spent the first eight years of her career working for the State of Tennessee focused on juvenile delinquent girls, investigating child abuse cases, and supervising foster care. She witnessed first-hand the inadequacy of these programs to offer real transformation
in the lives of troubled individuals. Out of this experience came a driving passion for broken young girls, a passion that led to the birth and founding of Mercy Ministries in 1983 in Nashville, TN.

Since that time, numerous residential and outreach programs have been established and hundreds of lives have been transformed in various locations across America and other nations around the world. An author, Nancy Alcorn frequently speaks at conferences around the world. Her vision is powerful and her life story challenges every one to make a difference.