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 Agencies
Overview
Economic Opportunity Commission's Transitional Living Center:
An independent living
program for young homeless adults, ages 16 - 24. The EOC provides safe
places for runaway and homeless youth, and transitional living centers to
help them move from the streets into more stable life situations. Interns
provide life skills, academic and vocational mentoring and coaching as well
as participating in recreational activities with TLC youth.
www.fresnoeoc.org/programs
Evangel Home:
A women's shelter and training center which focuses on
outreach to women (and perhaps their children) in crisis. Your duties would
vary from being a friend, childcare, sorting clothes, answering the phone,
and leading chapel or a Bible study occasionally.
www.evangelhome.org
Fresno
Interdenominational Refugee Ministries:
FIRM yearly serves
6,500+ SE Asian, Slavic, and African refugees through holistic
neighborhood/youth outreach and enrichment programs, elder citizenship, hot
meals and advocacy, community gardens, health navigation and policy work,
culturally appropriate community organizing, mental health support,
state-licensed preschool, family mentoring and support services, employment
projects, English classes, and theological education. Interns mentor
refugees in English, assist with English classes, and are involved with
neighborhood/youth outreach programs.
www.firminc.org
Fresno Rescue Mission:
Ministry with homeless
men in the Mission’s
Rehabilitation program, known as The Academy, for men whose lives have been
broken by homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, physical and mental
abuses, jail and/or prison experiences. The 18-month program provides hope
for a normal life, the opportunity for restoration, and wholeness that comes
from faith in God.
www.fresnorescuemission.org
Fresno Street Saints:
4 Churches and 7 pastors
and community leaders have joined together to provide mentoring,
opportunity, meals and hope to youth on Fresno's historically
African-American, but increasingly multiethnic west side. Interns help run
a summer day camp for the children and youth in two large affordable housing
apartment complexes.
www.fresnostreetsaints.org
Hope Now For Youth:
This ministry works with young men (16 – 25),
preparing them for employment through job readiness programs, placement
service, mentoring and friendships.
www.hopenow.org
Light and Life Urban Ministries:
An
apartment complex based summer enrichment day camp for at risk children and
youth. Interns provide leadership to the day camp, tutoring, and
relating with the children and youth.
www.lluministries.com
Reading and Beyond:
A church based one on one tutoring of
underprivileged youth in reading and math.
www.readingandbeyond.org
World Impact:
A ministry focusing its efforts in mostly children's and
adult ministry. You would be doing kids clubs, day camps, relating one-one
with children and adults in Fresno's poorest neighborhoods.
www.worldimpactfresno.org
Youth for Christ's City Life:
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