Community Driven Programs
Our ultimate purpose at Dare2BUncommon is to serve God’s people. While our Spiritual Programs primary focus is on teens and young adults, our Community Driven Programs are designed for anyone who is interested. We connect with the community offering services geared to all ages. These programs enhance our ability to serve the community in a variety of ways.
The nine (9) initial community driven programs (not limiting our community driven programs to just nine) we offer are:
- Parent Partnership Program
- Club 52
- I'm BOOKed!™ Initiative
- Financial Peace University
- Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
- HIV/AIDS Eaducational Outreach
- The View HIV Support Group
- Let’s Move
Another purpose of Dare2BUncommon is to serve the community and our community driven programs assist us in doing exactly that. We provide community driven programs that not only make a difference. From partnering with parents to motivating teens to have a voice; to starting an infectious reading initiative; to educating and supporting those living with HIV; our programs have a lasting impact within the community.
Parent Partnership Program (PPP)
Our Parents Partnership Programs (PPP) is designed specifically for enriching and expanding the partnership between our ministry and home. This program provides comprehensive workshops in a safe, stress free environment to enhance parenting, teaching skills, and family spiritual development. We partner with parents to empower parents to seek out opportunities for creative expression, successes in life, and to give back to the community.
Club 52
Research has proven those teens that have an adult mentor, a person to whom they can turn to for help, advice, wisdom and guidance, would be less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors than those without an adult mentor. Club 52 is a Community Mentor program that provides a sufficiently strong set of relationship, sense of purpose and whole-life coaching/mentoring. We offer guidance from the faith community in matters of vocation or calling. Our intentions are to give teens and young adults a sense of how the Bible applies to their calling and interests.
Initiative & Challenge
The I'm BOOKed!™ Initiative is a grass roots reading campaign created by DreamMart International, LLC to get kids hooked on books. So, Dare2BUncommon and DreamMart International are bringing together strategic business, education, faith and philanthropic partners to pilot this initiative.
Financial Peace University
This life-changing program teaches our congregation and our community to achieve their financial goals by eliminating debt, saving for the future, and giving like never before. They will be challenged and motivated to make a plan for their money and change their family tree forever.
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Bringing the power of entrepreneurship education to young people in our community! Because LAYV’s primary focus is to serve young people, especially those in low-income communities, LAYV has formed a solid partnership with Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE).
HIV/AIDS Educational Outreach
Despite our nation's progress in reducing HIV infections, the illness is increasingly being reported among people 13 to 29 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Too many young people in the United States (US) are at risk for HIV infection.
- Young people aged 13–29 accounted for 39% of all new HIV infections in 2009.
- With regard to youth, HIV disproportionately affects young gay and bisexual men and young African Americans.
- All young people should know how to protect themselves from HIV infection.
The View Support Group
While researchers are working hard to develop a cure or vaccine for HIV, it is important for HIV positive individuals to attend to all aspects of their health. In addition to antiretroviral therapy that promotes physical well-being, HIV support groups offer comfort and assistance on the mental and emotional levels. Dare2BUncommon offers to our community “The View,” an HIV Support Group that help meet the needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS, their loved ones and caregivers. Caregivers include a variety of people--loved ones of persons living with AIDS (PLWAs), buddies, health care professionals, and facilitators of support groups.
Let's Move
Former First Lady Michelle Obama has challenged faith-based and neighborhood organizations to get involved in Let’s Move Faith and Communities. Dare2BUncommon has accepted the challenged!
Let’s Move is designed to help us promote healthy living for children and our community. As trusted leaders, we are essential partners in helping to solve the problems that lead to childhood obesity and addressing related issues of hunger. Through our partnering, LAYV offers many lessons about healthy living and well-being in faith- and community-based settings that set the foundation for children lifestyles as adults.
Become a Member
Do you want to change lives? Do you want to change your life? Are you interested in being in an environment where spirituality is natural and authentic?
An environment where the unadulterated word of God is taught, and timeless and immutable biblical principles are applied? If so, then Dare2BUncommon is for you.
Reference
- Fields, D. (1998). Purpose-Driven Youth Ministry. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House.
- Stier, G. (2006).Ministry Mutiny: a Youth Leader Fable. Carol Stream: Tyndale House Publishers.
