Mission Opportunities - Mountain View Presbyterian Church

Unlimited Potential
LOCAL MISSION TEAM
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Chaplaincy for the Homeless
1125 W. Jackson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
(602) 417-9853
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Assist the homeless in their effort to rebuild their lives through
ministries of presence, direct service, advocacy and spirituality.
www.azhomeless.org
Feed My Starving Children
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7965 S. Priest Drive, Suite 106
Tempe, Arizona 85284
(480) 626-1970
A Christian organization committed to feeding children by coordinating
volunteers to hand-pack meals specifically formulated for malnourished
children to nearly 70 countries around the world www.fmsc.org
Foster Care Ministry
Provides support to various community organizations which address
the needs of children and families in the Arizona foster care system as
well as interact directly with foster children.
Habitat for Humanity
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9133 NW Grand Ave, Suite 1
Peoria, Arizona 85345
(602) 538-2417
A Christian housing ministry that seek to eliminate poverty housing and
homelessness by forming a partnership with families in need with a
community of volunteers. www.habitatcaz.org
Phoenix Rescue Mission
1801 S. 35th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85009
(602) 233-3000
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450 W. 4 th Place
Mesa, AZ 85201
(480) 898-0228
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Unlimited Potential’s mission is to empower individuals, foster the
healthy development of young children, strengthen families and build
healthy communities. www.upaz.org
Vista del Camino
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7700 E. Roosevelt Street
Scottsdale, Arizona 85257
(480) 312-2323
A community center providing a variety of services to Scottsdale
residents to prevent homelessness and meet the basic needs of
individuals and families in crisis to relieve economic and emotional
stress and assist individuals to maintain self-sufficiency. Vista houses
social service programs. MVPC provides assistance primarily through
programs at Thanksgiving and Christmas. www.scottsdaleaz.gov
PRESBYTERY MISSION TEAM
The Spring
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1735 S. College Ave Tempe, AZ 8528
A church connecting people to Christ through, mission, bible study,
sermons and meals. www.springpeople.org
AFRICA TEAM
Hope Center for Children of Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo
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2120 W. Reservation Loop Rd
Camp Verde, Arizona 86322
(923) 567-5231
A Christian community for assisting adults with developmental disabilities
to achieve emotional, cognitive, physical, social, spiritual, and vocational
growth to his/her fullest potential. www.rainbowacres.com
Save the Family
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The Phoenix Rescue Mission is a place of hope, healing, and new
beginnings for men, women, and children in our community struggling
with homelessness, addiction, and trauma. It provides Christ-centered,
life-transforming solutions to persons facing hunger and homelessness.
The Men’s Group of Mountain View serves meals, conducts worship
services and provides support to this ministry. Programs include
Homeless Emergency Shelter, Addiction Recovery, Changing Lives
Center for Women and Children, and Community Engagement
including a Hope Coach. www.phoenixrescuemission.org
Rainbow Acres
3146 E. Wier Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85040
(602) 243-7376
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Shepherd's Warehouse
Shoebox Ministry
Daystar University
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Special Needs Ministry
The mission of the Beatitudes Special Needs Ministry at Mountain View
is to walk alongside families and children as they navigate the unique
waters of living with special needs. We pray to share in their joys,
heartaches, and challenges with the love, peace, hope, and acceptance
of Jesus Christ. Our programs are inclusive of children with special
needs including learning differences, physical, cognitive, developmental,
emotional, behavioral disabilities and autism spectrum disorders as well
as PDD, ADD, ADHD, OCD, ODD and medical fragility.
3333 E. Van Buren Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
(602) 275-7852
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Kenya Children's Fund
Nairobi, Kenya
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KCF transforms the lives of impoverished children by providing basic
needs; education, medical care, nutrition and leadership development
in a Christ-centered environment. www.kenya childrensfund.org
Nyeri, Kenya
7902 E. Wood Drive
Scottsdale,
AZ
85260
restoring
(480) 905-1610
Provide personal hygiene needs of the homeless and working poor by
distributing toiletry kits through agencies and shelters that work directly
with the homeless and working poor. www.shoeboxministry.org
UMOM, New Day Center
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Kenya, Africa
A Christ-centered African liberal arts university with a campus in
Niarobi, Kenya and Athi River, Machakos, Kenya. www.daystar.ac.ke
Tumaini Children's Home
515 E. Continental Drive
Tempe, Arizona 85281
(480) 947-7495
Provides families with basic food staple and items they cannot buy with
Food Stamps; basic hygiene items and basic cleaning supplies. Peanut
butter and jelly always needed. http://www.ascctempe.org
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Provide homeless families and individuals with safe shelter, housing
and supportive services to assist them in reaching their greatest
potential. Mountain View has several teams that serve dinner once a
month. www.umom.org
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Bunia, DRC, 700 orphans have been placed in homes (often headed
by widows), the ministry operates a school (Nursery - High School),
micro loan program, a clinic and a farm. In Mwanga, DRC, a New
Hope Center underway will aid 300 orphans, build a clinic, provide
micro loans and improve schools. www.africanhopecenters.org
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Helping homeless families break the negative cycles of poverty, abuse,
and homelessness. They facilitate the transition of families to financial
and emotional self-sufficiency. www.savethefamily.org
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A mission started by Riamukurwe Parish, PCEA, to care for the many
poor and orphaned children in their community. The dormitory and
dining hall can accommodate 300 youth. www.tumaini.faithweb.com
MIDDLE EAST TEAM
Holy Land Trust
Holy Land Trust exists to lead in creating an environment that fosters
understanding, healing, transformation, and empowerment of individuals
and communities, locally and globally, to address core challenges that are
preventing the achievement of a true and just peace in the Holy Land.
http://www.holylandtrust.org/
LATIN AMERICA TEAM
La Ceiba, Honduras
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Adam and Michelle Cain and their two children working with Mission to
the World for the purpose of church planting, building relationships,
discipleship in La Ceiba, Honduras. Adam Cain grew up at Mt.View.
http://cainsonamission.blogspot.com
Mexico Mission
The Mexico team coordinates weekend mission trips to Rocky Point,
Mexico, for all ages (7 and up) two times per year. Ongoing support
and donations are provided to the organizations served during those
trips, including La Montana special needs school, and Steps of Love
which operates in two orphanages - Casa Hogar Pasos de Amor in
Sonoyta and Amores de Penasco in Rocky Point.
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Volunteer Opportunity
501(c)[3] Nonprofit Organization / 503(c)(3) organization(ARS 43-1088) dollar for dollar
tax credit