Program areas at Urban Impact Ministries
Nola education - this program focuses on the education of neighborhood students throughout all grade levels. After school academic program focuses on the eductional needs of elementary students through homework help, tutoring and education enrichment.it focuses on moving children from learning to read to being able to read to learn. We are continually seeing significant improvement in math and reading skills. Our summer day camp focuses on emotional, educational and spiritual development.it is one of the only free day camps in new orleans. An added benefit is the employment of neighborhood youth focusing on soft skill development and creating a pathway for the next generation of neighborhood leaders. Out of town retreats, camp and conferece experiences is also a major part of this program. Another focus is introducing out of town high school students to justice, mercy and reconcilation ministry.
Neighborhood empower is designed to provide decent and affordable housing to needy families, and to make physical improvements to our neighborhood. The ministry continues to maintain respectful conditions on its various real properties in the neighborhood community. Beyond housing, it focuses on food distributions and other dignity giving compassion.
Youth - this program is our christioan development outreach to the underpriviledged youth of our community by providing youth activities that encourage spiritual and social responsibility. This program thrives through participation by youth and counselors in the kaa youth camp, youth night, and other important youth activities. The addition of the new youth center, playground and related facilities are making a signicant difference in the growing succss of this program in achieving spiritual and social develpoment in our neighoring youth. The sancuary has now been cpmpleted and our new youth and adult community center has been finished.
Nola transform - this program is a ministry to the marginalized and under resourced in the lower ninth ward of new orleans reaching out whollistically to bring change.
Intersection - a ministry to the marginalized and under resourced in the lower ninth ward of new orleans, reaching out wholistically tobring change.