Health
Health & Wellness
Help neighbors avoid health emergencies that wipe out savings with screenings, MHFA training, and simple fitness ministries.
Screenings MHFA Fitness
Budget
$1.5K–$5K/yr
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22 proven ministry models — free to explore. Each one built for small and mid-sized congregations ready to move from good intentions to real results in 90 days.
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Single-Church Programs
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Health
Health & Wellness Mobile Clinics
Host mobile medical clinics, launch walking clubs, train MHFA teams, and lend equipment to prevent health shocks.
Mobile Clinics Health Fair Mental Health
Budget
$2K–$10K
Health
Fitness & Movement Ministries
Launch chronic disease prevention through Gospel aerobics, walking clubs, and chair fitness. Lowers medication costs $50–$200/month.
Gospel Walks Chair Fitness Diabetes Prevention
Budget
$650–$2,350/yr
Health
Medical Equipment Lending Closet
Free loans of walkers, wheelchairs, and shower chairs to prevent falls and hospital readmissions. A $0 loan prevents a $30,000 fall injury.
Walkers Wheelchairs Fall Prevention
Budget
$450–$700/yr
Health
Special Needs Respite Care
Monthly respite care nights for caregivers of special-needs children. Prevents burnout, protects jobs, and creates the highest ministry loyalty.
Monthly Respite Caregiver Support Special Needs
Budget
$5,050/yr
Health
Grief & Recovery Support Groups
Free 12-week GriefShare or Celebrate Recovery circles to prevent job loss from untreated trauma and grief. Peer-led, low-cost, high-impact.
GriefShare Celebrate Recovery 12-Step
Budget
$1,100–$1,600/yr
Education
Education & Youth Support
Partner with schools and libraries to provide GED prep, adopt local schools with teacher appreciation, and launch STEM tutoring labs.
GED/ESL School Adoption STEM Tutoring
Budget
$4K–$12K
Education
School Adoption & Teacher Support
Adopt a local elementary school with teacher appreciation luncheons, uniform closets, and hygiene kits. Stabilizes schools and reduces chronic absenteeism.
Teacher Appreciation Uniform Closets Property Value
Budget
$5,600/yr
Economic
Economic Justice & Wealth Building
Launch lending circles for credit repair, install community solar to cut energy costs, and create food cooperatives to build household savings.
Lending Circles Community Solar Food Sovereignty
Budget
$1K–$5K
Economic
GED & ESL Workforce Bridge
Free GED/ESL classes led by retired educators to unlock $300K+ lifetime earnings gain per graduate.
GED Prep ESL Classes Workforce Bridge
Budget
$3,600/yr
Justice
Legal & Restorative Justice
Host expungement clinics, launch community bail funds to prevent pretrial detention, and facilitate restorative justice circles.
Expungement Bail Funds Restorative Circles
Budget
$0–$2K
Justice
Safe Passage & Violence Interruption
Walking School Bus routes and corner watchers to reduce violence and protect school attendance. Scale with CVI grants ($50K–$250K).
Walking School Bus Corner Watchers CVI Grants
Budget
$3,300/yr
Justice
Restorative Justice Circles
Restorative circles and diversion programs for youth offenses to prevent criminal records that block college loans, housing, and employment.
Diversion Programs Youth Offenses Record Prevention
Budget
$1,100–$2,500/yr
Civic
Civil Rights & Civic Empowerment
Organize voter registration drives, mobilize for census participation, and host Souls to the Polls events to protect political power.
Souls to the Polls Census Mobilization Voter Registration
Budget
$1.5K–$7.5K
Civic
Civic & Environmental Connection
Transform vacant lots into community gardens, organize neighborhood block clubs, and serve as emergency resilience hubs against displacement.
Green Spaces Block Clubs Resilience Hubs
Budget
$3K–$8K
Shared Access
Network Playbooks
For denominational and network leaders coordinating 10–50+ churches. Shared infrastructure, pooled resources, network-level impact.
Network · Health
Mental Health Access Channel
Channel corporate therapy seats and wellness tools to clergy and congregants without depleting church budgets.
Denominational Leaders $3.75/member
$45K Value · Year 1
View Network · Education
Education & ESA Mobility Channel
Unlock state ESAs and youth entrepreneurship funding for church families. Your network becomes the certified vendor.
ESA Funding Youth Entrepreneurship
$110K Public Funds · Year 1
View Network · Economic
Economic Opportunity Channel
Channel Shopify grants, CDFI capital, and supplier diversity contracts to church entrepreneurs.
Shopify Grants CDFI Capital
$225K Capital · Year 1
View Network · Civic
Food Sovereignty Network
Connect Black farmers directly to urban churches via CSA model. Your network creates a fresh produce pipeline.
Black Farmers Urban Churches CSA Model
$255K Grant · Refrigerated Vans
View Network · Civic
Green Energy Cooperative
Solar installations save $180K–$200K per church over 25 years. Network repays via PPA savings. Zero-interest financing.
Solar Installations RE-volv Financing
$200K Savings · 25 Years
View Network · Justice
Community Bail Fund Network
Revolving bail capital with 89% recycling rate prevents job loss and saves families the 10% commercial bondsman fee.
Revolving Capital 89% Recycling Rate
$2.8M Granted · $10K Seed
View Network · Economic
Lending Circle & Credit Building
Zero-interest peer lending circles with 168-point average credit score increase. Formalizes sou-sou traditions.
Zero-interest Credit Building
$915K In Loans · 862 Members
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