Janice Moss

Dr. Moss has a Masters of Divinity with double concentrations in Old Testament Theology and Pastoral Care and Counseling. During her seminary matriculation, she developed a non-profit agency called Youthful Survivors of America, where she developed curricula and programs to teach at-risk children in public schools. She developed teams of college students, who had experienced different at-risk behaviors, to mentor and teach middle and high school students about their experiences. More than 70,000 students in six metropolitan Atlanta school districts and five states heard the Youthful Survivors presentation. Dr. Moss received several community service awards, and was interviewed on various television and radio programs regarding her work. Dr. Moss designed, implemented and piloted curricula to teach school children between the ages of ten to eighteen about at-risk behaviors. Various school districts, community service organizations and houses of worship seek out her programs. Dr. Moss also developed several other youth-oriented programs, including Project Safe Haven. Project Safe Haven was designed to provide inner-city youth safe places to play and learn. She also implemented a ’beeper service’, so that children could call in and ask questions or get support and encouragement. Dr. Moss has also worked as a hospital chaplain specializing in decedent care. In this capacity, she worked with the families and loved ones of the dead or dying. Her work as a grief counselor earned her many awards and scholarships. In May 2001, she completed a Doctor of Ministry degree from Columbia Theological Seminary. After the completion of her doctorate degree, Dr. Moss returned to Texas and now resides in Missouri City, Texas. She is completing work on several non-fiction books involving various counseling situations, work with the elderly and resource manuals to assist persons desiring to work with at-risk children. Dr. Moss has worked with at-risk children and their families for more than a decade, and was often called upon as a resource for the juvenile justice system, Family and Children’s Services and various school districts.