing - meeting other people, doing things, parties, etc:
We probably don't need to even type anything here, I mean, we are the Soddy-Daisy Community Library. But for those web-crawlers out there, we have over 26,000 items all free to check out as well as hosting 2 major community events every year! Make sure to visit us for our Summer Celebration as well as our Halloween EEKStravaganza!
15) Participating in active recreation:
15) Participating in active recreation:
15) Participating in active recreation:
The KELCURT Foundation host Poetree walks in the park where you can learn about native trees, learn to sketch what you see, all while listening to poetry!
16) Independence, doing for yourself:
15) Participating in active recreation:
15) Participating in active recreation:
Did you know that Soddy-Daisy Community Library has a dedicated section to off-gride / homesteading? We teach workshops on how to raise your own chickens, how to germinate and propagate sustainable food sources. KELCURT Farms now owns off-site agricultural centers where we are raising food to feed the people of Soddy-Daisy!
