About Visiting Angels

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Core Values

Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Those values guide everything we do — from meeting the unique needs of each client and their family to supporting our caregivers in their work. While we love building meaningful connections, we also respect that not everyone wants a close relationship and honor those preferences.

Our Background

Born and raised in Whatcom County, Fred and Debbie graduated from Mount Baker High School. They raised their two children, Chad and Kit, in Whatcom County until 1981 when Fred attended Multnomah Bible College in Portland, Oregon, beginning a 20 year career in ministry.

After six years in Vancouver, Washington, they moved back to Whatcom County. Fred became the pastor of Marietta Community Church in 1991. In the years that followed Debbie's heart for outreach included ministries such as Mom's Support Group and providing therapeutic foster care for high need teenagers.

Our Start

In January of 2001, recognizing that the community had a growing need for in-home senior care, Debbie opened Visiting Angels as an agency initially serving Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan and Island Counties. With a strong team of caregivers committed to the same values, Visiting Angels was embraced by the community and experienced phenomenal growth.

It soon became clear that a second office location was needed to better serve Skagit and Island Counties, so, in 2002, the Mount Vernon office was established. Then in January of 2004, Visiting Angels opened an office in Everett to serve Snohomish County. Later that same year Visiting Angels' Bellingham office moved out of Fred and Debbie's basement and into its own building.

 

As Fred and Debbie move into retirement and pass the torch, they have sold the Everett location—but their legacy of compassion and quality continues. Visiting Angels remains a family-run business, rooted in the same values they instilled from the beginning. While Chad oversees Bellingham, Kit leads the Mount Vernon team with a focus on meaningful relationships, personalized support, and continuing the family’s commitment to compassionate, high-quality care.