Chuck Fields

JUMPSTART was dreamed up on Chuck Fields’s back porch during a conversation between him, Don Williams, and Tim Terry, so he’s been there since before the beginning. Having experienced incarceration firsthand, Chuck knows what it’s like to lose everything and how vital the transition process is to restoring both individuals and families. 

He earned a degree in finance from Wofford College and has worked in real estate during his entire career, including owning an appraisal company, Paradigm Appraisal Service, Inc. Throughout his service to JUMPSTART, he’s also hosted nearly fifty men at his home to mentor them on their path to recovery. 

“JUMPSTART matters because people get confused about life… What I’ve found is life is hard for everyone and we all get lots of grace in life and sometimes we need hard things to get our attention to get us to where we need to be, where God has a plan for our lives.” 

Chuck met Lynn, the love of his life, in 1990 and they were married three months later. They raised their daughter Stevie together and were married for thirty-three years before her passing. He is a member of Hope Point Church in Spartanburg and stresses that God is the true founder of JUMPSTART—and he can’t wait to see what God does next.