Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    EMERGENCY SERVICES: THE URBAN MISSION UTILIZES FOOD, SHELTER, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES AS A TOOL TO BUILD TRUST, ELIMINATE BARRIERS, AND BRING HEALING AND RESTORATION. FOOD ASSISTANCE: DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC IN 2020, THE URBAN MISSION SAW A RECORD NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED OF FOOD ASSISTANCE. THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, THE URBAN MISSION DISTRIBUTED CLOSE TO 2 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO MORE THAN 3,000 FAMILIES AND OVER 7,000 INDIVIDUALS. THE URBAN MISSION'S UNITY KITCHEN WAS OPEN OVER 200 DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR PROVIDING HOT MEALS TO THE COMMUNITY. FOR TEN WEEKS IN THE SUMMER, THE URBAN MISSION OPERATED A MOBILE FOOD PANTRY FOR CHILDREN IN ADDITION TO A SENIOR FOOD BOX PROGRAM TO ATTEND TO THE GROWING FOOD NEEDS OF AREA SENIOR CITIZENS. THE URBAN MISSION REMAINS A STRONG PARTNER WITH THE MID-OHIO FOODBANK, SERVING AS A HUB FOR TEN OF ITS LOCAL PANTRIES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $810.8K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    HOUSING: HOMELESSNESS REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE IN THE COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING THE URBAN MISSION. TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO FIND THEMSELVES WITHOUT A HOME, THE URBAN MISSION OPERATES TWO HOMELESS SHELTERS IN DOWNTOWN STEUBENVILLE, OHIO. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR SOMEONE AT AN URBAN MISSION SHELTER IS 30 DAYS. DURING THIS TIME, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOCATE PERMANENT HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. UPON EXIT FROM THE SHELTER, GUESTS ARE GIVEN CLOTHES, FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO UTILIZE IN THEIR PERMANENT PLACE OF RESIDENCE. IN 2020, THE URBAN MISSION PROVIDED SHELTER TO 427 INDIVIDUALS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $311.5K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: THE URBAN MISSION PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSFORMATION THROUGH EDUCATION AND HANDS-ON TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE IN NEED OF A FRESH START. AT THE URBAN MISSION, WE BELIEVE "EVERYONE DESERVES A FRESH START." OUR "THEORY OF CHANGE" IS DEFINED THROUGH A PROCESS CALLED "FRESH START" - A MULTI-TIERED, INTEGRATIVE PROGRAM WHERE WE CONNECT PEOPLE WITH THE NECESSARY RESOURCES, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS TO HELP THEM WITH A FRESH START IN LIFE, BREAK OUT OF THE GENERATIONAL CYCLE OF POVERTY, AND CREATE A PATHWAY TO TRANSFORMATION FOR THEIR OWN LIFE. JOBS FOR LIFE: "JOBS FOR LIFE" IS AN EIGHT WEEK, 16 COURSE CURRICULUM THAT PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH THE TOOLS TO FIND SPIRITUAL AND FINANCIAL FREEDOM, WHILE TEACHING THEM WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE A LIFE OF PURPOSE THROUGH WORK AND FINDING GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. IN 2020, THE URBAN MISSION SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED SIX JOBS FOR LIFE GRADUATES. URBAN MISSION WORKS: URBAN MISSION WORKS IS THE HANDS-ON TRAINING COMPONENT OF THE URBAN MISSION'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE TRAINING IN AREAS SUCH AS RETAIL, WAREHOUSING, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND FOOD SERVICE. IN 2020, PARTICIPANTS FOCUSED PRIMARILY AT URBAN THRIFT, THE FIRST SOCIAL ENTERPRISE OF THE URBAN MISSION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $239.5K