Youth Service Fund

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Bujumbura Youth Sewing Project - The United Methodist Church, Kampala Uganda - $6,000
Youth will be trained in sewing for an additional income and will get them off the streets

Catacombs: Youth Serving Youth Middle School Expansion - Epworth United Methodist Church, Kansas, USA - $4,000
An inner city program housed in a basement that creates a safe, diverse environment for youth by recreation, tutoring, and spiritual growth

Child Care and Orphanage Project - Child Refuge International. Kampala, Uganda - $10,000
A spiritual development program that will pay one year tuition for young people which will include school uniforms, meals and contribute to homecare

Deaf School-based Bible Teaching Program (Year 3) - Immanuel Deaf Youth, Nairobi, Kenya - $5,000
Brings gospel to the deaf through workshops, youth leadership and pilot the development of sign language manuals

G.A.P. Ministries (Year 2) -Hamilton United Methodist Church - New Jersey, USA - $2,500
A multigeneraltion, multiethnic ministry that builds relationships among young people, the church and the community -working on middle school program

Home Repair Services Ministry- Florida, USA - $ 4,500
A scholarship to provide mission opportunities for low-income minority youth in this hands on service

Impact Richmond (Year 3) - St. Marks United Methodist Church, Virginia, USA - $2,500
A youth program that focuses on homeowners who have limited income due to age or disability and cannot afford or make adequate home repairs at no-cost.

Leadership Training to the Christian Youth - Multan, Pakistan - $9,500
Leadership and Evangelism training project to provide a platform for young Christians to teach about the Christian life in Pakistan

Motown Mission - Young Leaders Initiative - Michigan, USA - $7,500
Mission work across metro Detroit area five days a week through urban gardening ministries, homeless ministry, building/restoring ministry and bible studies

Nyaro Youth Group - Nyamache United Methodist Church, Nairobi, Kenya - $2,500
Train youth in college in order to serve the community and help create/promote an awareness program on the eradication of poverty

Open Our Eyes: Youth Tips about T.I.P. (Trafficking in Persons)- B-Fame Learning Center, Alabama, USA - $4,500
A global awareness program that educates and challenges young people to take action on a modern day slavery problem

Performing Arts Ministry - Grace United Methodist Church, Florida, USA - $6,000
Performing Arts Ministry team outreach that will strengthen family values and serve as an evangelistic too through dramatization of the Word of God

Rwamagana Youth Heifer Project - United Methodist Church, Kampala Uganda - $10,000
Promote nutritional standards of the youth and improve the living stardard by additional sources of income through caring for cows, milk sales, and fertilizer

Sanctuary Arts Community (Year 2) - Emmanuel Gospel Center, Massachusetts, USA - $5,000
Utilizing effective strategies for reaching high-risk youth, including helping youth develop leadership skills and responsibilities through outreach and the arts

Spirituality and the Arts - The University Church, Ohio, USA - $6,500
Multigenerational and multiethnic ministry that enables teenagers and young adults to express spirituality through the arts and have cross-generational mentors

Tools for Young Trainees - Faith Training Center, Goaso, Ghana - $5,000
Generate sustainable income for the youth to meet basic needs and raise living standards

Yei Youth Tree Planting Project - United Methodist Church, Kampala, Uganda - $4,500
The trees will help generate income, stop soil erosion and encourage timber industry to increase employment

Youth Centre for Skills Development (Year 2) - Youth with a Vision, Masaka, Uganda - $3,000
The center provides training in computer, information technology and Bible study for young people which will continue to enhance employability of youth