About This Project
The Vision of UrbanPromise Ottawa is to raise generations of young leaders from Ottawa Community Housing neighbourhoods who reflect Christ in their lives and their communities. Using the Leadership Development Pathway model, our Mission is to Reach a Child (age 5-14), Raise a Leader (15-19), and Restore Community (age 20-24).
The original UrbanPromise started in 1988 in Camden, NJ and has since expanded to 24+ sites around the globe. In Canada, UrbanPromise Toronto currently operates out of three Toronto Community Housing neighbourhoods and Promise Vancouver meets the needs of children, youth and community in the downtown eastside of the city. All of UrbanPromise’s sites around the world strive to achieve the same goal: to provide children and youth with the support needed to succeed academically, grow spiritually, and develop into leaders who can bring change to their communities.
GCF #1106
Program Countries: Canada
Focuses: Community Development, Youth Ministry, Leadership Development
Website: https://urbanpromiseottawa.org/
Team Lead: Christine Verhulp – Executive Director
Team Members: Melissa Angandeh – Ministry Advisor
*GCF operates on the basis of Donor-Advised Funding. It is our utmost goal to meet the Donor’s desire and intent to provide support to particular GCF projects but, ultimately, the responsibility for the disbursement and ministry use of funds is the Great Commission Foundation’s.
*You will receive an official Canadian tax receipt for all eligible donations by the end of February of the following year. Thank you for your support of the mission and programs of The Great Commission Foundation (“GCF”).
