Urban Centers of Influence

Family Center Offers State-of-the-Art Care to Kids with Special Needs

Kansas City, United States

This world-class facility serves as a welcoming, safe place for children of many diverse abilities. A first-of-its-kind harness system allows all kids, regardless of disability, to explore their environment independently.

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OYIM Volunteers Teach Spanish, Fitness, More at Life Hope Center

Santiago, Chile

One-Year-In-Mission volunteers are teaching language classes for immigrants, fitness classes for kids, and healthy cooking classes for families at a Life Hope Center in Chile's capital.

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Centro CEF Reaches Out through Art, Health Classes & More

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

The Centro CEF Urban Center of Influence reaches out in multiple ways, including an online support group for women, art and language tutoring for kids, home visitation, and more.

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Bronx Food Pantry

New York City, United States

Twenty years ago, a nurse in New York City began sharing her own food with people suffering extreme poverty in the Bronx. Today, the project has grown to serve 7,000 people.

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Chinese Community Center in Honduras

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Initiative will support, build bridges by offering health and Mandarin language classes.

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Adventist Learning Center

Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon

Children who have spent a month hiking across Syria to find a safe place now have the opportunity to feel safe and to study at the Adventist Learning Center.

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Simplicity Mission

Allentown, United States

Living up to its name, Simplicity Mission uses some of the simplest methods to connect with the community.

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PAN Dining Room Feeds Hundreds of Venezuelan Migrants Every Week

Cúcuta, Colombia

Agudelo said there are days they feed as many as 350, but every single time there seems to be enough food for everyone to eat.

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Healthy Life Center: Second-Hand Shop with Counseling Services

Tallinn, Estonia

Beyond buying clothes, visitors can sit down for a cup of tea, read books, write their prayer request and put it in a special box for prayer, or come for counseling or exercise classes.

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Funeral Ministry

Seoul, Korea

“Most of them have no hope after the death of a loved one. I share a biblical message of hope about life after death. This is new to them.”

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Presence Kulturlounge

Frankfurt, Germany

Presence Kulturlounge is a place where people can share good food, good art, good discussions, and good friendships. Presence Kulturlounge is not just for the community; it is with the community.

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"Tender Plant" School Has Helped more than 300 Kids with Special Needs

Krasnodar, Russia

“Many parents are angry when they first bring their children here,” she said. “But when they see that we love the children, this softens their hearts. Many now say, ‘Praise God that we have the Adventist Church in our town!”

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