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A Pastor’s Challenge to Christians in our City

February 13, 2024 Ashley Goldsmith ENP News, Equipping, Neighborhood Presence, Serving Our Neighborhoods, Serving Our Schools

“What good is it to say, ‘I love my neighbor,’ but not be present with them?”

David Delgado, The Garage Community Church.

Two years ago, the principal of Pyle Elementary asked Every Neighborhood Partnership (ENP) if there was a local church who would like to partner with their school. He was specifically looking for volunteers to serve as mentors for their 5th and 6th grade students.

Pyle Elementary School is about a ten minute walk from The Garage Community Church. “They’re our neighbors,” says David Delgado, a deacon at the church.

ENP Training + Resources: Redemptive Impact Accelerator

January 22, 2024 Grace Berg ENP News, Equipping

Are you a local faith-based leader or non-profit looking to grow your leadership in 2024? ENP would love for you to consider joining our Redemptive Impact Accelerator in partnership with the Center for Community Transformation and Ten Talents Foundation.

Located here in Fresno, Ca, the Redemptive Impact Accelerator is a 3 1/2 month long co-hort to equip non-profit leader to think strategically for the long term and make real impact in their communities. The cohort will focus on the key elements for a redemptive non-profit: Story, Programs, Team, Board, Funding, and Identity. Leaders are partnered with coaches to walk alongside the organizations in this 5-month program. Leaders walk away with structures to ensure they have clear impact goals, a strategy for their funding priorities and a clear vision for the path ahead.

Taught in part by Andrew Feil, Executive Director of Every Neighborhood Partnership, come learn from non-profit leaders here in the Valley making redemptive change now.

West Fresno Drive Tour

January 17, 2024 Gabrielle Piceno Equipping

Hop in the car for a guided driving tour through West and Central Fresno, hosted by Every Neighborhood Partnership (ENP). Hear from community members and ministry practitioners as they share their stories while pointing out signs of need and signs of hope in their neighborhoods. Learn more about Fresno, explore new areas and ministries in our city, and consider ways you can get involved in pursuing God’s shalom (peace) through what is already going on in Fresno.

Every Neighborhood Partnership Launching New Fresno Drive Tours in 2024!

December 11, 2023 Ashley Goldsmith ENP News, Equipping

Do you want to uncover the hidden gems and untold stories of Fresno from your car? Do you have a desire to know your city and get involved at a deeper level? Every Neighborhood Partnership (ENP) is thrilled to invite you to dive into the heart of our city through our new and improved Drive Tours!

Embrace: CCDA National Conference Reflections

October 31, 2023 Gabrielle Piceno Equipping, Partnership Spotlight

From October 4th-7th, 10 people from the ENP team went to Cincinnati for the Christian Community Development Association National Conference. This year’s theme was “Embrace,” as we explored embracing love, truth, righteousness, and peace alongside other Christian community development practitioners. We heard from dynamic speakers, bonded as a team, networked with others from Fresno and around the country, and learned practical tips from others serving in similar contexts.

Why Fresno Churches Need to be Connected for Lasting Impact

September 29, 2023 Ashley Goldsmith ENP News, Equipping, Events, Serving Our Neighborhoods

Fresno has the highest concentrated poverty rate in California, 8 in 10 students are struggling to read at grade level, and many families are experiencing food insecurity.

For those who are led by the teachings of Jesus, apathy and non action are not viable responses to these realities.

“[If you believe] that everybody [is] made in the image of God…You have to care about the people who live next door!
Joe White, Pastor of Neighborhood Church

But where does a church begin to address this issue? How can a church address the struggles our city faces in a lasting, meaningful way?

Put simply, they can’t. Not alone.

Latin Dance Fitness Program: A Powerful Example Of Residents Leading Change In Their Own Neighborhoods

August 14, 2023 Ashley Goldsmith Equipping, Neighborhood Presence, Serving Our Neighborhoods

Why Fresno Residents Need to Understand Land Use

July 8, 2023 Ashley Goldsmith ENP News, Equipping, Events, Serving Our Neighborhoods

All the injustices we can name come down to land and who is control of it.
~ Ivan Paz, Community Land Use Academy Project Manager, Every Neighborhood Partnership

“Familias en Acción”: How One Woman’s 29 Years of Faithful Service is Changing Fresno

March 22, 2023 Ashley Goldsmith Equipping, HUB Highlight

“We need 100 more Lilias. She is a force to be reckoned with.”
Andrew Feil, Executive Director of Every Neighborhood Partnership

Lilia Becerril never imagined starting her own organization.

She held a deep passion for serving her community, but her inability to speak English felt like an insurmountable barrier.

Living in a community with the highest concentration of poverty in California, lower life expectancies, and some of the greatest economic and racial disparities in the United States, Lilia knew there was a great need for change. For 29 years, Lilia worked as a local volunteer, advocating for and providing resources to help Fresno residents to live healthier and empowered lives.

A Pilgrimage South: A Up Close Reckoning with Our Nations History

March 9, 2023 Grace Berg ENP News, Equipping

“There is no such thing as a painless repentance. “
Professor Ronald Potter

In February, I took a week long trip down to the South; Jackson, Mississippi specifically, to listen and learn and process with the John and Vera Mae Perkins Foundation, JVMPF. Today, JVMPF is run and operated by 3 of John Perkins children, who continue to carry the torch for their beloved activist father. If you are not familiar with who John Perkins is, he is long time civil rights activist and theologian, who for years has carried the torch of racial reconciliation and love go hand in hand. As he nears the end of his life at 93, his family runs trips for people like you and me to engage in a part of our nation’s history we would rather soon forget.

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