Cross-Cultural Ministries Inc

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PUT GODS LOVE INTO ACTION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAMS TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS IN COMMUNITY-BASED CENTERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIVIDUALS, CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS.

FOR THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2021 CROSS-CULTURAL MINISTRIES, INC. OPERATED 2 MINISTRY CENTERS IN 2 DIFFERENT APARTMENT COMPLEXES: ONE IS REFERRED TO AS PEARL LANE CENTER AND THE OTHER IS CALLED HOPE CENTER. PROGRAMS AT PEARL LANE CENTER:FROM AUGUST 24, 2020 THROUGH MARCH 26, 2021 THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS WERE AVAILABLE:--MORNING CLASSES 5 DAYS A WEEK WERE HELD FOR 26 STUDENTS AT 2 LOCATIONS. WE PROVIDED WIFI CONNECTION, OVERSIGHT AND TUTORING OF STUDENTS WHOSE CLASSES WERE 100% ONLINE. THE AVERAGE ATTENDANCE WAS 25.FROM AUGUST 24, 2020 THROUGH MAY 19, 2021 THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS WERE AVAILABLE:--AFTERSCHOOL HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE AND TUTORING WAS AVAILABLE 5 DAYS A WEEKELEMENTARY THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE TO COMPLETE THEIR HOMEWORK AND TUTORING 3 AFTERNOONS EACH WEEK. THERE WAS AN AVERAGE OF 55 STUDENTS EACH DAY.KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE ON HOMEWORK AND TUTORING 2 AFTERNOONS A WEEK. THERE WAS A WEEKLY BIBLE LESSON DURING THE TUTORING CLASS. THE AVERAGE ATTENDANCE WAS 8. THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSES BEGAN AUGUST 27, 2020, AND ENDED MAY 14, 2021.FROM SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 THROUGH MAY 19, 2021--A TRANSITIONAL PRE-K CLASS MET TWO MORNINGS A WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO INSTRUCT THE CHILDREN IN ENGLISH AND A PRE-K CURRICULUM TO PREPARE THEM TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN. ENROLLMENT WAS FOR 10 STUDENTS.FROM FEBRUARY 18 TO MAY 14, 2021--BIBLE CLUBS WERE HELD EVERY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THESE WERE FOR THE ELEMENTARY CHILDREN TO LEARN ABOUT THE BIBLE AND THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. THEY WERE HELD SEPARATE FROM THE HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE TIMES. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE WAS 60 FOR THE 2 DAYS.FROM JANUARY 11 THROUGH JULY 31, 2021 THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS WERE STARTED AND ENDED:--FOOD COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY: FUNDS WERE RECEIVED TO PURCHASE STAPLES AND FRESH OR FROZEN MEAT, FRUIT AND VEGETABLES TO DISTRIBUTE TO FAMILIES, DAY LABORERS AND HOMELESS. THIS IS ONGOING FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2021. AVERAGE # OF FAMILIES 8; DAY LABORERS 50; HOMELESS 30 FOR EACH DISTRIBUTION TO EACH GROUP.-- BENEVOLENCE FUNDS WERE RECEIVED TO ASSIST FAMILIES WITH RENT AND UTILITIES. FROM JUNE 7 THROUGH JULY 31, 2021 THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS WERE STARTED AND ENDED:--READING PROGRAM IN JUNETHE READING PROGRAM WAS HELD FROM JUNE 7TH THROUGH JUNE 24TH, 2021. STUDENTS IN GRADES 1ST THROUGH 5TH WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE BASED ON NEED FOR TUTORING. THERE WERE 36 STUDENTS, 13 VOLUNTEERS AND 1 STAFF PARTICIPATING.--BOOK CLUBS IN JULYTHERE WERE 2 BOOK CLUBS, ONE FOR STUDENTS WHO HAD COMPLETED 3RD-6TH GRADES AND ONE FOR THOSE WHO HAD COMPLETED 6TH-12TH GRADES. IN THE FIRST CLUB, THE STUDENTS STUDIED THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, HAD ADDITIONAL SESSIONS IN SCIENCE, MATH AND VOCABULARY. THERE WAS TIME ALSO FOR CRAFTS. THE CLUB ENDED WITH A FIELD TRIP TO A PARK AND WATER TREATMENT PLANT. IN THE SECOND CLUB, RETURN OF THE KING WAS STUDIED. THE STUDENTS ENJOYED THE CRAFTS AND OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES. THE CLUB ENDED WITH A FIELD TRIP TO OLYMPIC PARK IN ATLANTA. IN BOTH CLUBS, THERE WAS THE APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES FROM THE BIBLE AND A REFLECTION ON THE BIBLICAL ANALOGIES IN EACH BOOK. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR THE FIRST CLUB WAS 32; AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR THE SECOND CLUB WAS 8.--COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES IN JULY:SCHOOL SUPPLIES WERE RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUALS, CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS.SUPPLIES WERE SORTED AND PLACED INTO DONATED BOOK BAGS FOR DISTRIBUTION.DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES WAS HELD ON SATURDAY, JULY 31ST, TO THE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.299 BOOK BAGS WITH SUPPLIES WERE DISTRIBUTED--MENTORING MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS IN JUNE AND JULY:2 GIRLS WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE AND RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR ASSISTING IN ALL OF THE JUNE AND JULY PROGRAMS EXCEPT THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND BENEVOLENCE.A WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY WAS PART OF THE MENTORING PROGRAM; THE GIRLS MET WITH THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR STUDY AND PRAYER. A 3RD GIRL JOINED THEM IN THE STUDY BUT CHOSE NOT TO BE A PART OF THE WORK PROGRAM.THE GIRLS ASSISTED WITH THE READING PROGRAM, IN LEADING THE VOCABULARY AND STORYTELLING SESSIONS OF THE FIRST BOOK CLUB, IN PREPARING SNACKS FOR THE STUDENTS IN THE BOOK CLUB AND PREPARED BOOK BAGS FOR DISTRIBUTION.PROGRAMS AT HOPE CENTER:FROM SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2020:-- FOOD PANTRY:FOOD WAS COLLECTED FROM A FOOD BANK AND DISTRIBUTED TO 51 FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.FROM SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 THROUGH MAY 13, 2021:-- HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE:THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR VISITED 25 FAMILIES EACH WEEK TO ASSIST THE CHILDREN WITH HOMEWORK AT THEIR HOME UNTIL THE ACTUAL SPACE FOR HOPE CENTER COULD BE UTILIZED.THE ACTUAL SPACE FOR HOPE CENTER IS ABOVE THE RENTAL OFFICE IN THE APARTMENT COMPLEX. SINCE THE OFFICE WAS CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19, THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR HOPE CENTER COULD NOT USE THE SPACE BUT DID SERVE THE FAMILIES THROUGH THE FOOD BANK, HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE AND THE TRANSITIONAL PRE-K PROGRAM.FROM OCTOBER 5, 2020 THROUGH MAY 20, 2021:--A TRANSITIONAL PRE-K CLASS MET TWO MORNINGS A WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO INSTRUCT THE CHILDREN IN ENGLISH AND A PRE-K CURRICULUM TO PREPARE THEM TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN. ENROLLMENT WAS FOR 1