Ruth Harbor Volunteer Receives Community Honor

Long before Ruth Harbor opened its doors to serve pregnant young women in our community 10 years ago, Joyce Fedderson was already hard at work pouring her time and talents into the ministry's success.

Joyce played an instrumental role in helping Ruth Harbor get off to a good start by helping establish the organization's policies and procedures manual and serving as Ruth Harbor's first counselor, a position she held in addition to her other counseling work at the time.

Over the years, Joyce has faithfully served Ruth Harbor by volunteering in a variety ways, including her current role providing “counseling oversight,” a case management support process that increases professionalism and enables Ruth Harbor’s ongoing license by the state of Iowa as a residential care facility. According to Ruth Harbor Director Mark McDougal, this service that Joyce provides free of charge is a significant blessing, as the service requires trained expertise and would otherwise cost Ruth Harbor a large per-hour rate.

Joyce's passion for serving Ruth Harbor runs deep, but this energetic woman has also made other incredible contributions to the community and the state. This month, we congratulate Joyce in being selected as one of 10 community leaders to receive the honor of Women of Influence for Greater Des Moines.

Click here to see the July 29 edition of the Des Moines Business Record about Joyce, her commitment to Ruth Harbor, and other areas of service to the community.

Click here for “Joyce's own words” describing how God led her to Ruth Harbor and why she continues to serve to this day.