There is no accurate way to measure the impact of volunteers in the life of a community organization. No balance-sheet line item, no profit measure. At best, we can tabulate the hours worked, multiply by a wage, and plug in a monetary equivalency of time. But that does not approximate the value of a [...]
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Relational Commitment
After-School Program – Tutor 1 child weekly for 12 weeks.
Community Garden – Work with neighbors weekly on their garden plots.
Youth Sports – Assist coaching a team, 1 practice and 1 game per week, 8-10 weeks in the fall.
Gateway – Host an unpaid 18-25 year-old intern, twice a week, for 10-16 [...]
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For the past several months, Agape has been working on plans for a new office and program space in the neighborhood. We’ve had help from contractors, masons, electricians, plumbers, engineers, architects, and lots of friends to make this project work. As the actual construction work begins, you may be able to help. Any connections [...]
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For the past two months, volunteers from West University Baptist and Crosspoint Churches have been working at all hours of the day and night, almost every day of the week, to assist with the rehab of the Cosby Street house. This house will be the location for our coming Mission Year interns in the fall, [...]
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In 2003, Houston’s Department of Health and Human Services reported that forty-five percent of the residents living in the Third Ward twenty-five years and older had no high school diploma. We believe education is a key component of empowering young people toward sustained success. Agape Development was proud to mentor nine Yates High School seniors [...]
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