Graffiti 2 Community Ministries

GRAFFITI 2 SEEKS TO PROVIDE SOCIAL PROGRAMS TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES.

CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM (G2 KIDS, G.S.A.L.T., G2 INTERNS AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER): IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE COMPOUNDING RISKS EXPONENTIALLY INCREASES THE CHANGE OF DAMAGING OUTCOMES IN STUDENTS LIVES, GRAFFITI 2S AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH FOCUS ON HOLISTICALLY DEVELOPING ALL AREAS OF THE STUDENTS LIFE (PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL). GRAFFITI 2S PROGRAM PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ENRICHMENT, TARGETED TUTORING, MENTORING, ADVOCACY, AND WRAP-AROUND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE STUDENT AND THEIR FAMILIES. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED YEAR-ROUND TO 1ST THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (G2 WORKS): ONE IN FIVE YOUNG ADULTS IN MOTT HAVEN ARE CONSIDERED IDLE. THEY ARE NOT IN SCHOOL AND ARE NOT EMPLOYED. ADDITIONALLY, 20 PERCENT OF ADULTS SEEKING WORK ARE UNEMPLOYED, AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FIRST-GENERATION ADULT IMMIGRANTS. SEEING NOT ONLY THE NEEDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS BUT THEIR GREAT POTENTIAL, GRAFFITI 2 WORKS COACHES ADULTS IN DEVELOPING THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME THE BEST THEY ARE CAPABLE OF BECOMING. GRAFFITI 2 ACCOMPLISHES THIS GOAL THROUGH A TWO-FOLD APPROACH. FIRST, GRAFFITI 2 OFFERS JOBS TO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH A GROWING MICRO-ENTERPRISE. SECOND, ADULTS INTERESTED IN PURSUING PERSONAL GROWTH AND EDUCATION CAN FIND RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE THROUGH GRAFFITI 2S ADULT LEARNING CENTER.

MINISTRY TO THE MARGINALIZED (G2 HELPS): TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES, LIFE-OBSTACLES, AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES DON'T END WITH CHILDHOOD. MANY ADULTS IN THE MOTT HAVEN NEIGHBORHOOD STRUGGLE TO MEET THEIR OWN PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS. THE PREVALENCE OF INDIVIDUALS FIGHTING ADDICTIONS IS THE STARKEST EVIDENCE OF THE STRUGGLE, HOWEVER, IT IS MORE SUBTLY SEEN IN ADULTS WHO LACK SUPPORTIVE, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. IN A LARGE METROPOLIS SUCH AS NEW YORK, MANY ADULTS FEEL ISOLATED, ALONE, UNHEARD, AND UNSEEN. ADULTS ARE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO BELONG. GRAFFITI 2 HELPS SEEKS TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES BY OFFERING DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO ADULTS WITHIN THE MOTT HAVEN NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROGRAM INVOLVES THREE STRATEGIC COMPONENTS: MEETING NEEDS, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, AND ALLOWING GOD TO TRANSFORM LIVES. IN 2020, G2 HELPS BEGAN A NEW OUTREACH CALLED STOP & CARE. THE STOP & CARE OUTREACH FOCUSES ON MEETING NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. RATHER THAN PROVIDING GRAB & GO MEALS, THE FOCUS IS STOPPING AND PROVIDING HOLISTIC CARE TO AN INDIVIDUAL ON THE STREET. THIS INCLUDES EATING BREAKFAST TOGETHER, LISTENING TO A PERSONS STORY, PRAYING FOR THE PERSON, AND PROVIDING A CARE KIT TO THE INDIVIDUAL.