To better serve clients and expand its counseling offerings, Jewel David Ministries (JDM) has moved to a new location. The nonprofit is now located at 29 S. Market St., Suite 201, Elizabethtown.

The move comes after 11 years at the organization's previous location in Elizabethtown, said Dolores Reidenbach, founder and president of JDM.

The Christian counseling organization began in 2010.

"JDM started its counseling center with the Lights of Hope Thrift as a means to share our service story and generate income from a social enterprise to support our mission," Reidenbach explained. "JDM continues to provide counseling services for uninsured and underinsured people that desire professional services but could not otherwise afford them."

JDM also played a role in establishing help for people facing homelessness in Elizabethtown, including creating the House of David, the town's first short-term shelter for families, which eventually grew into Elizabethtown Community Housing & Outreach Services (ECHOS).

With the move, JDM will expand its counseling services and add mental and emotional wellness services.

"Beyond offering accessible counseling services, JDM has a team of experienced counselors," Reidenbach shared. "While we are planning to expand our team, our current team (members) have been serving the community for over 12 years. Our team is credentialed and trained as professional counselors and can offer a faith-based approach to counseling if that is kindred with the client's treatment plan."

The organization moved on Aug. 31 and is still in the process of setting up fully, but Reidenbach predicts a bright future for JDM.

"We will be offering mental and emotional wellness services, and we ask the community to stay tuned on our newly launched website and Facebook page," she said, noting that the move also prompted the organization to create a new logo. "We will begin posting upcoming group therapies, wellness programs for adults and teens, events and fundraisers as well as introducing a new personalized mental and emotional wellness assessment and a mental and emotional wellness toolkit to the community."

For more information on JDM, visit http://jeweldavidministries.org.