Petoskey United Methodist Church
Missions: Kids Hope USA

PASTOR: “Do the kids at your elementary school really need a relationship with the member at my church?”

PRINCIPAL:  “Pastor, if your members do nothing more than stand on our playground to wave at designated children, they would make a profound impact on the lives of those children.”

What is Kids Hope USA?

KIDS HOPE USA churches give hope to children in public elementary schools through a relationship with a caring church member.

 H: Helping to meet the emotional, social, and academic needs of at-risk children by giving them a one-to-one relationship with a mentor from our church.

 O: Owned by our church. This is a ministry to children and families in our neighborhood.

 P: Prayer is the foundation for our work. A behind the scenes prayer partner from our church prays for each adult-child relationship.

 E: Elementary school children are our focus. They need mentoring most because they are at that time when values are formed, self-esteem is developed and critical academic skills must be acquired.

Looking to the church for relationships

Why do over 50% of the requests for KIDS HOPE USA church-based mentoring programs come from schools? Teachers and principals know that children with emotional, social, and academic needs are just one person away from believing in themselves. They need a relationship with at least one caring adult.

Where do you look when you need loving relationships with caring adults? The neighborhood church, of course.  Because that’s what churches do. KIDS HOPE USA helps churches build caring relationships with children.

Petoskey United Methodist Church members are trained to use a weekly one hour meeting at Ottawa Elementary school to be that one person who helps a child believe in himself.

www.kidshopeusa.org

I want to BE the one person who helps a child believe in himself.

I would like more information about the following KIDS HOPE USA opportunities:

• MENTOR: give your love to a child one hour per week at  the school.

• PRAYER PARTNER: be the person who upholds the child, the mentor, and the relationship in life changing prayer.

• SUBSTITUTE MENTOR: be available to stand in for a mentor who must miss a session.

Email LeaAnne Montel at lamontel@petoskeyumc.org

You could be the ONE to Love a Child

...Kids Hope USA embraces our nation’s youth when they need it most. It reminds them in a powerful way that someone cares. And it reminds us that we are part of the same community, the same family, and that we are all gifts from God.” Colin Powell 1999

“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine...” Eph. 3:20
 

kidshope@petoskeyumc.org

www.kidshopeusa.org