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BBC Christmas 2011

EmilyDelong — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:56:12 +0000

The children at Backyard Bible Club enjoyed an entire week filled with Christmas Spirit, but Christmas began weeks beforehand, as the kids participated in community service projects around their neighborhood to earn vouchers to “purchase” a gift for a BBC friend. The service activities included working in the community garden and trash clean-up along Perry [...]

Thanks to all awesome volunteers!

Jenny — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:29:34 +0000

We want to shout out a super special “THANKS” to Tiffany Massey, Albuquerque Emmanuel, Brianna Marzett, Jermaine Philps, and Ni Zang! These new volunteers for Backyard Bible Club give their time tutoring and interacting with our neighborhood children. Tiffany and Albuquerque have been super-troopers by being there everyday! All of our volunteers have shown [...]

Letter from Emily

EmilyDelong — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:00:36 +0000

Update Letter November 2011

Why I am here and why I need your support…

Thank you! Enjoy!

Emily

Jonathan Steele’s September Newsletter

EmilyDelong — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:15:13 +0000

Please enjoy my latest update! Thanks, Jonathan.

Click here: Steele Newsletter Sep 2011

Help Please!

Jenny — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:59:38 +0000

Specific Needs of Agape

7.5 ton AC system for Office – $10,000

Electrical Supplies & Fixtures – $8,000

Plumbing Installation & Supplies – $7,500

Shipping Container for Storage (40’) - $4,000

Appliances for New Office – $2,500

Notebook Computers (3) – $350 each

Groceries for 1 Month [...]

New Gateway Format

Jenny — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:59:23 +0000

For the past 3 years, Agape has offered a 12-month residential program called Gateway, whose purpose is to launch 18-25 year-olds into healthy, Christ-following independence. Jonathan Steele, Emily DeLong, and David Hill run the program and have been making great improvements for the 2011-2012 year. Our first major change is adding internships: We are looking [...]

Volunteers On The Rise

Jenny — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:59:03 +0000

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 [...]

Coming Volunteer Opportunities

Jenny — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:58:33 +0000

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 [...]

Future Home for Agape

Jenny — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:58:14 +0000

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 [...]

Cosby House Coming Along

Jenny — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:57:24 +0000

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, [...]