Announcing a Dream Alive In the midst of the huge adjustments we all have made because of COVID 19 and the surrounding social upheavals … we still dream. I want to share with you one of these dreams. God has been building our vision for the potential of our Sueños Youth Center for a few…
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Neighborhood Ministries keeps growing, and things have been moved from here to there around the property lately. I was looking for some particular boxes that held our archives. It meant pulling all kinds of boxes down just to find what I was looking for. You see, our friends, the architecture firm of Nelson Partners, is…
READ MORE >>Not too long ago, Wayne and I went to see the documentary of Fred Rogers’ life, titled Won’t You Be My Neighbor? We laughed and cried and smiled … inspired by this life lived for the sake of love and the wisdom and creativity that was birthed from that love. Now we get to witness…
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There are a lot of nooks and crannies on the Neighborhood Ministries campus that hide real gems. One unassuming set of double doors hides just that. At Kids Life (grades k-7) on Monday nights, those doors come open during activity time to reveal a wonderful little woodshop. There, youth will shape, assemble and decorate kits…
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During Kids Camp Lake Day, more than 100 youth, ages 10 and up, were empowered with the experience of kayaking. Skye’s the Limit Foundation is honored to have been able to provide the exposure and opportunity for the kids of Neighborhood Ministries to find joy, peace and self-reflection as we explored Canyon Lake. “It was…
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Did you know that back in 2010-12, Neighborhood Ministries was home to a hip-hop dance class? Yup. Hip-hop dance, and it was a good one. The class was the brainchild of Alice and Sheryl Cooper, Kit Danley and a talented instructor named Hodgie Jo. In 2012, the program was put on hold, but there’s always…
READ MORE >>Manaia was extremely thrilled to find she had been selected for our 2019 Kids Club intern program. Not only would she get the chance to mentor kids in her community and have fun doing it, she’d be one of the few organizers to receive a small wage for her work! Sadly, it wasn’t to be.…
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About six years ago, Mike Mellison and Greg Gonzalez (The nephew of the late, great Pancho Gonzalez) expressed interest in carrying on Pancho’s legacy by teaching tennis to the kids at Neighborhood Ministries. For those who don’t know Pancho, he would have identified with many of the kids we serve. He used tennis to rise…
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Attendance at Kids Club this year far exceeded our expectations. But thanks to your generous support, we were ready! We had close to 600 participants, more than 100 high school and college students as our Work Crew and Jr. Work Crew, and more than 200 additional volunteers. There was quite an adjustment that was needed,…
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WHAT HOLLY WAS GIVEN, SHE GIVES BACK Holly Alvarado grew up at Neighborhood Ministries. She attended Kids Club and our other programs from the time she was five years old to fourteen. Today, while she works on earning her degree in criminal justice from Arizona State University, she’s returned to Neighborhood Ministries to give back…
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