CASTING THE VISION

1. Event Ministries Concerts, Festivals, Community

Service Events (Law & Justice Conference)

2. Organized Ministries P.U.R.E, Couples, R.U.S.H, etc

3. Ministry Programs God Cares

MINISTRY APPROACH

God CaresMetropolitan Church Tackling

Urban Issues

The God Cares Thrift Centers are a driving force behind The Urban

Initiative. It serves dual roles. First, it’s a model for doing business

inside the urban community and a template for economic

progressiveness. The God Cares model is unique, since all revenues

generated from the Thrift Center are recycled back into the community

it serves. The Thrift Center also serves as a resource for participants

offering inexpensive quality clothing. For example, at the completion

of the job training battery, participants are issued a voucher to be

used toward the purchase of clothing suitable for job interviews. Some

graduates may even attain employment at the Thrift Center.

BLUE PRINT

BLUE PRINT cont.

The God Cares blueprint is a comprehensive approach to fostering growth in

urban communities. It is designed to equip individuals socially, economically, and

spiritually. Having done this work for a number of years, we’ve found that

participant’s success depends greatly upon financial sustainability.

Therefore, we work aggressively to prepare our participants to be competitive in

the workforce. We accomplish this through career skills training, in which

participants learn how to complete job applications, write resumes, conduct

effective job interviews, negotiate and accept job offers, and achieve long term

success in theirs careers.

Equipping From Every Angle

A State of the Economy and Employment Survey from

Adecco Staffing indicated that 44% of employers cited soft

skills, such as communication, critical thinking, creativity

and collaboration, as the areas with the largest gap in

workforce skills. We place a heavy emphasis on these

skills throughout our training. In addition, our life skill

workshops teach a variety of key life skill components

GOD CARES INITIATIVE

• VICTORY Classes – Addiction Overcomers

• Homeless Transitional Housing

• Clothing

• Furniture Voucher

• Job Training Programs

• Court Advocacy Program

• Mentoring

• University of S.C. Intership Program

• Community Service

• Stay-Out Project (Ex Offenders)

LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM

Our Life Skills Program offers classes designed to

equip individuals and families socially, economically,

and spiritually. We offer two 45 minute classes each

week. As an extra incentive monthly vouchers are

issued in the amount of $250.00 that can be used in

the God Cares Thrift Center. Classes offered include:

LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM cont.

• Parenting

• Finance

• Healthcare

• Anger and Conflict Management

• Healthy Relationships

• Job Preparation

• Insurance (including Affordable Healthcare)

HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE

• Our Healthcare Initiative partners with

hospitals and local doctor’s offices to educate

and offer affordable, quality, and life-saving

health screenings to people in our

communities. Services offered include:

HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE cont.

• Wigs (vouchers for women dealing with hair loss

from cancer, burn victims, etc.

• Prostate Screenings

• Diabetes Screening

• Blood Pressure Screenings

• Flu Shots

• Diet & Weight Loss

• Exercise & Fitness

SPONSORSHIP PACKETSOur Sponsorship packets help address the needs within the community. Our sponsorship

packages are designed to generate Charitable contributions from businesses and

individuals to supply the resources needed to fund these much needed programs.

• Business Sponsors

– Platinum – $5000.00

– Gold $2500.00

– Bronze $1500.00

• Individual Sponsors

– Platinum – $2500.00

– Gold $1500.00

– Other $1000.00 - $500.00