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Today, nearly 2.5 billion people live on less than $2 a day. There are 1.2 billion adolescents in the world and 9 out of 10 live in developing countries. Nearly 19 percent or 1 out of 5 DC residents live under the poverty level. The faces of these statistics are parents struggling to provide basic needs for their children; able men and women without advanced education or jobs; underdeveloped economic capacity in communities; regions rich in resources and potential but crippled by poor infrastructure and ongoing conflict; families without adequate housing begging on the streets; and individuals stripped of all else resorting to destructive means of coping and survival. Poverty exists in a cycle that deteriorates community bonds, diminishes opportunities, and can descend to future generations if not imaginatively and effectively addressed. Jesus not only came to provide spiritual transformation, but physical and social as well. Training, resources, education, opportunities for empowerment, and encouragement for the impoverished are some of the oldest and most Biblical ways of serving in ministry. When the needs of the poor are recognized and addressed together in the context of community with the tools of thoughtful action and commitment, the impoverished have hope and a fighting chance at ending poverty.
International
Where: Izabal, Guatemala
When: June 16 – June 24, 2012
Cost: $1200
Contact: Kurtis Parks and Mark Rickman kurtis.parks@theaterchurch.com
What: By popular demand, we’re going back! In the summer of 2012, we’ll be taking a team from NCC into one of the most broken, yet hopeful, nations on the planet – Guatemala, to join our friends at Champions in Action, for a 5 day, life-changing soccer camp. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to be a blessing to high-risk youth! For more info, check out championsinaction.org.
Where: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
When: April, 2012
Cost: $1400
Contact: CLOSED
What: Join us on a Construction Project/Community Engagement with a sister Church! The project would center around laying cinder block walls for Pastor Leonardo’s Church. This is a huge need. We can really make a difference!
Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina
When: January 14-22, 2012
Cost: $2200
Contact: CLOSED
What: We’re partnering with Teen Challenge, a 12-month rehabilitation program for individuals with life-controlling addictions. We’ll minister to those in the program, as well as working on the final phase of constructing a training facility used to launchleaders to Teen Challenges across Latin America. Additionally, we’ll participate in the Micro Enterprise Development, which equips the students of the program to develop skills and learn trades so they can go out and start small businesses to support their families upon completion of the program.
Domestic
Where: St. Louis, Missouri
When: January 18-22, 2012
Cost: $750
Contact: CLOSED
What: We’re going to help launch Middletree Church on the North side of St. Louis – the crossroads of racial and economic diversity. We’ll be the last line of marketing, we’ll run a community event the day before the launch, and we’ll help on the actual day of launching the first service.
Where: Baltimore, Maryland
When: May 11-13, 2012
Cost: $350
Contact: Adam Maier and Jenilee LeFors pines333@aol.com
What: We will partner with Matt’s House to do a community outreach event (food, games, live music), multiple community beautification projects (schools, senior centers), and community prayer walks. We’re excited to offer a “hybrid” trip and serve under a ministry truly making an impact in Baltimore!
Local
In-Service/The Living Room
Contact: NCC InService nccinservice@gmail.com
What: In-Service utilizes people with a heart to serve that are willing to help hand out lunches and other needed items, as well to help foster a community with the homeless around Union Station where people feel welcome and cared for in the love of Christ. The Living Room is a dinner and Bible Study that welcomes the homeless in the Union Station area.
Christian Legal Aid DC
Contact: Walt walton.walker@christianlegalaid-dc.org and Roy roy.rabindranath@christianlegalaid-dc.org
What: Christian Legal Aid of the District of Columbia exists to provide free or reduced-cost legal services to low-income individuals, families and non-profit organizations from a faith-based perspective. Utilizing a network of volunteer attorneys, paralegals and law students, CLADC organizes monthly legal clinics at various locations around the District of Columbia.
Strive DC
Contact: Temi Akinrefon temitaco@gmail.com
What: Strive DC prepares the unemployed to succeed in getting and keeping jobs. We not only visit Strive DC as a monthly volunteer opportunity at Second Saturday, but are also starting a small group to help out on a weekly basis.
Southeast White House Mentoring
Contact: SEWH Mentoring sekids@gmail.com
What: The volunteer program connects loving consistent adults in one-on-one relationships with high-risk children ages 6-16 in Southeast, DC.
Foster Care and Adoption Awareness
Contact: info@newrhythm.org
What: New Rhythm Project is a non-profit organization that works to educate, communicate, and facilitate local communities to care for orphaned and abused children across the globe. For more information about their Galas or Consults, contact us.
What else can we do?
Contact: Amanda Giobbi
