Meet the Founders
MPRCC didn’t start as an organization. It started on the streets—one woman helping another on a day when everything felt lost. Jenn was unhoused, overwhelmed, and trying to hold it together while her partner battled leukemia. That’s when Bambi showed up with a warm meal, a soft voice, and zero judgment. She was out doing community outreach with Five Loaves Two Fish. Before she left, Jenn looked at her and said, “I want to do what you do.” They’ve been working together ever since.
Over the past eight years, that chance meeting turned into a powerful partnership rooted in lived experience, peer support, and a deep belief that people who’ve been through it are the ones who know how to build the way forward. MPRCC exists because healing doesn’t come from systems alone—it comes from connection, from showing up, and from doing the work together.
Carrie “Bambi” Klyse
With a business background and deep roots in the local outreach community, Bambi has spent years showing up where systems fall short. From feeding hundreds through Five Loaves Two Fish to founding Camp Compassion, her work is hands-on, heart-led, and grounded in real relationships. She leads with integrity, organizing power, and a fierce commitment to building futures from the ground up.
Jenn Mallow
Jenn is a former RN and longtime advocate for housing justice who brings both policy insight and personal experience to the table. Her leadership is grounded in empathy, lived reality, and a belief that recovery and stability start with dignity. At MPRCC, she helps shape a bold vision where peer support, housing, and healing are not just concepts—but realities that transform lives.
