A 501(c)(3) delivering documented outcomes — globally.

Born from lived experience.

Sarah Elizabeth Townsend did not set out to found a nonprofit. She set out to survive. After walking through her own seasons of trauma, loss, and spiritual awakening, she emerged with a conviction that changed the direction of her life: the people who need healing the most are often the ones least able to access it.

She became a Master Certified Life Coach and began serving clients — but the deeper she went, the more clearly she saw the gap. The people in the most pain were calling, crying, reaching out — and couldn't afford a single session. So she built something different.

The Willow Way Foundation exists because Sarah refused to accept that healing should only belong to those with means. Every program, every session, every prayer line — completely free. No sliding scale. No exceptions.

"Freely you have received; freely give."

Matthew 10:8 — the heartbeat of everything we do

Meet the Team.

A small, devoted team united by a singular mission — to love people well and make healing available to all.

• Sarah E. Townsend

  Founder & President

  Master Certified Life Coach · Executive Director

  Sarah founded the Willow Way Foundation after her own walk through loss, trauma, and profound spiritual transformation. A Master Certified Life Coach with a calling that runs deeper than credentials, she built this ministry on a single conviction: that healing should never be reserved for those who can afford it. She leads The Dwelling Place weekly, personally coaches clients across the globe, and pours herself into every person who walks through these doors.

• Kyleigh H. Price

  Assistant Director of Operations

  Youth Services

  Kyleigh brings a tender, fierce heart to the Foundation's work with teenagers and young adults. She understands the particular pain of navigating identity, family trauma, and transition at a young age — and creates spaces where young people feel genuinely seen, safe, and supported. She oversees day-to-day operations and coordinates the Foundation's youth-focused programming.

• Michelle J. Fairchild

  Art Educator · Board of Directors

  Expressive Arts & Healing

  Michelle is an educator and artist who believes deeply in the healing power of creative expression. She brings art-based approaches into the Foundation's programming, offering participants a way to process, grieve, and rebuild that goes beyond words. Her work on the Board ensures that the Foundation's programs remain holistic, innovative, and human.

• William N. Townsend, Jr.

  Board of Directors

  Strategic Oversight

  William provides the Foundation with steady, principled leadership. His oversight ensures that the Foundation's operations, governance, and long-term vision remain aligned with its mission of radical generosity. He brings a grounded perspective to Board decisions and holds the organization accountable to the people it serves.

What guides us.

These are not values we selected from a list. They are the truths we have lived through.

• I. Faith

  We believe in a God who does not merely assist the already-capable — He rescues. He meets people in their most broken places and calls them beloved. The Willow Way Foundation was not built on a model. It was built on that belief.

  Every session, every retreat, every prayer line is an act of trust in that truth — that healing is available, that grace is real, and that no one is too far gone to be found.

• II. Freedom

  "I can't afford it" should never be the reason someone does not receive healing. That sentence has cost too many people too much already — years of carrying weight they didn't need to carry alone, simply because the door was priced beyond their reach.

  We did not build this to be another resource only for those with means. Every session, every retreat, every group — completely free. No sliding scale. No hidden fees. No exceptions. Grace does not have a price tag, and neither do we.

• III. Community

  We were never meant to carry our heaviest seasons alone. Transformation does not happen in isolation — it happens in the presence of people who truly see us. Not our cleaned-up version, but all of it. The grief. The confusion. The places we are still waiting to be made whole.

  We build spaces where people can be honestly known, gently witnessed, and loved through what they are carrying — without judgment, without a timeframe, and without being asked to have it figured out before they arrive.