Stepping Into The Need
First Fruits exists to support and be a blessing to faith-based, non-profit organizations providing holistic care for families, at-risk youth, and orphans, both locally, and around the world.
Our Vision Statement
First Fruits is working towards a world where children are safe and loved, families are cared for and helped out of poverty, and where the love of Jesus is being taught and lived through the hands and feet of His church.
Our Target Causes
Our approach is to focus on three main social issues that lie close to our organizational values and that we feel we can provide support for, both financially and through community involvement. Our three primary target areas are:
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Holistic Family Care
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At-Risk Youth
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Orphan Prevention
Providing transitional housing to individuals escaping homelessness, abuse, and addictions. ODM owns 6 or 7 buildings on or near Colfax and Marion Street in Denver, CO.
The Learning Center and Downtown Youth Center support working families by providing quality education founded on high academics and Christian character development. Provides structure, support, and discipleship for elementary, middle, and high school students.
The Street 2 Life Print Shop offers transitional employment and Christian discipleship to those coming off the streets.
Various services taking place every week, including a food bank, meals for the community on Saturdays, community building services for the disabled, and family room meals.
Housing Support
Providing transitional housing to individuals escaping homelessness, abuse, and addictions. ODM owns 6 or 7 buildings on or near Colfax and Marion Street in Denver, CO.
Kids & Youth
The Learning Center and Downtown Youth Center support working families by providing quality education founded on high academics and Christian character development. Provides structure, support, and discipleship for elementary, middle, and high school students.
Job Training
The Street 2 Life Print Shop offers transitional employment and Christian discipleship to those coming off the streets.
Outreach
Various services taking place every week, including a food bank, meals for the community on Saturdays, community building services for the disabled, and family room meals.
Community Impact in 2021
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Consistently served 282 people
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Open Door Ministries provided stable housing to 25 women and children
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Had over 41,000 points of contact within the Denver community
Helping couples or individuals navigate a pregnancy, both planned and unplanned, by walking alongside and providing counseling and education.
Experienced and compassionate caseworkers provided to help guide families through both domestic and international adoptions.
Providing family based orphan care, carried out through the local church in order to provide support for orphaned and vulnerable children around the world.
Specializing in providing support for foster families through a highly trained, ministry-minded social work team to help the family thrive.
Pregnancy Support
Helping couples or individuals navigate a pregnancy, both planned and unplanned, by walking alongside and providing counseling and education.
Adoption Services
Experienced and compassionate caseworkers provided to help guide families through both domestic and international adoptions.
Orphan Care
Providing family based orphan care, carried out through the local church in order to provide support for orphaned and vulnerable children around the world.
Foster Care
Specializing in providing support for foster families through a highly trained, ministry-minded social work team to help the family thrive.
Recognizing the Need
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Working globally in communities within the USA, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, Kenya, Nepal
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In 2019, more than 71,000 children nationally whose parental rights had been legally terminated were waiting to be adopted
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The most common reasons for entering foster care include:
• Neglect 64%
• Parental Substance Use 38%
• Physical Abuse 13%
Our Home Based Care program focuses on family preservation through addressing and preventing the rise of the orphan population by caring for children in their home environments.
World Orphans provides financial training and education for women and young adults, initiates and maintains savings programs, and issues micro loans to women seeking to start small businesses in impoverished countries.
Artisans in Guatemala, Ethiopia, and South Africa were empowered with skills like jewelry making, sewing, crochet, and leather work, resulting in the production of necklaces, earrings, pillowcases, aprons, purses, and much more.
Orphan Care
Our Home Based Care program focuses on family preservation through addressing and preventing the rise of the orphan population by caring for children in their home environments.
Financial Education
World Orphans provides financial training and education for women and young adults, initiates and maintains savings programs, and issues micro loans to women seeking to start small businesses in impoverished countries.
Artisan Market
Artisans in Guatemala, Ethiopia, and South Africa were empowered with skills like jewelry making, sewing, crochet, and leather work, resulting in the production of necklaces, earrings, pillowcases, aprons, purses, and much more.
Making a Difference
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Walked with 72 international and US churches
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Who walked with 572 families
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Who cared for 1645 children in our home-based care programs
Each spring and fall, Joyful Light offers two age appropriate, and high quality musical shows, as well as a week long summer camp in both June and July. It is fun for all ages, and offers a safe place for youth to develop their gifts and talents.
Even though it is only the youth on stage, a successful show season is a task that involves the whole family. From set creation, costumes, volunteer hours — and finally show week, it is a ministry that truly engages the whole family.
The vision at Joyful Light is first to share Biblical truth with kids in worship, Word, and prayer, and then to teach and engage in theater.
Joyful Light Youth Theater exists to use theater to discover and develop children's God-given gifts to make a joyful noise and bring God glory both on and off the stage.
Youth Theater Productions
Each spring and fall, Joyful Light offers two age appropriate, and high quality musical shows, as well as a week long summer camp in both June and July. It is fun for all ages, and offers a safe place for youth to develop their gifts and talents.
Entire Family Events
Even though it is only the youth on stage, a successful show season is a task that involves the whole family. From set creation, costumes, volunteer hours — and finally show week, it is a ministry that truly engages the whole family.
Biblical Teaching
The vision at Joyful Light is first to share Biblical truth with kids in worship, Word, and prayer, and then to teach and engage in theater.
Youth Discipleship
Joyful Light Youth Theater exists to use theater to discover and develop children's God-given gifts to make a joyful noise and bring God glory both on and off the stage.
Serving Colorado Families In:
- Centennial
- Parker
- Castle Rock
- Highlands Ranch
- Littleton
- Denver
- Aurora
- Lone Tree
- Golden
Also in Proud Partnership With
- Southside Bible Church
- South Holly Baptist Church
- The Denver Rescue Mission
