Changing Lives with the UA Outreach Toolkit

Aug 2, 2021 | UA News

As we’ve all adjusted to a new normal, Urban Alliance has reimagined our annual community outreach day into a toolkit of supplies, which programs have used to supplement their outreach efforts this summer.  Each community outreach toolkit contains CT resource guides listing commonly needed services, flyers about the Summer Meals Program, tracts about God’s love, individually wrapped face masks, and eye-catching green bags for all these items to be packed into along with any other materials a program would like to distribute. 

Programs in the UA network have carried forward the heart and intention of the annual community outreach day by using these toolkits to share important information, connect with their neighbors, and enhance their presence in the community. And, the versatility of each toolkit has allowed each program to adapt it to their unique ministry and outreach efforts. 

Outreach Toolkit
Community Outreach Toolkit

For example, Glory Chapel International Cathedral incorporated their outreach bags into a community event that also offered a vaccination clinic and Make-A-Wish Ice Cream Truck while The Hartford Project distributed the outreach bags as part of a summer service project for youth. Food pantries led by Ministerios Tiempo de Cosecha, Rehoboth Church of God, Wethersfield Evangelical Free Church, and Ebenezer Pentecostal Church also received toolkits so they could offer the resources to the clients they provide food to each week. 


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The staff at Urban Alliance are familiar with Pastor Frank because he is a regular attendee to many of the trainings Urban Alliance provides on subjects like domestic violence, addressing childhood trauma, and better counseling techniques. “That’s been so valuable to me to be able to bring that back, not only in my counseling but also in my teaching and preaching ministries, “ shared Termine.

Pastor Frank was also one of the original members of the Micah group, a group of pastors that meets at Urban Alliance to discuss and strategize about challenging issues that face the church today. One of those earlier discussions on justice, incarceration, and returning citizens was particularly memorable. “We all lamented the fact that these men and women were coming out of prison into our churches and just kind of being thrown there,” said Termine, “We could do better than this.” That discussion planted the seeds that eventually led to the creation of Second Chance Churches – an opportunity for churches to provide support and mentoring to returning citizens that continues today.

When we asked Pastor Frank what he would say to another church that was unaware of Urban Alliance, he said, “If you are looking to get out in the community and make a difference in the community, Urban Alliance is a super way to do it. We’re a small church … we can’t do everything. Urban Alliance is a pathway to get our people involved in ministries that are already doing it, doing it well, and just need extra volunteers.”

Pastor Frank Termine’s story embodies many things we are trying to accomplish at Urban Alliance: supporting organizations in the communities they serve with training, resources, and opportunities to make a difference. Pastors and non-profit leaders face a wide range of challenges and, therefore, need a wide range of help and resources. Your support can help turn stories of struggle into stories like you find at Calvary Church.

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