PARENT & STUDENT EXPECTATIONS:

1. Students will be encouraged to refrain from cursing and the use of foul and vulgar language.

2. Students will be encouraged to refrain from mean, cruel, harsh, racist or degrading and demeaning speech.

3. Students are encouraged to treat one another with respect, honor, dignity and genuine kindness. Students will be taught how to appreciate the differences that God created us with.

4. Students will be responsible to follow all posted Hope Center rules.

5. Students must be sure not to bring any weapons in or on-site.

6. Parents must clearly communicate with the Hope Center staff if a child has any special needs or medical conditions.  

7. Parents must sign release of liability forms for each child that participates.

8. If students intentionally break or destroy anything they/and or parent/guardian will be expected to pay for or replace the broken item.

9. Those involved in the weekly After-school clubs during the school year, will receive an additional discount for the 10 week Summer Program.

10. Students who desire to participate in the off-site special activities and events of the Hope Center after school clubs must:

• Faithfully come to club on their assigned day.

• Attend Friday Night Jam/Unleashed Youth Ministry

• Faithfully attend Sunday Morning Fellowship groups

• Celebration Service. 

• Serve in a giving ministry, where they care for others.

• Serve at Hope for the Hood ministry.

          (Special events are, Summer & Winter camps, field trips, mission trips, concerts and more.)

DESCRIPTIONS

Tutoring: Our tutoring ministry is set up to help and assist students with their core courses. Students will get personalized help in addressing the areas of their education. The basic areas of support are reading, math writing, science and social skills. Our desire is to help students to succeed in life, and be able to make a positive difference in the community and world they live in.

After-School Clubs: The after-school clubs provide a safe place for young people to spend time with friends and learn about life. The A.S.C. (after school clubs) is organized and has a very clear purpose. 

Mentoring: We believe young people desperately need role models and mentors that will help to train and equip them for life. Students who desire these kinds of caring relationships will receive life-on-life mentoring with a caring adult that will help them address the issues that they are dealing with in life. These young people will receive a faith based philosophy and perspective concerning everything that takes place in life. The Mentors will be available to answers students most pressing questions concerning life. Mentors can provide the encouragement and challenge that young people need to succeed in life.

Hope Center: The Hope Center is a community center that seeks to help and support the families of the community. There are various ways in which the Hope Center can support families in the community.  

Fitness Center & Game Room: The Fitness Center and game room will be open from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm. Both of these will be made available to adults also throughout the day. We will not charge for the use of them, we just ask that people freely donate what they can to help to off-set the basic expenses of keeping the community center open and available to the community. If people can not donate that will not keep them from being able to enjoy the facilities. 

 Hope for the Hood… 

is an Urban Missions ministry that provides cross-cultural missions opportunities for churches throughout the United States. Churches who desire to serve and minister to the less-fortunate and under-priviliged of the inner city will have a life-changing, week long experience that will deeply impact their own lives and philosophy of life. You will not regret your decision to be a part of this unique missions opportunity. We would love to have you join us.

   Our Mission:

Is to train people to practically and genuinely demonstrate the love of God to broken and hurting people in the inner city of Chicago and throughout the world. 

•  We are planning to have many high school students and youth leaders from across the U.S. come to Chicago to be involved in evangelism, outreach and training.

•  "Hope for the Hood" is a Local Church Urban Mission. We take kids to the neediest areas of the inner city to expose them to the needs of people who are caught in poverty, violence and brokenness. We seek to demonstrate the compassion and love of Jesus to people who are seeking for Hope and help. Our goal is to give them a hand up, not a hand out. The Gospel is the focus of all we do.  Jesus said, "What does it benefit a man if he gains every thing that the world has to offer, and loses his own soul". 

•    Experience Chicago’s inner city for a week of intense ministry.

•    Learn from and work with people who were born and raised in the inner city.

•    Work with gang members and kids who are very open to the gospel.

•    Touch the lives of hurting and lonely homeless and street people. 

                                 Watch God change your life!

Cultural Immersion

 "Hope for the Hood" will center around, training and equipping Youth and Adults to be able to effectively reach people of other ethnic groups, and help them to build loving relationships with people of other races and cultures, in order to reach them for Christ.

- The students and their youth leaders will be housed here in the city, and spend their days in the inner city community of Chicago, working with New Hope, and conducting a number of outreach activities designed to reach people with the Gospel, and develop lasting relationships.

- As part of the outreach, each participant will receive 8 hours of intense training in how to reach people cross-culturally, and how to reach people in an urban context. They will also learn the most effective ways to communicate their faith in a way others can relate to.

           Missions Week

Monday through Friday community outreaches include:

•  - Super Summer Jam Bible clubs throughout the West-side of Chicago

•  - Evangelistic community clean-ups.

•  - 3-on- 3 basketball tournaments with urban youth.

•  - Evening rallies are geared to strengthen and encourage Youth, and reach non-         christian guests.       

 The weekend includes: -

      * Ministry to the homeless and those in need.

       •   Community Picnic, Concert, Carnival and 3-on-3 B-ball

Hope for the Hood   

•  Arrival: Summer 2018

•  Depart:

•  Price: Coming Soon !!

            Price includes:

                  ·       Orientation

                  ·       Materials for ministry

                  ·       Housing (7 days)

                  ·       Ministry T-shirt

                  ·       Training manual

                  ·       Spiritual Life Journal

                   ·      Three meals a day (M-S)               

                    ·      Chicago Style Pizza

*The price does not include travel to and from Chicago or admission to sightseeing attractions.

An evening is provided for groups that desire a sightseeing trip downtown, to Navy Pier, Hancock Building, etc. but travel to and from sites along with admissions are not included in the price.

         Deposit Policies

Reservations are available on a first come first serve basis.

-Those who have their $100 per person non-refundable deposit by March 15, will receive a 5% discount on each person attending.

-Reservation fees are non-refundable but are transferrable to another student.