WFCM is proudly celebrating 35 years of providing professional counseling services to anyone, regardless
of their ability to pay. This ministry is possible because of generous sponsors like you. With your help, we can continue to make a difference in the lives of individuals and families in our community.
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The mission of Westmont Family Counseling Ministries is to provide professional counseling services and resources to those seeking emotional and relational wholeness. We engage in fundraising in order to underwrite these services for people who are unable to afford it, including the uninsured and underinsured.
Bill Strickland
Bill Strickland is the founder of Manchester Bidwell Corporation (MBC), an educational model designed to create empowering educational environments for adults-in-transition as well as a diverse population of youth in the Pittsburgh region. Having passed on the leadership and operations of MBC to the next generation of educators and artists, today Bill serves as Founder and Executive Chairman of MBC and its subsidiaries, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild (MCG) and Bidwell Training Center (BTC).
In 1968, Bill founded MCG to help combat the economic and social devastation experienced by the residents of his North Side neighborhood. Later in 1972, he assumed leadership of BTC to guide its transition to providing skills relevant to Pittsburgh’s economy. GRAMMY®-winning MCG Jazz founded in 1987, which is one of the longest-running jazz subscription series in America.
What started as an informal art program and exhibition space has now transformed into a 62,000 sq. ft. arts and career-training center, which today also includes a 40,000 sq. ft. production and educational greenhouse.
Throughout Strickland’s distinguished career, he has been honored with numerous prestigious awards for his contributions to arts and the community, including the coveted MacArthur “Genius” award. He is also the author of Make the Impossible Possible.