Life and Community
Today, David’s Promise participants engage in life enrichment activities that promote independence, life skill development, connection, social development, and volunteerism. As part of the David’s Promise community, participants are actively learning, and involved in serving each other and our community.
Just because formal schooling for participants has ended, learning and personal growth doesn’t need to. Our life enrichment programming changes from day to day; however programming regularly includes fitness classes, volunteerism in and for the community, gardening, music therapy, cooking, job readiness skills acquisition, and art and theatre classes.
The upper suite of the Compassionate Ministries Center, known as The Table, provides David’s Promise participant’s opportunities to develop volunteer and job readiness skills related to those working in a coffee bar, serving as baristas, servers, and cleaners. The Table, serves as a location for community members to gather and enjoy one another’s company, as well as have a great cup of coffee or specialty drink made by our David’s Promise participants. In addition to the community gathering at The Table, participants also enjoy just hanging out with their peers at The Table.
Serving others is a big part of David’s Promise. Participants are provided opportunities to be actively involved in serving our community. The David’s Promise community serves regularly throughout the growing season in our community garden. Gardening projects include planting, weeding, and harvesting vegetables, which are given to families and individuals in need.
Participants have made table favors for community-wide dinners, made items for the local animal shelter, sewed hats and mittens to give to the homeless, and serve in our community food pantries. Participants also fill food bags for children in need, through CMJC’s After-School Backpack program.
Our Support
David’s Promise is a ministry of Compassionate Ministries of Jackson County. Currently, participants can be part of the David’s Promise community at no cost. We are a faith-based nonprofit that depends upon the faithful giving from community members, churches, organizations and foundations throughout the US. We are grateful for those of you who believe in our vision and support our ministry financially.
“The art of artistic creation expands and inspires young minds. An education rich in the arts is critical to the full intellectual, emotional, and social development. Watching the participants at David’s Promise light up when they complete an art project or participate in dance, speaks of itself! The arts enrich their everyday lives.”
Carolyn Moser
Jackson School of the Arts
