Organizations Filed Purposes:
FREEDOM FOR YOUTH OFFERS THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST TO AT-RISK INNER CITY YOUTH AND HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS WHICH EMPOWERS THEM TO BREAK BONDAGES IN THEIR LIVES, DISCOVER THEIR GOD GIVEN PURPOSE AND LEAD A LIFE FILLED WITH FAITH, HOPE & LOVE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND WORK TRAINING.
OFFER THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST TO AT-RISK INNER CITY YOUTH & HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS.
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS - OUR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS HAVE ATTRACTED OVER 300 AT-RISK YOUTH, INCLUDING OUR FLAGSHIP CAMPUS IN DES MOINES AND 4 ADDITIONAL METRO LOCATIONS. ELEMENTARY CHILDREN, MANY REFUGEES, ARE TUTORED ON-SITE BY VOLUNTEERS. OUR FOCUS IS ON READING WHERE WE TRACK READING LEVELS OF EACH STUDENT. OVER 90% OF OUR STUDENTS ENTER OUR PROGRAMS AT LEAST ONE YEAR BEHIND IN READING LEVELS. WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN INCREASING THE READING LEVEL OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. OUR TEENS ARE ACTIVE IN OUR PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE ART, POTTERY, COOKING, COMPUTERS, MUSIC, WELDING, WOODWORKING AND MECHANICS. YOUTH HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SELL ITEMS THEY HAVE MADE IN CLASSES AT OUR TEEN ARTS FEST. CRIME AND DROP-OUT RATES HAVE DECREASED AMONG OUR POPULATION SERVED. PROGRAMMING OCCURS 5 DAYS A WEEK ALL YEAR LONG AND OVER 23.000 MEALS ARE SERVED TO THE HUNGRY CHILDREN DURING PROGRAM.
RURAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS - IN AN EFFORT TO REACH DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN RURAL IOWA COMMUNITIES, WE HAVE BEGUN OPENING AFTER-SCHOOL DROP-IN CENTERS. LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE RECRUITED AS VOLUNTEERS TO TUTOR CHILDREN, MENTOR TEENS AND GIVE YOUTH HOPE. SO FAR WE HAVE STARTED 14 CENTERS IN DIFFERENT COUNTIES, 4 HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AND HANDED OFF TO A LOCAL MINISTRY, AND 10 WE CONTINUE TO OVERSEE. WE PLAN TO OPEN 5 MORE CHURCH-BASED SITES IN 2020 AND CONTINUE OUR OUTREACH SUMMER PROGRAM IN 5 NEW COUNTIES IN THE SUMMER OF 2020.
EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS - FREEDOM FOR YOUTH MINISTRIES LAUNCHED A EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH A COMPANY CALLED FREEDOM BLEND COFFEE. YOUNG PEOPLE FROM OUR INNER-CITY WHO HAVE DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL OR GRADUATED AND HAVE HAD TROUBLE HOLDING A JOB, ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN AND DEVELOP SOFT SKILLS, SUCH AS PUNCTUALITY, RESPECTING AUTHORITY, COMMUNICATING WITH CO-WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS, IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT OFFERS GRACE AND ENCOURAGEMENT. OVER A ONE TO TWO YEAR TRAINING PERIOD, PARTICIPANTS WILL EARN A COMPETITIVE WAGE AND GAIN THE CONFIDENCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN A FULL-TIME POSITION. OUR ORGANIZATION WILL WORK WITH OUTSIDE EMPLOYERS TO MATCH THEM WITH GRADUATES OF OUR PROGRAM. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO BREAK THE GENERATIONAL POVERTY CYCLE IN MANY FAMILIES BY PREPARING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT. SINCE OPENING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017, 28 YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM SO FAR AND 4 HAVE GRADUATED.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mark Nelson | EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $92,637 |
| Mike Wohlenhaus | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sabrina Moe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Trevor Meers | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Lowe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Lock | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Keller | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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