Kids Hope USA develops one-on-one relationships through the creation of church/school partnerships that pair church members with at-risk kids in supportive, mentoring relationships. “Our Kid’s Hope mentoring program is currently in two school districts; serving Muraski Elementary in Strongsville and Huntington Elementary in Brunswick,” said the Rev. Christopher Liberati, associate pastor of Strongsville United Methodist [...]
Category: Youth
Changing the World, One Meal at a Time
By Rick Wolcott* “I want to make a difference.” That’s the reason that Julia, an 8th grader from Shoregate UMC (Western Reserve District) in Willowick, and 409 others gathered at Fredericktown High School for Project Feed. Over just a few hours the group packed 35,400 dry meals that will be used to feed the hungry [...]
Youth are Calling Attention to Human Trafficking
With your help, the Conference Council on Youth Ministries (CCYM) is helping to shine a spotlight on the issue of human trafficking. East Ohio has been at the forefront of this movement. It began when Annual Conference delegates passed Resolution 2014-06 A Call to Advocate for the Enforcement of the Human Trafficking Laws in Ohio. [...]
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