Christina Ford

Christina Ford is the founder of The Rebound Foundation, which provides housing and support to survivors of domestic violence, and the owner of Kids Inn Child Care Center, which provides drop-in care. Christina and her family moved to Springfield in 2018 when her husband, Dana, was hired to coach the Missouri State University men’s basketball team. She quickly planted roots in the community, opening transitional housing for women and children fleeing abuse. Her nonprofit is inspired by her own story and her family’s story of domestic violence. In this conversation, Christina talks about the uncertainty that comes with being a coach’s family, not knowing when or where their next move will come. She also shares about the death of her daughter, Promise, and what she has learned about herself in grief and motherhood.