SENT OPPORTUNITIES (By State/Location)

[ILLINOIS]2

Esperanza Center (Moline, Illinois)2Esperanza Bus Stop2

Esperanza Legal Assistance Center2Floreciente Soccer Club2

Mobile Food Pantry at Esperanza Center2

Thurgood Marshall Learning Center (Rock Island, Illinois)2Food Pantry2

Teacher-Encouragement Program2

Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center (Kewanee, Illinois)2Weekly Groups/Classes2

Day with Dad3

Rock Island County Jail (Rock Island, IL)3Weekly Groups/Classes3

[IOWA]3

Jefferson Elementary School (Davenport, Iowa)3Food Pantry3

Quest for Christ3Teacher-Encouragement Program3

Snack Team3

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES4

Mission Team Travel Investments4

Ministry Partners in the Quad Cities4

International Missions Partners4Czech Republic4

Middle East4Emergency/Disaster Relief Fund4

Sierra Leone4

[Illinois]

Esperanza Center (Moline, Illinois)

Esperanza Bus Stop • Monday – Friday, 6:30 – 7:15am (School Year Only)

Volunteers provide adult supervision and breakfast/activities to elementary and middles school children waiting for the bus to school.

Esperanza Legal Assistance Center • Office Hours: 1-8pm, Monday & Thursday • Work Day: 3-8pm, Tuesdays

Provides immigration legal assistance and advocacy to individuals and families in the Quad Cities and surrounding areas. Focus on low-income clients. Volunteers assist with office operation, including filing, case management, language interpretation/translation, hospitality, and receptionist duties. Foreign language skills not required but helpful.

Floreciente Soccer Club • Spring/Summer Seasons, typically evening hours

Volunteers serves as coaches, mentors, etc. working on basic skills and teamwork in a clinic or weekly practice setup.

Mobile Food Pantry at Esperanza Center • Various dates/times (typically Saturdays)

Throughout the year, we partner with River Bend Food Bank to host a mobile food pantry to provide groceries to individuals and families in need in our community. Each pantry typically needs 40-50 volunteers to assist with loading and unloading of food, hosting our guests as they receive groceries and more.

Thurgood Marshall Learning Center (Rock Island, Illinois)

Food Pantry • 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month

Provide food and other items to individuals and families of Thurgood Marshall. Pickup at 8am with pantry hours of 12:30-3:00pm.

Teacher-Encouragement Program Provide love and encouragement to a teacher or staff member at Thurgood Marshall through at least one note a month and praying for assigned teacher/staff member.

Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center (Kewanee, Illinois)

Weekly Groups/Classes • Mondays, 6pm

Serve as worship leaders, group leaders, and tech/operations for a weekly service on Monday evenings at the Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center. (Males only.) Need to be able to serve once a month and able to pass an

extensive background check.

Day with Dad Annual Event (Date TBA) Provide volunteer support for annual event of games, food, and more for inmates of Kewanee and their families.

Rock Island County Jail (Rock Island, IL)

Weekly Groups/Classes • Days/Hours vary.

Men and women serve at the Rock Island County Jail in pairs, providing Bible study classes, life skills training and more to those currently being housed at the facility. Schedule varies based on team availability and the jail schedule. Must be able to pass an extensive background check.

[Iowa]

Jefferson Elementary School (Davenport, Iowa)

Food Pantry • 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month

Provide food and other items to individuals and families of Jefferson Elementary. Pickup at 8am with pantry hours of 12:30-3:00pm.

Quest for Christ • Mondays, 3pm (during school year)

Afterschool-program that is loving volunteers investing in the lives of elementary students, pointing them to the life-changing power and love of Jesus Christ as they encounter the daily challenges of public school. Quest for Christ is a ministry of One Eighty, a local organization founded in 2009 to bring love, hope and opportunity to people and communities.

Teacher-Encouragement Program Provide love and encouragement to a teacher or staff member at Jefferson Elementary through at least one note a month and praying for assigned teacher/staff member.

Snack Team Wednesday (Once-a-Month) Provides bought or baked treats for the weekly staff meetings at Jefferson Elementary. Whether you provide treats or help deliver them to the school, this gesture of love and care is greatly appreciated and enjoyed by the teachers and staff of the school.

Other Opportunities

Mission Team Travel Investments Various dates (typically summer) Participate in mission trips both domestically and internationally to further your understanding and heart for God’s mission or financially/prayerfully support those going on trips.

• Sunshine Gospel Ministries (Chicago, Illinois) • Shiloh Christian Children’s Ranch (Shelbina, Missouri)

Ministry Partners in the Quad Cities Serve in our community through one of the many nonprofit ministry partners that we financially support through your generous giving to Faith Promise. Whether working with youth and children, individuals in need, or something else, you will likely find something that fits your interest and schedule. • Pregnancy Resources of the Quad Cities – (309) 797-3636/ (563) 386-3737 -- Providing a loving

Christian atmosphere for people who are faced with an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy. • Quad Cities Association of Evangelicals (QCAE) – (309) 786-1100 -- Connecting and equipping churches

in the Quad Cities • River Bend Food Bank – (563) 345-6490 -- Providing food and groceries to individual and families in

need in the Quad Cities. Operating food pantries in Jefferson Elementary School in Davenport (IA) and an elementary school in Rock Island (IL) in 2017!

• Youth Hope – (309) 762-4577 -- A ministry that intentionally seeks out low-income, unchurched children and teens, offering them hope and the love of Christ.

• Wellsprings of Freedom – (309) 788-8100 -- A faith-based organization that focuses on helping people find true freedom in Christ from spiritual bondage and emotional wounds.

• Women’s Choice Center – (563) 332-0475 -- Offering free services to help women to make informed choices for life by respecting life form the moment of conception

• World Relief Moline – (309) 764-2279 -- A ministry to help refugees from around the world transition and adapt to life in the Quad Cities.

• 180 Zone – (563) 424-4589 -- Collaborating together to love and serve vulnerable kids, youth and families.

International Missions Partners

Czech Republic Church plant development & leader training; church planting initiatives with:

• Dave & Dina Horne (Europe Area Directors) • Jason & Kerensa McFrederick (Mission Directors) • Tomas & Misha Mojzis (National Leaders

Middle East • Heart for Lebanon (Refugee Relief) • “Karis People” (Global Partners Muslim Ministry) • Bill & Joelle Merrifield (Beirut, Lebanon)

Emergency/Disaster Relief Fund • Enables us to quickly and compassionately respond to emergency needs around the world.

Sierra Leone • National church and leader development; income generation project