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May 2, 2019 | UA News

Youth Scholarship to The Hartford Project: The Hartford Project provides middle- and high-school youth with the opportunity to develop character, leadership skills, new relationships and serve in the city of Hartford through a four-day service learning experience for youth groups. UA provides grant funding to help programs subsidize registration costs for youth in need of financial assistance to participate in THP. Visit urbanalliance.com/grants to download the grant application and learn more.

Youth Scholarship to YX Movement Retreat: YX Movement represents a collaboration of youth ministry leaders that gather regularly to plan collaborative worship events, which are held every other month, and an annual retreat. YX Movement provides middle- and high-school youth with the opportunity to develop character and leadership skills, build new relationships, and grow spiritually through worship events and an annual retreat.

UA provides grant funding to help programs subsidize registration costs for youth in need of financial assistance to participate in YX Movement’s annual retreat. Visit urbanalliance.com/grants to download the grant application and learn more.

Summer Youth Employment Grant: Many youth do not receive the support they need to develop the life and employment skills needed to transition into adulthood. Churches or organizations can offer a teen or young adult (14-18 years of age) an opportunity to gain work experience and develop leadership and employment skills over the summer (from late June through mid-August) and complete an employment skills curriculum while being supported by adult leaders. UA provides grant funding for programs to offer stipends to teens and young adults who are employed through this opportunity. Visit urbanalliance.com/grants to download the grant application and learn more. Contact Rosaicela Rodriguez for more information.

> > Upcoming Orientation: Summer Youth Employment Orientation, Thursday, May 30 • 5:30-7:00pm. Contact Rosaicela Rodriguez for more information.

Child- and Youth-led Service Projects Grant: When children and youth partner with supportive adults to plan and implement service projects, they develop leadership skills and build character. UA offers grant funding for service projects developed, led and implemented by children and youth to positively impact their local community. The Adult-Youth Partnerships as a Strategy for Leadership Development Training is a prerequisite for this grant opportunity. Visit urbanalliance.com/grants to download the grant application and learn more. Contact Rosaicela Rodriguez for more information.

> > Upcoming Training: Adult-Youth Partnerships as a Strategy for Promoting Youth Leadership Training, Thursday, May 30 • 5:30-7:00pm. Contact Rosaicela Rodriguez for more information.

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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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