San Francisco
San Dimas Team | At Risk Youth Outreach
Comunidad San Dimas in San Francisco is a ministry of tough love. We seek out gangbangers, addicts and dealers and invite them into our community by offering them true identity and freedom in Christ. For many of our neighbors, being stuck between two worlds is a harsh reality. We take to heart God’s call to love the prisoner, the immigrant, and the alien, and make them welcome.
The San Dimas team spends a lot of time in juvenile hall, in Casa San Dimas (our transitional house for boys), and just hanging out over pizza. We provide support for the army of CSD volunteers that has arisen out of the community, and we network between many different churches and faith groups (including the San Francisco Organizing Project). We jump on leadership potential and involve former gang members and crack dealers in Bible studies, English lessons, homework tutoring, and job-hunting. We’re also passionate about ecumenism (inter-denominational ministry) and overcoming differences within the community in order to strengthen the Body of Christ.
Requirements:
- conversational Spanish
- must be 20 or older
- learning attitude
- comfortable working with Catholics, Protestants & Evangelicals
Preferences:
- cross-cultural experience
- love dancing (you will by the end of the summer!)
- expert auto mechanic (just kidding…sort of)
- knowledge/desire to learn more about immigration law
