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What is ACS Community Development/Inner City Program?
ACS Inner City Program is a service provided by Adventist Community Services, the humanitarian agency of the Seventh-day Adventist Church that works within the United States and Bermuda.
What does ACS Community Development/Inner City Program Do?
ACS Inner City Program provides vital help to individuals and families who are unemployed, working-poor, uninsured and disadvantaged in poverty stricken and urban areas. It offers relief services, promotes individual and community development that includes equipping community members with skills to become self-sufficient and engages in public advocacy.
Who are ACS Community Development/Inner City Program Partners?
ACS Inner City Program works in partnership with Adventist church members, civic leaders, other humanitarian and religious-affiliated agencies, community residents and volunteers to form coalitions that will protect and advance the interests of inner city communities.
How is ACS Community Development/Inner City Program Effective?
ACS Inner City Program makes services accessible to communities by locating in the heart of neighborhoods and becoming familiar with residents to nurture their hope, self-value and ability to succeed. It addresses problems that plague urban areas like drugs, violence and crime and organizes individuals into community protection and empowerment groups through innovative methods.
Services Provided
- Food Pantry services
- Clothing Services
- Housing Assistance
- Substance abuse awareness and prevention training
- Addiction Treatment and Counseling
- Medical and Health Care Services
- Crisis Intervention and Emergency Assistance
- Domestic Violence Services
- Family and Parenting Counseling
- Teen outreach pregnancy services
- Homeless shelters
- Tutoring and mentoring programs
- Job skills training
and much more!
Training
ACS Community Development Program offers training on how to lead a nonprofit operation that effectively meets social needs in local communities through the Nonprofit Leadership Certification Program (NLCP). For more training information, see link below.
Download Community Development/ Inner City Brochure
| 2010 Nonprofit Leadership Certification Program |
| 2011 Nonprofit Leadership Certification Program |
| Community Development Training Modules |
| Ministry Tools |