ROADSIDE MINISTRIES
YOUTH OUTREACH
ROUTE 180
180 Youth Outreach mission is to inspire youth to reach their full potential by educating the mind, body, and spirit to develop positive relationships with family and community.
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We are a Christ centered youth outreach community that focus on assisting at risk youth to overcome hurts, hang-ups, and habits. We believe that all youth have a purpose in life and we desire to see that fulfilled. We acknowledge that each youth has his or her own path in life to follow. We work side by side with each youth to instill a lasting behavior change that comes from within, not something that is forced or acted out by any other means.
WHO WE ARE
​180 Youth Outreach is a public charity supported by group of volunteers who desire to assist any teenager who may have any type of habit, hurt, or hang-up that creates a stumbling block in reaching his or her potential. Through focusing on God, fellowship with other teenagers, and forming support groups, we are able to help each teen land on solid ground. This outreach program is about positive growth through relationships and community. Here at 180, we strive to utilize those who have had real life experiences and who are connected first hand in our community. Our own life experiences, knowledge, and with the help of Jesus Christ intersect in our outreach programs to better the lives of at-risk youth in our area. We require all of our Leadership Team to have experienced some type of recovery program such as Celebrate Recovery or have obtained extensive working knowledge of the recovery process. Background checks are required for any volunteer and leader that will be interacting with youth in our program. Feel free to contact any of our team members to know if 180 Youth Outreach is right for you.
ROUTE 180 OUTREACH CARES
NUMBERS. DON'T. LIE.
- Every 30 minutes a teen attempts suicide.
​- 340,000 teen abortions annually reported.
​- 3 million teens victims of abuse & neglect only what is reported.
​- 5 in 10 teens exposed to online pornography.
- 1 in 3 teens been drunk last month.
- 1 in 4 teens use illegal drugs.
- Every 2.5 minutes teen sexually assaulted.
- Every 2 hours 120 babies born to teen mothers.
- Every 7 minutes teen bullied 9,400 physically attacked.
- 1 in 4 teens victims of abuse,1 in 10 raped (16% only reported)
- 50% of teens sexually active, 1 million pregnant before college.
- 4 in 10 teens inflict self-injury, 2 hours of leaving church.
Mission
180 Youth Outreach mission is to inspire youth to reach their full potential by educating the mind, body, and spirit to develop positive relationships with family and community.
THE PROCESS
Our process assists youth to understand the risks and pressures of everyday life, manage current childhood experiences, and provide positive coping skills to be a success for the challenges our youth face.
We also provide Biblical principles that support a positive change to their mind, body, and spirit.
We provide opportunities for youth to share their experience as a means to connect and help others in the group. We encourage youth to see that there is a more positive way to deal with life's hurts, hang-ups, and habits.
COMMUNITY
Our community provides both large group sessions and same gender team-lead small groups to connect with youth during our session times.
Group interventions are available should we see youth moving towards actions that would endanger their lives or the lives of others.
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Youth are allowed to enter into our process at any time so there is no delay in the support and learning they need. This allows those who are farther along in the healing process to come back and share their experiences. Our process then guarantees an endless support group that grows with the changing times.
THE FUTURE
Our vision for the future is to provide a facility that will create a temporary safe haven that will allow youth to be removed from a negative environment if that hinders a youth's healing.
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As a community, we envision our outreach process to be a resource in the community that will touch the youth, families, and our community. This will allow us to reach any youth who may be presently
challenged in their journey with life.
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As our outreach grows, it is our desire to facilitate a youth outreach summer camp for all those who are or have gone through the program.
GROWTH
Our growth solely relies on youth who have progressed through our outreach process.
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We will work to ensure our youth has a voice to share about the positive changes that have been made in their lives.
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Our passion is to provide 180 Youth Outreach programs to communities where youth are in crisis with limited to no resources available. We would love to speak with your community leaders to begin one today. If interested, contact one of our Board Members.
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VOLUNTEER
​We strive to keep the outreach support process free of charge to our youth. Should you feel led to financially contribute to our program, please click on one of the links below. Any monetary amount will be appreciated. We are a 501(c)3 Public Charity and a Tennessee Non-Profit Corporation
GIVE
We would like to share with you a bit about our strategy and roadmap of our future. Below are the phases of our launch of the program and the financial obligations that will be involved to provide our youth the resources they need at no cost to those who desire treatment.
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Phase III (2020) - $50,000​
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Establish multi-meeting sessions of 180 Communities.​
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Launch Brighter Futures Scholarship Fund
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