Beacon House announces Saderia Morman as Executive Director

This past September, Beacon House, a program of Concerned Citizens of Our Youth, Inc. (CCfOY), tabbed Saderia Morman as the organization’s new executive director. 

Morman brings nearly 20 of experience as a multi-faceted academic advisor and nonprofit development coach in Walker County. Her expertise lies in community outreach, career readiness training, disability resource coordination, early learning intervention, and nonprofit management. 

Prior to becoming the executive director, Morman worked as the Educational Talent Search Advisor/Records Manager for Bevill State Community College (BSCC). She also served on the Concerned Citizens of Our Youth Board of Directors. 

Morman earned her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Public Relations from The University of Alabama in 1999. She returned to school to earn her Associate of Arts, pre-business administration degree from BSCC in 2005, and completed her graduate classes in Guidance and Counseling from the University of West Alabama (UWA) in 2011.

“As the Beacon House is moving forward, my goal is to make this space feel like home for our girls because this is their home, and then also to make the Beacon House the best facility that it can be,” said Morman. “We were one of the few moderate level facilities left in the state of Alabama. My vision is for us to just be a beacon that brings hope to these girls and to ensure that moderate level facilities continue to prosper and grow in the state of Alabama.”

Beacon House is licensed by the State of Alabama Department of Human Resources (SDHR). Moderate residential services are defined by SDHR as being provided in a group care setting and include room, board, and an array of intervention and supports for children with moderate emotional and/or behavioral management problems that interfere with the child’s ability to function in the family, school, and/or community without responsible supervision. Supports are based on a positive disciple approach and individualized for each child and their developmental level.

Beacon House’s mission statement promotes healing, knowledge, and stability by empowering teenage girls who need a second chance, and Morman wants to shift the negative perception that has arisen over the years concerning Beacon House girls.

“First, these girls aren’t as horrible as people think they are,” Morman said. “Yes, they are troubled, and they do have issues. Each one of them is in this place to receive healing. It was Judge James Brotherton’s dream and desire almost 50 years ago for this to be a place of second chances. So, give them a second chance and if you run across them, help them so that they can become better citizens, not only here in Walker County, but when they go back to their home counties so that they can be success stories, because we do have success stories that come out of the Beacon House.” 

Photos by Ryan McGill

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