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Jonathan’s House Ministries
Samuel 9 teaches us about a man named Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan. This account shows us that even in King David’s time, we as believers were called to parent orphans
even after they became adults with children of their own. Jonathan’s House Ministries’ mission is to provide aid to
young adults who have aged out of foster care or 18–25-year-olds who are homeless and without family support by providing them services in the areas of housing, mentoring, and skill building. We as an organization want to step up and fill in the gaps for these young adults who have not been given the best shot at life. When you are 18 and in foster care, you can make the decision to sign yourself out and leave or stay and receive help from the government for additional years if you meet all the requirements. Neither of these tasks is easy, and many often fail several times. Sometimes there are young adults who are too old to go into the
● 70% of human trafficking victims in the US were at one time in the US foster system. JHM provides a housing program that steps our participants into paying bills by giving them six months’ paid rent and utilities in one of our houses. This time enables each participant to make decisions about his or her future career goals. During this time, they are also provided a mentor and financial counselor. Our mentors have been through trauma training and are volunteers with our organization who agree with and support our mission. Jonathan’s House Ministries also provides skills training to our young adults as well as other group homes in our area. These workshops happen two times a year and are led by different leaders in our community based on their own personal expertise. We are always looking for churches and other organizations to partner with. There are several ways to volunteer, support,
foster care system but are living in an unsafe, unhealthy living situation. We also strive to offer support and services to these individuals and families. JHM seeks to offer support to both groups of young adults and help them bounce back, make better choices, and ultimately break the bonds of generational sin and the cycle of neglect and abuse. Recent statistics show: ● 71% of young women who age out of foster care become pregnant by age 21. ● 60% of young men who age out of foster care become incarcerated by age 24. ● Half of all young adults who age out of foster care develop a substance abuse problem.
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or advocate, and we can plug you into any of these roles. If you are interested in volunteering or supporting us, please contact Director Amanda Bartley at 706-218-4561, visit us at 202 South Cherry Street, Tunnel Hill, GA 30755, or follow us on Facebook at @Jonathan’s House Ministries. Thank you for whatever level of support you decide that you can provide. If promising to pray for our participants, volunteers, and families is more your level of commitment, then contact me to receive our prayer lists.
