About Us
Compassion is to look beyond
your own pain to see the pain of others.
- Yasmin Mogahed
Purpose
Koah Community Group is a holistic organization that seeks to address socio-economic gaps within society.
Vision
Koah Community Group seeks to provide access, resources, programs, and events in order to address homelessness, the incarcerated, and disenfranchised veterans within the local community, city, region, and the country.
Goals
- Provide workforce development and job skills training for the homeless, formerly incarcerated, and disenfranchised veterans.
- Provide safe transitional housing for the homeless, formerly incarcerated, and disenfranchised veterans.
- Provide advocacy for the homeless, formerly incarcerated, and disenfranchised veterans
Our Leadership
Patrick Smith serves as the Founder and Executive Director of Koah Community Group. Patrick Smith was born and raised in Chicago, IL, and serves as an advocate for the forgotten and the voiceless within society.
Patrick is an advocate of continuous education, he has a Bachelor of Science in Speech Communication, and a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership, and will be pursuing a Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership in the Fall of 2024.
Patrick also served in the United States Army for nearly a decade before leaving as a Captain. His assignments have included Company Executive Officer for the 149th Alpha Company in the Maneuver Enhancement Brigade in the Kentucky National Guard, Battalion Chemical Officer in the 2-502nd Infantry Battalion at the 101st Airborne Division, Company Executive Officer in the San Fernando Valley Recruiting Company, and Battalion S4 and Assistant S3 in the Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion.
Patrick Smith serves as the Executive Pastor of New Level Church in Santa Clarita, CA. Patrick lives quietly in Ventura County California with his wife Lydia, son August, and father-in-law Bernard.