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Vision and Strategy of Neighborhood Engagement
We seek to move beyond mere service projects to a lifestyle of relational presence and community with poor and marginalized people. Click here to learn more.
Forming a Lifestyle of Justice
Many of us want to work and live toward greater justice and flourishing in our world, but we lack the time and the tools to know where to start. Modern life can also stratify us into “lifestyle enclaves”, distancing us from the diverse needs and opportunities around us. How can we redesign our lives to build meaningful relationships with marginalized people while also effecting tangible change for the holistic flourishing of our city?
West Side
Serve local communities alongside other Redeemer West Siders.
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Recurring Opportunities
Food Distribution at Frederick Douglass Houses
The Frederick Douglass Houses are a low-to-middle-income public housing complex in the Upper West Side. Redeemer West Side is committed to building relationships with the community that are mutually transformative and lead to long-term change.
All Angels’ Community Meal Volunteering
All Angels’ Church serves the holistic needs (meals, worship, drop-in service programs) of homeless men and women in the church and its surrounding community.
Other Partners
Children’s Rescue Fund @ The Belnord
Children’s Rescue Fund empowers individuals and families experiencing homelessness to help them become independent and self-sufficient for future generations to come. We seek to build gospel community with those currently housed at the Belnord.
Safe Haven
Safe Haven Shelters in New York City offer transitional housing and intensive case management for individuals moving out of homelessness and into permanent housing. We focus on the Safe Haven that is located on the same block as our church.
Broader NYC
We partner with several Hope For New York affiliates to walk alongside and serve our neighbors in need throughout NYC.
Avail NYC
Avail NYC provides care and resources for those facing an unintended pregnancy or seeking support after an abortion.
Do For One
Do For One builds one-to-one relationships and supportive communities with disabled adults to bring them out of profound social exclusion into a world of relationships and purpose.
A House on Beekman
A House on Beekman empowers children and youth of the South Bronx to flourish by providing programs that focus on academic, social, and emotional growth.
The Open Door
The Open Door empowers immigrants to successfully integrate, participate, and contribute to the well-being of society.
Safe Families for Children
Safe Families creates extended family-like support for isolated and overwhelmed families through a community of compassionate volunteers.
Young Life
Young Life introduces adolescents to Jesus Christ and helps them grow in their faith.
YoungLives supports teen moms with community and spiritual and practical resources to thrive in motherhood.
Safe Families for Children
Safe Families creates extended family-like support for isolated and overwhelmed families through a community of compassionate volunteers.
Resources
- Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty Isn’t the American Dream by Brian Fikkert and Kelly M. Kapic
- A Field Guide to Becoming Whole: Principles for Poverty Alleviation Ministries by Brian Fikkert and Kelly M. Kapic
- When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor… And Yourself by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert
- With Justice for All: A Strategy for Community Development by John Perkins
- Making Neighborhoods Whole: A Handbook for Christian Community Development by Wayne Gordon and John Perkins
- Where the Cross Meets the Streets: What Happens to the Neighborhood When God is at the Center by Noel Castellanos
Are you actively involved at Redeemer West Side and desire to build up our ministry of serving our neighbors in need?
Consider becoming a part of our Neighborhood Engagement Team.
Email Paul at paul.yoo@redeemerws.com for more information.
