About Us
Meet Our Board Members
Kisha McDowell - Board Member, Eric Moore - Board Chairman, William Logan - Vice Chairman,
& Leslie Smith - Secretary, Holly Van Briel - Treasurer
Our history
Chaplain William Logan of the Spindale Detention Center and founder is a man that has seen many lives enter a condition that he knew only God could save them from and has worked tirelessly to make that happen. Chaplain Logan and his wife Brenda owned 2 day care centers and COVID helped them to make a decision that would lead to the testimony, salvation, healing and encouragement of many souls. They generously donated the use of 1 facility for the purposes of the U & I Enrichment Center. A community re-entry program designed to help those that have been incarcerated, lost their way or those that are re-entering the community from difficult decisions that they have made in their past.
Our mission
It is the mission and ministry of the U&I Enrichment Center to seek and restore individuals and families to a reconciled place with God, family and community through counseling, education, programs, projects, relationships, trust and faith.
2 Corinthians 5:18
It is our Hope:
to guide participants to become productive, self-sufficient stable individuals. We focus on transitional services, peer mentorship, promoting positive atmospheres, testimonial events and community activities. We encourage participants that are re-entering our community to establish a solid foundation and we believe that happens through faith and by leading them in the right path to finding stable and affordable housing in a clean and safe environment.
Capturing Our Mission: A Photo Story of U & I Enrichment Center
LIVES CHANGED BY FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST
DAILY COURIER - U&I ENRICHMENT CENTER - JUNE 2, 22
U & I Enrichment
FOREST CITY—Eric Moore still remembers how difficult the adjustment was when he was released from prison about six years ago. He was homeless, had no money, and had little direction. He says his faith in Christ sustained him, and he was able to find employment and eventually moved out of a local homeless shelter. He’s now a successful builder, focused on deck construction with his own business called Kingdom Builders Deck Pros. Moore is also the chairman of a nonprofit called U and I Enrichment Center (UIEC). The organization is a Christian-based community re-entry program seeking to “restore individuals and families to a reconciled place with God, family, and community through counseling, education, programs, projects, relationships, trust, and faith.” UIEC is less than a year old, formed in August, 2021. It is the brainchild of William and Brenda Logan. William Logan is the chaplain at the state prison in Spindale. Brenda Logan once operated a day care, called U and I in a building at 119 West Main Drive, Forest City. The couple have long had a passion for helping others. Now that the Forest City building is available, William Logan contacted several people that he knew would share his vision for an organization to help others focusing on the recently incarcerated. In addition to Moore and Logan, other board members are Holly Von Briel, Leslie Smith, and Kisha McDowell.
Von Briel also spent time incarcerated, on drug related charges, but has been out of prison since 2016. She struggled with addiction, but eventually was enrolled in a faith-based addiction program in Tennessee, for over two years. “It is important to have support, to have guidance, t o h e l p change your life,” she said. Von Briel is now fully employed, working in housekeeping, and is also a part-time book - keeper. Smith, spent a few weeks in the county jail. She too, has turned her life around, and is eager to help others. Smith is fully employed as an activity director at a nursing facility. Rob Robbs is also helping with UIEC, and has been friends with Logan since his days as a local prison inmate. He has been out of prison for six years, and works in critical air systems, for a company in Char - lotte. Logan asked McDowell to join the organization because of her experience with non - profits and her desire to help others. Moore, Smith, Von Briel, and Robbs all have firsthand experiences of being locked behind bars. They have all emerged from incarceration with a new outlook, and new lives. They have defied the odds, as some statistics indicate at least half of those released, will at some point return to prison. They say the major difference, is their faith in Jesus Christ. That faith, they say, gives them the hope, and the strength, to make the necessary changes in order to have a positive, successful life. “Jesus made us radically change our lives. We want to share the hope that we now have, with others,” Moore said. “God has enabled us to keep going.” Ultimately, they want to see others come to faith in Christ. “We want to see people come to the Lord,” Logan said. While solid in their beliefs, the UIEC leaders point out they are aiming to help anyone, and especially those “re-entering” society after incarceration. Moore said the absence of support on the outside, that so many face when just leaving prison, can be overwhelming. “We want to help them find housing, find jobs, get the basic necessities,” he said. “Some may need transportation. We want to help with their basic needs.” They also want to provide what many of the men and women leaving prison have not had for most of their lives accountability. Accountability, they say, will help lead to responsible choices and behavior. UIEC hopes to build relationships, and connect people in need to those with a desire to help. Individuals do not have to continue to live a life of hopelessness, and a life of crime, the UIEC leaders say. They want the former prisoners to recognize that their past doesn’t have to be their future. For now, UIEC is holding at least one group meeting each month, as well as some larger community events. The next meeting is Saturday, at 6 p.m. For more information, call 828-748-6266.
