When their Teacher, Mrs. Melisa Franke greets them at the door, the students seem to smile immediately. She forms a special bond with all of her students and makes each one feel special.
Always looking for something to feel good about, the students listened intently to the stories from the YWAP Director. "All students are gifted and talented. You have a special gift inside you that can only be unwrapped through struggle, hard times and learning to overcome."
Painless is not a word that we would use to describe life. Teachers like Mrs. Franke help students grow through the hard times of learning. YWAP is grateful to Mrs. Franke and her students for allowing us to spend time with them.
The photos below were taken by students. It's always interesting to see the world through a student's eyes!
SPONSORSHIP'S
1. ADOPT A BWAP DINNER - Each Thursday Night at Expressway Assembly we serve a Meal for BWAP. This is an excellent way for your church, youth group or community group to serve some young men from the inner-city. You bring the food and use our kitchen to prepare the food. Our numbers vary between 20 - 40 people each Thursday night.
http://www.youthwithapurpose.org/bwap-news/bwap-dinner-sponsor-guidelines
2. BWAP Adoption - For only $5 per week, you can sponsor a young person from the inner-city between the ages of 18-30 yrs. old. For every $5, a young guy gets over 2 hrs of physical exercise through basketball, a 9MD (9 Minute Life Direction) and a home-style meal. We are a mentoring organization and everything we do is designed to create a more beneficial relationship. We help guys with their education, employment, community service, safe place to live and a relationship with God. Some guys also receive transportation to and from BWAP.
3. 9MD Speaker - If you have some wisdom to pass along to young guys then we would be happy to discuss how you might do that. You would come on a Thursday night and speak for 9 minutes. After your 9 minutes are up, you are welcome to form relationships with the guys as they eat an awesome meal.
http://www.youthwithapurpose.org/bwap-news/bwap-9md-speaker-guidelines
INTERNSHIPS
1. Media Newscaster
2. 9MD Speaker Coordinator
3. Kitchen Coordinator
4. After School Coaches
5. Mentors
6. Volunteers
7. Good Neighbor Philanthropy.
8. Grill & A Prayer Volunteer.
Thanks for your time. Go and do something nice for somebody.
JLYASDW.
Youth With A Purpose Inc.
157 Locust Street
Buffalo, New York 14204
716-830-8240
[email protected]
We do appreciate and need your financial help.
You can write a check to YWAP, we are a non-profit 501c3.
Our online BWAP donation site may be found at:
http://www.gofundme.com/w5p6ee4 .