2011 Recap: We Are the UA Network Video
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Over 2011 many excited things happened with and through the Urban Alliance (UA) Network. Eleven new churches and ministry organizations joined our Network. Bringing the total of Participants to 12. These churches and ministry organizations are suburban and urban. Represent small and large organizations. And epitomizes the ethnic diversity of Hartford and the surrounding area.
The Hartford Survey Project was conducted to generate data to assist the Urban Alliance Network and others in better understanding and responding to human service needs in the city of Hartford.
Representatives from ABC, Urban Alliance, The Citadel of Love, and The First Cathedral went to a Care Net conference in September to learn more about what it will mean to start a pregnancy resource center in Hartford.
Urban Alliance in partnership with the Edwards Institute for Leadership Development, a ministry of the Presbyterian Church of Manchester, have been conducting a needs assessment of churches and ministries in central Connecticut to better understand their adult Christian education needs.
UA ran a workshop series, “Reaching the Community Together,” twice. We had 47 attendees who represented 31 different and distinct ministry organizations and churches. We engaged community stakeholders in the area to help develop a mentoring initiative called "Ascend."
On Dec. 3rd 2011, 9 different organizations and businesses from the Greater Hartford community and over 75 volunteers worked collaboratively to provide supplies and manpower for a Community Service Day at Youth Challenge’s different locations in Hartford.
Two dialogues where held to discuss the need for Christian mental health services and ways to increase access to existing services. We are currently, exploring the development a, ‘Central Connecticut Christian Care Network’ consisting of Christian counselors and mental health service providers.
In the fall of 2011, eight different churches and organizations came together to discuss how they could help address the health needs of Hartford residents. These discussions began and were informed by both UA’s workshops and research. Through these discussions “Revitalize” emerged. We decided to begin by distributing information about existing free health services; we called this method, “Community Health Outreach.”