Faith Farm Ministries

What Faith Farm Ministries does

Faith Farm Ministries, legally Fort Lauderdale Rescue Tabernacle, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1951 by Reverend Garland Eastham in Florida. The organization operates a free, 10-month, faith-based residential addiction recovery program for homeless and addicted adults, delivered through three campuses in Boynton Beach (up to 140 men on approximately 90 acres), Fort Lauderdale (approximately 130 men plus a 38-bed Omega transition program on 10 acres), and Okeechobee (90 men on a 400-1,500 acre working ranch), with the Eastham Home for Women (capacity 20) extending services to women and their families. The program includes counseling, college-accredited recovery curriculum, Comprehensive Work Training in areas such as thrift store operations, appliance repair, IT, and agriculture, plus spiritual counseling, with no insurance or payment required from participants.

The organization is funded through a combination of private donations from individuals, churches, and organizations, and earned income from three retail thrift stores (Boynton Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Okeechobee) plus online sales channels including Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and Poshmark. The Boynton Beach store is 28,100 square feet with a 20,000 square foot outside sales area, and Faith Farm operates as Ashley Furniture's third-largest dealer in South Florida. A free donation pickup service across South Florida feeds thrift store inventory. Go-to-market is community-led and direct-to-consumer, relying on alumni referrals, social media (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram), a Legends Radio podcast appearance by CEO Rick Aspden, and walk-in thrift store traffic.

The underlying technology stack is standard nonprofit operational tooling with no proprietary platform; the organization has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, patents, or proprietary models. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. Leadership is largely composed of program alumni who advanced through the ministry, and the Board of Directors includes Brandon Tucker (President), Dr. Mary Drabik (Vice President), Janice Beeker (Secretary), Michael Percy (Treasurer), and additional members including Rev. Michael G. Brown and Bennetto Harriott (Emeritus). The current CEO is Rick Aspden, who joined in 2014.

Name

Faith Farm Ministries

Legal name

Fort Lauderdale Rescue Tabernacle, Inc.

Website

https://faithfarm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Faith Farm Ministries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating a free, 10-month, faith-based residential addiction recovery program for men and women across three Florida campuses (Boynton Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Okeechobee), funded by donations and three thrift stores.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Addiction Recovery Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Prevention & Recovery Services (EDALAFAE), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Residential addiction recovery
• Faith-based treatment program
• Christian drug rehabilitation
• Thrift store retail
• Nonprofit recovery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boynton Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Faith Farm Ministries operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supported solely through private gifts and donations. Support is received from individuals, churches, and organizations who believe in the faith-based recovery mission. All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
2. Thrift Store Sales: The organization operates three thrift stores in Boynton Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Okeechobee, Florida. Stores sell new furniture (as Ashley Furniture's third-largest dealer in South Florida), gently used furniture, clothing, electronics, and household items. Proceeds from thrift store sales directly fund the faith-based addiction recovery programs.
3. Online Marketplace Sales: Faith Farm Ministries generates revenue through online sales channels including Amazon bookstore, eBay store, Etsy store, and Poshmark store. These platforms allow the organization to reach broader audiences for book and merchandise sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Faith Farm Ministries provides a completely free 10-month Christian faith-based residential addiction recovery program for men and women struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, delivered across three Florida campuses (Boynton Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Okeechobee) and the Eastham Home for Women. The program includes Basic, Advanced, and Transition phases with counseling, college-accredited curriculum, Comprehensive Work Training, life-skills education, and Biblical counseling. Three retail thrift stores and online marketplace storefronts sell donated and new goods to fund the program.

Product overview

Faith Farm Ministries operates a single integrated offering: a free 10-month faith-based Christian residential addiction recovery treatment program. The core program includes Basic, Advanced, and Transition phases with counseling, education, work training, and spiritual counseling. The organization runs three residential campuses (Boynton Beach for up to 140 men, Fort Lauderdale for approximately 168 men including Omega transition program, and Okeechobee rural campus for 90 men) plus Eastham Home for Women (20 beds). The program is funded entirely through donations and proceeds from three thrift stores (Boynton Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Okeechobee) that also provide Comprehensive Work Training opportunities for students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Faith Farm Christian Residential Addiction Recovery Program
• Men's Residential Treatment Program (Boynton Beach Campus) 140-bed men's residential recovery campus situated on approximately 90 acres in suburban Boynton Beach, Florida, including 17 Comprehensive Work Training opportunities, a 28,100 square foot thrift store, and staff housing.
• Men's Residential Treatment Program (Fort Lauderdale Campus)
• Men's Residential Treatment Program (Okeechobee Campus)
• Eastham Home for Women Women's residential addiction treatment program located at the Boynton Beach Campus with capacity to serve 20 women, offering Basic, Advanced, and Transition Programs to address drug and alcohol addiction with faith-based support.
• Faith Farm Thrift Stores
• Donation Pick-Up Services
• Online Marketplace Stores (Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Poshmark)

Quantifiable outcome

• 70+ years of continuous operation serving homeless and addicted individuals since 1951
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dunklin Memorial Camp / Dunklin International: Faith-based residential addiction recovery program in Okeechobee, FL, operating since the 1950s on a large rural campus. Faith Farm's own management (Rev. Michael G. Brown) came from Dunklin, making it a direct sibling-model peer offering a similar 10+ month free Christian residential program.
• Adult & Teen Challenge USA: Largest faith-based residential addiction recovery network in the U.S., operating 200+ centers across all 50 states with a faith-based, long-term residential model directly comparable to Faith Farm's 10-month Christian program.
• The Refuge Ranch: Faith-based residential addiction recovery program for women in Okeechobee, FL. Faith Farm's current Women's Program Director is herself a graduate, indicating close programmatic overlap in the same sub-niche.
• Abiding Hearts: Faith-based Christian residential recovery program in Florida; Faith Farm's Boynton Beach Campus Director previously served as Director here before returning to Faith Farm. Operates a similar nonprofit long-term residential recovery model.

Broad incumbents

• The Salvation Army Florida Adult Rehabilitation Centers: Operates a national network of free, long-term faith-based residential addiction recovery programs (typically 6–12 months) funded in large part by thrift store revenue—directly comparable operating model to Faith Farm's donation + thrift store hybrid.
• Caron Treatment Centers: Large, well-known nonprofit residential addiction treatment provider with a Florida presence. Comparable in service (residential addiction treatment) but differs in being insurance-funded and clinical/non-faith-based—useful as a benchmark for the scaled licensed end of the market.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Nationally recognized nonprofit residential addiction treatment provider. Comparable in residential recovery scale and mission but operates a clinical/insurance-based rather than faith-based free model—provides a reference point for what scaled nonprofit treatment looks like.

Emerging players

• Goodwill Industries of South Florida: Operates thrift stores that fund workforce-development and social-service programs in the same South Florida geography as Faith Farm. Directly comparable on the thrift-store-as-funding-mechanism model and the work-training vocational mission.
• Celebrate Recovery: Faith-based 12-step addiction recovery program (church-based, free, Christ-centered) referenced directly on Faith Farm's website as a complementary offering. Comparable in theological approach and free/faith-based delivery model, though delivered through churches rather than residential facilities.

Regional players

• Gateway Foundation: Large nonprofit residential and outpatient addiction treatment provider serving multiple U.S. states with long-term residential programs. Comparable program structure but operates primarily in the Midwest and uses clinical/insurance-funded rather than donation-funded model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/faithfarm
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCub1WE5sb3gMFTeW7uV6wgQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/FaithFarmMinistries
• Instagraminstagram.com/faithfarmministries
• Pinterestar.pinterest.com/FaithFarmMin/_saved
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faith-farm-ministries

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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