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Melissa Dinesen melissa@youthunlimitedkaw.com September 2007 I have been serving youth for the past 12 years. I started out volunteering in the Anglican church developing the youth program for the deanery. Then I was hired to run both the youth program and the Christian Education pro-gram in a sister church. This Christian Education program gives me the opportunity to work with children from birth up to adults including parents. I started at YFC 3 years ago in a partnership agreement to run both the youth program in the Alliance Church as well as being a high school outreach worker. In a short time it became quite evident that I was to develop ministry partnerships with local churches, communities and YFC to assist in developing after-school programs for youth throughout Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Presently I am:
• Running 4 programs in 3 areas of Peterborough.
I am also:
• Developing leaders to run area specific programs, train and mentor volunteers and student (high school age) leaders.
• Meeting with youth in their living space (football games, dog walks, etc...). • Developing programming specific to each church and community. • Developing partnerships with the city to further both ministry and community awareness. (i.e: the health unit will fund and partner a
cooking program. The city would like to rent housing in the government
housing complex where we would help to run programs).
• Sharing insight and encouragement with churches considering starting programs.
• Sharing in staff committees and prayer groups. • Mentoring parents and youth; taking them to church or Bible studies. Melissa’s reflections:
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