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Appendix A: Examples of Bethlehem Programs Responding to Community Need: <br /> • Literacy training <br /> 0 • ESL: In response to the wave of Somali immigrants to Minneapolis, Bethlehem began teaching ESL <br /> courses in the mid-1990's and has continued to offer ESL training in various forms to the present day. <br /> Presently 15 to 20 Somalis participate in ESL classes weekday mornings. Childcare is provided. <br /> • Tutoring: The principal of Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis invited several pastors to a meeting to <br /> discuss how the churches might help the school system. Three pastors attended. That meeting led to <br /> our mobilizing volunteers to lead an after-school tutoring program for a full school year until the school <br /> board could adequately fund it. <br /> • Senior citizen transportation: In response to requests from our neighbors in two public high rise <br /> apartment buildings adjacent to the church, weekly transportation to and from a local shopping center <br /> and grocery stores began several years ago and continues to the present day. <br /> • Job training/ Masterworks: In response to the needs of the chronically unemployed, a non-profit <br /> organization was formed called MasterWorks to holistically work with the chronically unemployed to <br /> gain employment skills and perseverance. <br /> • Boy Scouts <br /> • Girls Clubs <br /> • Parks and recreation programs: In response to our ongoing communication with the Recreation <br /> Director of Elliot Park, we mobilized adult coaches for baseball, basketball, soccer and basketball. <br /> •• Playgroundsupervisors <br /> ervisors <br /> p <br /> • Sports leagues and clinics (basketball, soccer, baseball, volleyball, etc.) <br /> o Equipment <br /> o Uniforms <br /> o Coaches <br /> o Facilities rental <br /> • Scholarships for camps: In response to families expressing a desire to send children or youth to <br /> camp we have provided scholarships to make that happen. <br /> • Food shelves: In response to the ongoing needs of the poor, we regularly support our local food shelf <br /> at Community Emergency Services with a budgeted gift ($5,000 in 2004). <br /> • Meals on Wheels: In response to the need of the elderly, we have mobilized volunteers through the <br /> Meals on Wheels program. <br /> • Special capital improvement assistance (updated playground facilities?): Bethlehem has been <br /> responsive in making donations to community projects such as the renovation of the Franklin Library in <br /> 2003, and the Concerts Series in Elliot Park sponsored by Elliot Park Neighborhood Association. <br /> • Referrals for emergency financial assistance: As is the case for many churches, Bethlehem is <br /> responsive to people from outside the church who seek assistance in personal crisis. <br /> 0 <br /> BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH, 720 THIRTEENTH AVENUE SOUTH, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55415 <br /> PHONE: 612-338-7653 FAX: 612-338-6909 www.bbcmpls.org <br />