About Us
Everyone can and needs to create. Everyone needs love. We provide opportunities for persons, especially persons with special needs, to create in community.
Our Purpose
Who we are, what we believe in, our vision for the future and who we serve.
Our Mission
A Spacious Place provides soul nurture through creativity.
The act of creating has potential to promote self-worth, to heighten self-awareness, and to connect a human creator with Something Great and Good. Creating a supportive community extends the individual's sense of worth to include the equal worth of others.
Our Inspiration
What is creativity, wonder, and truth? We provide a spacious place where through creative exploration and expression, you can explore the truth of your soul. Our hopes for you are drawn from Psalm 66:12, which encapsulates our wish for you: “We went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a spacious place.” NRSV
Our Vision
Providing a range of services, we make a tangible difference in the lives of those who need it most. However, our vision doesn’t stop at our local boundaries. Through digital connectivity, we see a future where our impact resonates on a global scale. Our goal is to leverage online platforms to extend our services, creating a worldwide community that benefits from our initiatives. In doing so, we aim to create a safe space that encompasses persons across Central Texas and around the globe.
Who We Serve
Everyone can—and needs to—create: everyone needs love. We provide opportunities for persons, especially persons with special needs, to create in community. At present, our primary mission is concentrated in Central Texas, where we dedicate ourselves to uplifting and supporting vulnerable communities.
Our Team
Meet A Spacious Place’s staff and Board of Directors who care deeply about fostering creativity for everyone.
Kaye P. McKee
Executive Director
Kaye’s been married to David for over 40 years. They are parents to two incredible daughters, Arielle and Bethany, both who serve on the A Spacious Place Board of Directors. Maddie, their adopted German Shepherd, recently joined the McKee clan.
Kaye ministers through teaching, writing, and through A Spacious Place: the nonprofit birthed by her doctoral project. A confirmed God geek, Kaye earned her doctorate in Christian Nurture, as well as a Masters degree in Religious Education with a Childhood Specialization, and a Masters in Pastoral Ministry. A passionate supporter of education for all, Kaye seeks to provide a rich, welcoming learning environment for the persons A Spacious Place serves.
David McKee
Board Chair
Like his wife, Kaye, David has been married for much more than half of his life. David has a Bachelors in Psychology from Clemson University and a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Seminary. He was ordained and worked in a few churches before beginning work in the insurance and financial services industries. For over thirty years, David has done compliance as well as tax, pension and securities law research. He also manages an AWS server, does software development and support, and serves as webmaster for A Spacious Place.
Our supporters
Our mission flourishes through the goodness of our partners, grantors, and donors.
BonaTerra
BonaTerra is a provider of interactive and social services for individuals with varying needs and abilities in the Austin area.
Mary Lee Foundation
The Mary Lee Foundation serves adults with diverse needs so that they may develop a sense of dignity, a sense of self-worth, and the skills necessary to socially integrate with and contribute to the community in which they live.
Art Spark Texas
Art Spark Texas challenges perceptions of how people contribute by creating an arts-inspired, inclusive community of individuals with diverse abilities.
SAFE Alliance
The SAFE Alliance is an Austin-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting survivors of child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and sex trafficking because SAFE believes survivors deserve safety, healing, and hope. SAFE also provides violence prevention education so more people can enjoy healthy relationships without the trauma of abuse. In the past two years, SAFE’s community outreach and education programming has provided 400+ trainings to over 7,000 community members. SAFE’s various housing and shelter programs have provided 46,000+ nights/days of care and served over 6,000 youth and adults directly affected by abuse. SAFE facilitated 40,000+ callers/chats/texts with walk-in advocacy and crisis intervention or face-to-face emotional support through the 24/7 confidential SAFEline. These feats of service are incredible and only possible thanks to the generosity of community partners and the dedication of SAFE staff to support the mission to stop abuse for everyone.