Community Church Without Walls
Urban Ministry provides office, worship, study, and recreational space for this United Methodist church start. The church is our primary partner supporting WE Gardens.
Participants: 200
Community KitchenProvides a hot noon lunch, Monday through Friday.
Meals served in 2011: 27,005
Persons served: 2,448
Emergency Care and Food PantryProvides utility and rent assistance, food boxes, and Christmas assistance for persons and families in emergency situations.
Persons served: 1902
Homelessness Prevention
Provides housing assistance and case management services for families who are homeless or at immediate risk of homelessness due to job loss.
Persons served in 2011: 131
Joe Rush Center for Urban MissionOur dorm facility at Walnut Grove UMC hosts work groups to complete volunteer projects and provides exterior house painting and maintenance for low-income elderly and disabled persons in Jefferson County.
Homes painted: 31
Residents served: 65
Prison Ministry
Supports two Kairos weekends per year for inmates at Donaldson Correctional Facility.
Number of Participants: 150
Urban Kids This after-school program and summer day camp provides year-round academic support and enrichment activities for students in grades three through eight.
Participants in 2011: 30
Volunteer Program
Provides meaningful service opportunities for local and national volunteers.
Volunteers in 2011: 1,477
Volunteer hours worked: 17,969
Value of volunteer hours (Independent Sector 2010): $383,818
WE (West End) Community Gardens