United Protestant Campus Ministries In Cleveland Inc

DURING 2021, UPCAM OFFERED OVER 61 PROGRAMS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS ACROSS TWO OF OUR THREE CAMPUSES. UPCAM STAFF, STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 280 HOURS OF CONNECTION - ENGAGING COLLEGE STUDENTS WEEKLY IN MEANINGFUL PROGRAMS, HYBRID AND VIRTUAL EVENTS, CONVERSATIONS, WORSHIP SERVICES, BIBLE STUDIES AND MENTORING. UPCAM'S LABRE MEAL MAKING CREATED 125 MEALS IN THE PURSUIT OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS AND FOOD INSECURITY IN CLEVELAND. UNITED PROTESTANT CAMPUS MINISTRIES SERVED 25 COLLEGE STUDENTS IN 2021, OFFERING PROGRAMMING AT THREE COLLEGE CAMPUSES: CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY HELD ONE WEEKLY MEETING - IN-PERSON: REAL TALK THURSDAYS LED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE WAS 3 PERSONS FOR FALL SEMESTER 2021. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING AT CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE - METRO CAMPUS WERE SUSPENDED AND INDIVIDUALS INVITED TO ONLINE EVENTS SPRING 2021. CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (CWRU) HOLDS A WEEKLY WORSHIP SERVICE ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS LED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. AT CWRU THERE IS A STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT PLANS SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, COORDINATES SERVICE PROJECTS AND EVALUATES ALL PROGRAMS AT CWRU. ALSO AT CWRU, STUDENT LEADERS AND STAFF ASSIST WITH FOOD INSECURITY ON CAMPUS PURCHASING AND DELIVERING FOOD TO TWO STUDENT FOOD PANTRIES EACH MONTH. TWICE IN SPRING 2021, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OVERSAW THE DISTRIBUTION OF MEALS-TO-GO WITH FALAFEL CAFE, SERVING THESE TO 60 GRADUATE STUDENTS. STUDENTS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO PARTICIPATED IN TWO ECUMENICAL SERVICES; AN OUTDOOR/HYBRID ASH WEDNESDAY IN MARCH AND ADVENT LESSONS AND CAROLS IN DECEMBER. STUDENTS FROM CWRU PREPARED A 3-COURSE HOT MEAL TO SERVE 25 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ON TWO FRIDAY EVENINGS EACH MONTH OF FALL SEMESTER; THIS IS A PRIMARY SERVICE PROJECT INVOLVING 3-5 STUDENTS EACH SESSION. IN 2021 OUR STAFF EXPANDED WITH THE ADDITION OF A PASTORAL INTERN, MARIAH MILLS, WHO ARRIVED IN JULY 2021 AND WORKS 15-20 HOURS EACH WEEK.