The Youth Programs are made possible by more than 50 Episcopal
partner churches and over 850 volunteers from those parishes who take
part in the B-SAFE Program and After-School Programs.
If you have any partner church or volunteer questions, please contact Jane
Tierney, Partner Church Coordinator. We've also compiled a library of
information (at right) to help you and others at your parish learn about St.
Stephen's Youth Programs.
About B-SAFE Partner Churches
During the summer, more than 50 partner churches each select a week of
the B-SAFE program at one of our six sites. They prepare and serve lunch
each day for the 60 youth and 15 staff at their selected site. After lunch,
parish volunteers read with children for 30 minutes during Drop Everything
and Read (DEAR) time. Partner churches also plan and sponsor an all-
day field trip at the end of the week. We welcome back our established
partners and are always looking for new partner churches!
About After-School Programs Partner Churches
During the school year, about 10 partner churches provide individual or
teams of volunteers who tutor, present workshops, provide snacks, host
holiday parties, organize giving programs, are members of the
College/Career Support Team, and/or include teens on summer mission
trips. We are always looking for new after-school partner churches and
volunteers!
Other Ways to Partner
Prayer: We appreciate your prayers in support of our program. Pray for
an end to violence in the city, pray that our staff will meet the children with
love and care each day, and pray that our young people will be open to
feeling that love. Pray that we will host safe, injury-free programs that offer
lots of learning and fun!
Financial support: Over the course of a year, parish gifts and grants of
all sizes (from $20 to $10,000) add up to fund more than $50,000 of our
$775,000 Youth Programs budget. Some parishes provide a grant from
their outreach or mission committees, some provide the gift of a Sunday or
special offering, and some have even organized mini-fundraisers. We are
deeply grateful for the financial gifts that many parishes have made in
support of St. Stephen's Youth Programs.
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