Spokane Area Youth For Christ - Ministry Needs

I. Prayer

 

• Provision of below needs

• Favor in the community

• Protecting relationships on our volunteer team and in our ministry house

• Breaking the bondage of poverty, abuse, addiction on kids and families of YFC and in the West Central Community

• Protection for staff and volunteers, emotionally, physically, spiritually

• Transformation of lives through YFC

 

II. Ministry

 

• A 12 passenger van, or airporter type vehicle to shuttle kids to and from YFC activities and events

• City Life Youth Center volunteers (apply and interview with YFC staff)

• Music equipment

• Gift certificates to movie theatres, restaurants, laser tag, IMAX, Riverfront Park activities, bowling alley

• Bibles (for kids 11-19)

• Guest speakers

• Musicians

 

III. Committee/Board Development

 

• 3-5 potential board members who love the Lord, are well connected in the community, have a heart for high risk kids, have means to support the ministry

o We would love an Accountant and an Attorney

 

IV. Staffing

 

• City Life Volunteers

• Drop In Center volunteers

• Off duty police officer to come and do crowd control at City Life Youth Center

 

V. Public Relations

 

• Opportunities to hold YFC presentations for churches, civic clubs, business people groups, small groups, Bible Studies, etc.

• Donated radio spots

• Donated billboards

• Media coverage

o We do have a close friend (Mortimore Productions) who can produce any radio, or video spots, we just need opportunities to deploy them

 

 

VI. Funding

 

• Daily Operations -- $1,500 additional, per month, to supplement our operating budget

• Year – End Fundraising -- $25,000 to subsidize operating budget for low months following November and December

• City Life Youth Center -- $35,700 to fully furnish the building and complete Phase I of the building project (see below)

 

VII. City Life Youth Center

 

Furnishings ………………………………………………………………….….. $10,000

o We have a quote from Davis Office furniture to furnish the entire building with high quality, used, matching furniture. This includes all office areas, couches, book shelves, coffee tables, tables and chairs for events, stools, and bistro tables and chairs.

 

** $10,000 in cash and new furniture has been donated for us to purchase the above needs from Walkers Furniture and Davis Office Furniture.

 

Staging …………………………………………………………………………….. $4,000

o This cost will cover all staging needs including light weight, portable staging, and lighting.

 

Sound System ……………………………………………………………………. $8,000

o This will buy a modest sound system for weekend concerts, movie nights, club nights and other events at the building.

 

Screens and Projection ………………………………………………….………. $5,500

o Electric screens and LCD projectors will allow us to show movies, operate power point and other programs through a computer to communicate to our image hungry young people. We will also be able to use the screens and projection for fundraising events and other activities at the facility.

 

Assembly Area …………………………………………………………………… $9,200

o Gaming Stations …………………………………………. $4,500

o Arcade Games ………………………….……………….. $1,500

o Floor Games ……………………………………………... $2,000

o Electronic Dart Boards …………………………………… $200

o Books and Board Games …………………………………. $500

o Lamps and Lighting ………………………………...…….. $500

 

Snack Shack ………………………………………………………………..……. $2,000

o This will provide us with a refrigerator, dish washer, stove, microwave, espresso machine and all the utensils needed to outfit the snack shack.

 

Janitor’s Closet ………………….………………………………………….…….. $2,500

o These funds will purchase our stacking washer and dryer as well as all of the cleaning supplies and accessories we need to outfit this space.

 

Office Space …………………………………………………………………..….. $4,500

o These funds will provide new computers for our Youth Center Director and the YFC intern office. They will also purchase new phones for these offices as well that will hook into our current system.

 

Total current need to fully furnish YFC building …………………………... $35,700

 

Building Renovations Phase II

 

Tutoring Center …………………………………………………...….. $30,000 - $50,000

o This figure is an estimated cost to renovate the Tutoring Center space and set it up as a “Smart Classroom” environment. We will be seeking the funds for this project through grants, but would be blessed if an interested donor wanted to fund this project.

 

 

** PLEASE NOTE: Because of the look and feel of our building we are not **

interested in heavily used furnishings and equipment from individuals. The figures above are estimated costs if we were to purchase these materials at retail. We are actively pursuing relationships with local businesses to put together packages for our needs that include donated amounts. We will entertain accepting lightly used furnishings and equipment with the exception of computers.