Love Overcomes Violence and its Effects
4-E Approach
What We Do
New Day Ministries emphasizes people and programs that promote safer, healthier thriving communities. New Day provides low-income, disadvantaged, and at-risk youth and young adults access to caring, committed men and women who have grown up in or survived similar challenging backgrounds to become successful, resilient adults and programs that equip and empower these same young people to go on to create their own successful lives. Our 4-E Approach is a multi-faceted and focused effort at preventing youth violence, intervening and improving youth growth and development, and reclaiming young people who otherwise might end up trapped in the juvenile justice system.
ENGAGE
Our goal is to reach hundreds of Louisville youth and young adults in the Louisville Metro where they are today: in their hurt, in their homes, in their neighborhoods, and in their communities. Using our L.O.V.E. WALKS and L.I.F.E. Empowerment Program we will deploy knowledgeable, relatable, and caring adults who spend time with the youth and encourage them to pursue a better way of life.
L.O.V.E Walks
- Neighborhood Walk – Abouts & Youth Invitationals held every 30 – 45 days
- Focus on Neighborhoods in Louisville with high concentrations of poverty, youth, violence, gang activity, unemployment, and low academic performance
- Uses these opportunities to speak with residents, listen to their issues, assess community needs, identify potential community revitalization projects, and meet the young people affected by these issues
L.I.F.E. (Love Inspiring Future Excellence) Program
- A follow-up to the L.O.V.E Walks which pairs youth with positive adult mentors to help counsel and coach them as they navigate the many challenges faced by Louisville’s youth today
- Mentors are trained to work with at-risk youth and are given available resources that can be shared with mentees to address more intensive issues or situations beyond mentors capabilities (domestic violence matters, mental health issues, legal issues, etc.)
- Mentoring relationships are designed to be ongoing (with at least two face-to-face meetings monthly and unlimited communication or mediations in between as needed) and to especially help young people navigate their lives through completion of high school and their early adulthood years through age 25
EDUCATE
Our goal is to educate young people on crucial life and job skills including academic study skills, effective communication, character development, conflict-resolution strategies, resume-writing, job readiness preparation, and more skills listed below. Teaching young people these skills will help them increase their options and opportunities while improving their outcomes.
L.I.F.E. Skills Training (Classroom Instruction & Experiential Learning Ops)
- Goal-Setting
- Tutoring and Homework Help
- Time and Resource Management Training
- Leadership and Character Development
- Communicating Effectively and Creatively
- Problem-Solving and Conflict Resolution Strategies
- Financial Literacy Principles and Practices
- Safety & Self-Defense Training
JOB READY Training
- Resume Writing and Development Classes
- Master the Interview Training
- Career Path Planning and Progression Coaching
- Computer Literacy and Mastery Classes
ENRICH
We aim to enrich the Chickasaw Community (our focus) by partnering with youth and young adults within the area to participate in beautification projects.
EMPOWER
Our goal is to empower young people to overcome the challenges in their lives and create better, brighter tomorrows while transforming themselves and their communities into safe places where they can live, love, laugh, learn, and thrive. New Day Ministries will connect young people with caring mentors and invites them to participate in cultural and creative experiential learning and living opportunities that show them firsthand the impact they can have now and in the future on their families, neighborhoods, communities, and city through the decisions they make and the actions they take now.
The ‘YOU-DO’ Project (Youth Led Community Centered Development Projects)
- Working in partnership with other nonprofits, local/city/and state leaders, as well as local youth, identify one or more blighted properties in each targeted neighborhood that strategically, if revitalized and repurposed, could provide young people access to a safe space in which to pursue growth opportunities
- Example of ideas: turn a former crack house and partially burned home into a youth computer coding and tech careers training center or converting an abandoned school into a residential business incubator and academic accelerator for teens and young adults ages 16- 24.
- Each project is coordinated, conducted, and co-led by young people from that neighborhood from start to finish so as to encourage a sense of ownership and boost confidence in young people that they can make a difference in their communities, cities, and lives