This is Rev. Junius E. Gash, the Executive Minister of THE ACTIVE HAND Ministry, a 501 c 3 grassroots, community organizing, organization. TAHM is not a church but was created to empower the impoverished, marginalized, people by training leaders as community organizers within the Greater Richmond, the Tri City area and surrounding counties who shall promote unity, address common issues and seek to remedy community problems by getting people actively involved in solving their own spiritual, social and economical conditions.

Mission: to establish grassroots agencies in impoverished communities that shall act as a voice for the people; so that equality, justice and freedom of choice will unite them in a unified force for change without having to put out a national call for action.

Our Belief: the future of society shall be determined by the quality of leadership taught to our youth. THE ACTIVE HAND Ministry provides such leadership training through our “Choose Respect” program, utilizing Virginia Department of Health issued tools to help our young people, ages 11 to 24, to improve their quality of life in society and their families by teaching them how to choose a healthy verses unhealthy relationship during their teen dating years.

INPUTS:

• Provide a fun and safe place for students during after school hours

• Provide positive interaction with caring adult role models

• Encourage and develop life skills, respect for others, and positive social interaction

• Provide an academic focus with time to complete homework, read, and receive assistance/tutoring & college prep.

PROJECTED OUTCOMES:

• Support an active learning environment in the schools

• Provide a balanced lifestyle for youth

• Effectively provide health, wellness and fitness information for youth

• Decrease juvenile crime

This is a youth, “Out Of School Time” program whose goals are to prevent sexual abuse and dating violence. Your donations are necessary to operate this “Out Of School Time”program. All donations are exempted. Currently we fund this and other programs by selling gift bags called Party Packs/Goodie Bags for just a five buck donation. This Holiday please give generously to maintain this and other programs of THE ACTIVE HAND Ministry.

May we count on your $5.00 donation today?

Here is what you will get:

 

Jamal and Tyreese “Reese” ages 14 and 15 were participants of this program. These two friends could not be more different. The youngest, Jamal, is hyper active full of energy and take life with a grain of salt. His friend Tyreese, “Reese” is studious and prefers to figure out equations. The only thing the two of them love more than shooting hoops or Basket Ball is girls. While working with the Choose Respect tools it was discovered that they had something else in common also, they both considered girls as objects who would enhance their definition of being a man. Unknowingly they had, overtime, developed a subtle abusive attitude towards the female gender. However, our program taught them that all people experience trouble in dating relationships because of misguided beliefs about gender equality. Today, both Jamal and Reese have a healthy respect for the opposite sex as well as people in general. Thanks to THE ACTIVE HAND Ministry's belief in teaching youth important leadership skills.

Training Facility: The Minority Youth Appreciation Society Center located at 1803 N. 28th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23223 has been recognized by Richmond Council Woman Cynthia Newbille as a necessary designated (OST) “out of school time” center in the near East End.

 

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