IMPACT… Poverty
LOCAL MINISTRY PARTNERS
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2ND SATURDAY
- Renovates and restore homes that were once havens for drug activity.
- Volunteers are needed on the second Saturday of the month to help with construction and home restoration and other special projects.
- To volunteer, contact: Todd Fields, Watermark Team Leader, service@2ndSaturday.org.
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BROTHER BILL’S HELPING HAND
- Builds meaningful one-on-one relationships and encourages positive life-change for people in West Dallas through a variety of programs.
- Offers a food pantry, ESL classes, nutrition classes, Bible studies, computer skills training and more to almost 700 households in West Dallas.
- To volunteer, contact: Cynthia Gammill at cgammill723@aol.com
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CORNERSTONE – SOUTH DALLAS
- This is a dynamic hub of ministries providing much needed services in the South Dallas community.
- Service opportunities include serving lunch to the homeless on Tues. and Thurs. Also offers a clothing closet, medical clinic, mentoring opportunities and serving the elderly.
- To volunteer, contact Billy Washington at bwashington@.sbcglobal.com
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INTERFAITH HOUSING COALITION
www.interfaithhousingcoalition.org
- Provides transitional housing and support for homeless families.
- Services opportunities include employment/budgeting partners on Tuesday & Thursday evenings. Also assisting with apartment hosting, scrub squad, children’s dinners, clothes closet, childcare and tutoring.
- To volunteer, contact volunteer@ihcdallas.org.
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Matthew Mark Luke & Johnnie’s fix-it Service
www.watermark.org/keyword: MMLJ
- Offers carpentry, painting, moving, lawn care and practical assistance to single parents, the elderly or physically challenged within our body and our community.
- Volunteers are needed to assist with moving, home repair, lawn care and other services
- To volunteer, contact: Ted Larson, Watermark Team Leader, tedmmlj@larsonpedigo.com.
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UNION GOSPEL MISSION
- Calls the homeless and under-resourced of Dallas to know Christ in a way that transforms their daily lives. Volunteers model Christ’s love to the people we serve.
- Watermark volunteers serve dinner at UGM the 2nd and the 4th Wednesday, 4th Thursday and 2nd Saturday every month.
- Volunteers are needed to build authentic, same-sex mentoring relationships with the UGM disciples and unconditionally love and serve UGM clients.
- To volunteer, contact: Andrew Johnson atUGM@watermark.org.
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INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY PARTNERS
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ALARM – AFRICAN LEADERSHIP AND RECONCILIATION MINISTRIES
- An African ministry, empowering African pastors and other leaders to bring hope and transformation to their communities. ALARM operates in eight countries of east and central Africa.
- In 2006, Watermark began partnering with ALARM, for ministry in Burundi, Rwanda, Congo, and Uganda. Through ALARM, our efforts in Uganda and Barundi include teaching government and church leaders, providing clean water to the poor, educating Uganda’s future leaders through a trade school, economically empowering the poor through loans and business development, and funding education and discipleship of orphans and at risk children.
- For more information, visit: www.alarm-inc.org
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WATERMARK CONSPIRACY
- Partnering with Living Water, this is part of Watermark’s larger effort to strategically drill water wells in the African nations of Uganda and Burundi for the thousands of people who lack access to safe, clean water.
- Eight water wells were drilled by Watermark in Uganda in ’08/’09, and 15 new water wells are being drilled this year in Burundi – giving hope to thousands of displaced and impoverished people.
- For more information, visit: www.watermarkconspiracy.com.
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MISSION OF HOPE HAITI
- The Mission of Hope complex now sits on 76 acres of land and employs over 150 Haitians.
- Approximately 1,300 children are enrolled in the School of Hope
- Hope House Orphanage is home to almost 60 children
- Hope Clinic sees hundreds of patients every week and over 600 adults, youth and children come from surrounding villages to attend the Church of Hope.
- They have 55 schools involved in a nutrition program and everyday over 11,000 children throughout Haiti receive a hot meal at school. We also have over 15 orphanages, well over 1000 children, receiving 3 meals a day through the program.
- We are exploring ways to serve in the following areas: construction, children, teaching/pastoral training, and medical.
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