LOCAL OUTREACH

Addiction to drugs and alcohol doesn’t discriminate, and nearly everybody has been impacted by it in one way or another. Teen Challenge (or more accurately, ADULT and Teen Challenge) provides a safe healing environment for people to encounter God’s love and experience the freedom that He has for them. Teen Challenge is a long-term residential program focused on discipleship and teaching individuals a new way to live. Teen Challenge has centers for men, women, and adolescent girls. Illuminate helps support Teen Challenge fundraisers and outreach events and provides an opportunity for transitional housing and mentorship as men graduate the program and step into a new season.

Nobody should have to struggle alone or in silence. Death2Life Revolution gives struggling people an opportunity to reach out for help through many different avenues. Whether it is chatting online, talking by phone, or even through Facebook or Instagram, D2L shows people the love they need in their darkest moments and helps connect them with the help they need to climb out of their darkness.

Hope can be a scarce commodity in some circumstances. Phoenix Rescue Mission looks to restore hope to the hopeless by providing Christ-centered solutions to those experiencing addiction, hunger, homelessness, and trauma. From providing food and clothing to the needy, to providing a long-term residential recovery program, Phoenix Rescue Mission is committed to transforming lives and our city. They also provide street outreach and job skill development and job attainment resources. Phoenix Rescue Mission doesn’t want to overlook or exclude anyone. They come alongside individuals and provide the tools and opportunities needed to move forward in life. Illuminate partners with Phoenix Rescue Mission to teach, disciple, mentor, and serve in each area of ministry.

Men and women transitioning back into everyday society from the prison system face tremendous challenges and obstacles from the very moment they begin their journey. Along Side Ministries starts building relationships with men and women approaching that transition and goes on to equip and support them throughout their journey. Through biblical discipleship, mentorship, safe housing, and authentic community, Along Side helps reduce the odds of falling back into the penal system from 80% to 20%. Our partnership with Along Side seeks to provide both the volunteers and resources to allow this ministry to fulfill their calling effectively.

Hospitality is a worldwide language, but it is one rarely spoken to those living on the streets. Hope in the Slope provides an opportunity for people living in homelessness to experience love through hospitality right in their own neighborhood. Illuminate’s Hope in the Slope builds relationships with those they serve by treating them with dignity right where they are and by paving the way to help them take steps towards a better future when they are ready.

Sometimes a person just needs a little help to get back on their feet. House of Refuge provides a safe place to do just that. House of Refuge Sunnyslope is a long-term transitional housing program that serves men, women, and women with children. House of Refuge Sunnyslope provides housing, structure, and a mentoring program.  They help people find jobs, save money, and begin practicing the life skills needed to find success and stability in their next season of life. Illuminate supports House of Refuge Sunnyslope with volunteers, mentors, and Bible teachers.

Hope can be a scarce commodity in some circumstances. Phoenix Rescue Mission looks to restore hope to the hopeless by providing Christ-centered solutions to those experiencing addiction, hunger, homelessness, and trauma. From providing food and clothing to the needy, to providing a long-term residential recovery program, Phoenix Rescue Mission is committed to transforming lives and our city. They also provide street outreach and job skill development and job attainment resources. Phoenix Rescue Mission doesn’t want to overlook or exclude anyone. They come alongside individuals and provide the tools and opportunities needed to move forward in life. Illuminate partners with Phoenix Rescue Mission to teach, disciple, mentor, and serve in each area of ministry.

There are over 13,000 children in foster care in Arizona, and nearly 2,000 of those live in a group home setting. Arizona Faith and Families looks to prayerfully and biblically encourage, educate, and empower Christians all throughout the state to help provide these children the loving home they deserve. Recruiting families and walking with them through the licensing process helps meet this need “one loving family” at a time. Through our partnership we help broadcast their message to the church and support foster parents from the moment they begin the process all the way through the time they are actively fostering.

All children deserve the opportunity to grow up in a loving and nurturing family, but many aren’t given that opportunity. Through adoption and foster care, extensive counseling for both families and children, and support for women experiencing unplanned pregnancies, Christian Family Care desires to provide the tools for every child to experience the love of a caring family. Illuminate’s partnership with Christian Family Care helps provide respite care, support to foster families and to those children and families attending their Preschool