Neighborhood Ministries Inc

Programs: Iglesia de neighborhood ministries is the church that functions within neighborhood ministries. It is a bi-lingual spanish/english church of approximately 100 weekly attendees. Sunday morning is the place and time where whole families meet together under the guidance of two pastors.

education programs encompass preschool through college age youth. Programs such as education for life and katy's kids pre-school are designed to build hope, trust and reliance on jesus christ through life long relationships that encourage kids to stay and be successful in school while learning to be healthy future thinkers. Katy's kids pre-school has 22 students and is neighborhood ministries' successor program to the city of phoenix head start which the city terminated in may, 2010 for budget reasons. In 2011, education for life had 71 kids actively working with mentors while about 20 per month were provided with academic assistance. Through the wayne and kit danley scholarship fund the organization helped fund 14 students attending phoenix college and arizona state university.

youth development programs include such programs as: a weekly youth group during the school year for 750 children in kindergarten through 7th grade, and about 250 high school students. Kids camp and kids club - summer camps for 65 key 4th through 6th graders ,and 500 kindergarteners through 6th grade, respectively. Over 80 youth workers provide leadership for the kids club; andbarrio works - a hands-on workshop, focusing on bike repair, metal working, and wood working, designed to help youth develop technical trade skills, life skills, and inner character that will be valuable for them in the marketplace. All programs work to provide fun, spiritual development, and strengthening bonds with leaders and other kids.

assistance programs include our food bank which is part of the neighborhood center and is open once a week on friday mornings, serving approximately 40 families each week. Families qualify for clothing distribution once per month and a food box every ninety days, and emergency distribution is available based on need. The food bank is supplied by volunteer donations and several churches around the phoenix metropolitan area; anddistressed families provides some financial assistance to families who suffer an unexpected, non-recurring financial setback that may impact their ability to remain in their home or remain employed. It also covers occasional medical expenses. Refugio phoenix - wholly funded through urban strategies under a grant from the office of refugee resettlement. The program provides a temporary support system for unaccompanied minors entering the united states primarily from central america while attempting to contact and place the children with family in the united states. Using licensed foster families to house the children, refugio phoenix provides on-site schooling, medical needs, and counseling to the children while case managers locate family and arrange transportation for the child to be reunited with parents or family members. The program started in july, 2014 and is funded through september, 2015 with possible extension for three additional years. Adult development include:moms place is a mentoring program designed for mothers ages 12 through 24 and their children providing the opportunity for mature christian women to support young mothers from the inner city and to nurture and enhance their parental, spiritual, personal and communal development through caring, compassionate friendships. Parent volunteers consists of over 100 parents of the children that attend the youth groups. The purpose is to develop trusting relationships built on dignity that will lead to a growing personal relationship with jesus and an increasing participation in the church and community. Neighbors at work assists youth and young adults ages 15-35 in developing the skills and habits necessary to apply for a job and then succeed in that job. Funded in part by the valley of the sun united way, this program teaches job search for effective long term employment through resume writing, interviewing readiness and effective job placement. Over 80 adults were served in 2011. Hope house community provides safe, stable, affordable housing and personal development for adult women with or without children. The purpose of the hope house community is to provide, through life on life relationships, life skills, communications skills, emotional healing, and spiritual growth so that when our women transition back to life on their own, they might be more successful. Opportunitees- this is a social enterprise program. It is a silksreen and embroidery business that develops and empowers men and women with essential life and job skills. Employees were under-resourced men and women within the community that the organization serves.