URBAN MINISTRY ANNUAL REPORT: 2009

Community Kitchen

This program provides a noon meal Monday – Friday.

Meals served: 28,540

Number of persons served: 1,627

Emergency Care and Food Pantry

This program provides utility, rent assistance and food boxes for persons and families in emergency situations as well as Christmas assistance.

Number of persons served: 2,377

Joe Rush Program

This program provides an exterior house painting job for low-income, elderly, and disabled persons.

Number of homes painted: 35

Homeowners average monthly income: $1,678.00

Children and Youth Program

This program provides a year-round program for children and youth in grades three through eight with an after-school program, a Summer Day Camp, and enrichment activities throughout the year.

Number of participants: 31

Prison Ministry

This program provides two Kairos weekends per year, weekly visits, counseling, and classes at Donaldson Correctional Facility. We also provide end of life pastoral care to men on death row who are facing execution.

Number of Participants: 150

Volunteer Program

This program provides opportunities for volunteers from the Birmingham , Alabama and several other states to serve others through the various programs of Urban Ministry.

Number of Volunteers: 832

Number of Volunteer hours worked: 14,791

Value of Volunteer Hours (Independent Sector 2008): $299,517.75

Community Church Without Walls

Urban Ministry provides office, worship, study, and recreational space for this United Methodist new church start.

Number of Participants: 104

West End Community Garden (WE Community Garden )

This program provides a community garden for the people of the West End Community which includes gardening opportunities plus nutrition and gardening classes.

Number of Participants: 133

Beeson Senior Services

The purpose of the program is to provide case management services to the “needy elderly” (60 and older) who live in Jefferson County . 

Number of clients: 136