Rebuilding, Renewing, Restoring Lives!
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Rebuilding, Renewing, Restoring Lives!
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"Discipleship and Turning Point" (hereafter "Discipleship") are three separate legal entities: 1. Discipleship Outreach Ministries Incorporated (hereafter "DOMI") is a secular, not-for-profit social service organization founded in 1986. 2. Turning Point Housing Development Fund Corporation (hereafter "TP") is an Article XI not-for-profit corporation which was set up in 1987 to provide housing to low income persons. 3. Turning Point Red Hook Housing Development Fund Corporation (hereafter "TPRH") is an Article XI not-for-profit corporation which was set up in 1995 to provide housing to low income persons. These organizations all share a common mission, have similar or shared board members, the same Executive Director and share common administrative space and personnel. They were incorporated separately to facilitate the requirements of various funding sources and projects.
Discipleship's mission is to change lives, and to provide comfort and help to hurting people. We work with troubled youth, high school dropouts, families in crisis, the homeless, substance abusers, persons infected and affected by the HIV virus, adult non-readers, and non-English speaking immigrants. Discipleship is located in Southwest Brooklyn, though we also serve people from many parts of New York City. Discipleship was formed as the result of, and to tangibly demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ to hurting people of New York City. Discipleship was founded by Christians and maintains core Christian values in the provision of its secular social service and housing programs. The design of our programs stems from our values; we emphasize love, forgiveness, honesty, integrity and acceptance. We believe in the potential of people to change. We serve anyone needing and seeking our assistance (and meeting the eligibility criteria of our programs), regardless of whether or not they agree with the core values of the organization.
DISCIPLESHIP'S WORK
Provides hope and a future
Begins the process of inner healing
Provides unconditional love
Stabilizes, supports and guides
Connects to redemptive and supportive resources
Unlocks and unleashes innate abilities and potentials
Reconciles and re-connects to family, community and society
Builds self-worth and confidence
Supports the accomplishment of personal goals
Enables the attainment of economic and personal independence
Homeless youth reunite with families and/or find permanent housing
High school dropouts get their GEDs, and enter college or the workforce Adult non-readers learn to read and write
Immigrants learn to speak, read and write English
Parolees learn how to live without drugs and alcohol, and change dysfunctional lifestyles
Probationers stop using drugs and redirect the course of their lives Drug addicts transform their thinking and their habits
People living with HIV/AIDS find stability, hope and an improved quality of life
People live longer with HIV/AIDS through treatment adherence
TP/DOMI, its programs and/or staff, has been featured or cited in the following publications and venues:
"A Room of His Own," in Republic in the Neighborhood. Republic National Bank of New York, 1999. p. 6. Shula Neumann, "Amazing Grace: Lifes too short for regret." POZ Magazine, September 1999. pp. 74-75. New York State Legislative Resolution #4002 commemorating the 25th anniversary of Discipleship Outreach Ministries, 2000. John Rizio-Hamilton, "New Program Spurs Community and Economic Strides." Flatbush Life, August 14, 2000, p. 2. "Tax Credits for Non-Profits. "Sunset News/Park Slope News, September 2, 2000. "Outreach Celebrates Volunteer Work." Home Reporter and Sunset News, April 6, 2001, p. 18. Craig W. Ellison & Nicole L. Baker, "Should Self-Esteem Be Esteemed?" Christian Counseling Today, Vol. 9, No. 1 (2001), pp. 16-20. "Learning Disabled." City Limits Monthly, February 2002, pp. 1-6 (on line: www.citylimits.org) "Case Studies Discipleship Outreach Ministries, Inc." In: Supportive Housing for Youth. Corporation for Supportive Housing, Appendix, pp. 27-29.
