Central City Lutheran Mission

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Central City Lutheran Mission

• A Community of
• Hope
• And
• Healing

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Vision

• Central City Lutheran Mission is a community of
  partners assisting people on the margins of
  society, empowering people with health, hope,
  dignity and life changing opportunities.

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Mission

• Through experiential learning, relationship
  building, and a safe nurturing environment, CCLM
  seeks to empower the community, develop leaders,
  promote community literacy, transform economic
  conditions, and improve health and safety. To
  facilitate this mission, CCLM provides healing,
  encouragement, food and housing to a community in
  need.

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Core Values

• Grace Following the example of God, who loves
  each one of us unconditionally, CCLM offers
  unconditional love and forgiveness to all of the
  people with whom we are partners.
• Compassion The pain and sorrow we see around us
  we also share, and so we reach out to bring
  healing, hope and opportunity to those in need.
• Integrity Without trust, our mission would be
  without value. We honor the integrity, courage,
  commitment, openness, and trustworthiness
  required to build this trust in each other and in
  those we serve.
• Commitment Because God will never turn away
  from us, we will never turn away or turn aside
  from our mission or from the people who are the
  sole focus of that mission.
• Respect We honor others, regardless of our
  distinctions and differences. We treat all
  persons as we would like to be treated. 
• Service We agree together to live and to work
  every day with the needs of others, both
  colleagues and clients, foremost with our hearts
  and first with our hands.

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A Therapeutic CommunityHolistic Community
Development

• Housing
• Health
• Education

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Housing

• 11 Homes for HIV Positive Men, Women and Families
• Winter Shelter for Homeless Men
• Living-Collective for Students
• Community Meals

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Healthy Interactions

• Begun in 1998
• Areas First Transitional Living House for HIV
  Positive Homeless, St. Martins House
• Areas First Supportive Housing Program
• Helping HIV persons live better, longer

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Winter Mens Shelter

• Begun in 2003 in an effort to block citys plan
  to make homelessness illegal
• Average number of men 65 per night
• Unduplicated clients per year 350
• Meals, Showers and Physicals at Clinic
• Counseling and Referrals

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Living-Collective for Students

• Wartburg Hall with 6 bedrooms
• Provides housing for students
• From abroad, our neighborhood, and nation-wide
• Experiential Learning
• Action-Reflection

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Community Meals

• 83,500 meals in 2007
• Daily hot meals for kids
• Breakfast and Dinner for homeless men
• Lunch for workers and volunteers
• Food Bags for HIV neighbors

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Health

• Primary Care at the H Street Clinic
• Prevention Educaton
• Screenings for the early detection of treatable
  diseases
• Teaching future providers

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Primary Care at the H Street Clinic

• 20 25 Patients seen daily
• Bi-lingual and culturally competent staff
• Specializing in serving vulnerable populations
• Use of electronic medical record system
• Nurse-managed clinic

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Prevention Education

• Workshops in English and Spanish
• Teach about safe sex, healthy eating and exercise
• Urban healthcare educators teach in culturally
  competent ways to improve health

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Screenings for the Early Detection of Treatable
Diseases

• Early detection leads to early treatment leads to
  longer lives
• Homeless men are checked for prostate cancer
• Patients are checked for diabetes, heart disease
  and other treatable diseases

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Teaching Future Providers

• Nursing students will be able to learn at the
  clinic
• Educators are working with staff to develop
  protocols for placement
• EMR is an attractive teaching device
• Hands on experience with the poor

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Education

• Kinship Famly Ctr.
• After School Program
• PeaceKeepers for adolescents
• Art in Public Places
• Non-Traditional Hours
• Community Based
• Experiential Learning

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Kinship Family Center

• More than 950 families received help in 2007
• Support groups help with child raising.
• Counseling is available
• Respite care outings are planned
• Informal support networks are developed

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After School Program

• 45 to 50 kids gather daily
• For homework help, recreation, cultural work and
  a hot meal
• One of the areas few centers that brings African
  and Latin American youth together

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PeaceKeepers for
Adolescents

• 12 teens gather to learn how to keep the Peace
• School Retention goes up as do grades
• Interaction with juvenile justice system goes
  down
• Post-secondary education rates go up

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Art in Public Places

• 8 years of wall murals
• Encourage freedom of expression
• Define rights and issues facing youth
• Develop youth talent
• Lift up urban culture
• Points for conversation

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Rincón Mexicano

• Plaza Comunitaria
• Manos Unidas
• Ballet Folklorico
• Eventos culturales

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Plaza Comunitaria

• Spanish literacy classes
• Primary and secondary education in Spanish
• ESL classes in collaboration with the Adult
  Educaton School
• Sponsored by the Consulate of Mexico in San
  Bernardino

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Manos Unidas
Sewing Together

• Skills in mending and design are taught
• Fashion shows are presented
• Grandmothers and mothers make clothes for their
  children
• Community is formed as neighbors meet

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Ballet Folklorico

• Traditional Mexican dances are preserved
• Costumes are made
• Performances are given
• Available to perform for your group!

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Eventos Culturales

• Bring people together
• Provide safe places for familes and children
• Keep alive various cultural traditions
• We remember our history
• In unity we become stronger

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The Community of St. Martin

• Spiritual guidance
• Pastoral Services
• Sacraments, First Communions,Quinceañeras
• Culturally competent and bi-lingual Masses in
  English and Spanish
• Provides a theological core for day to day work
• APOSTLES OF CHARITY

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Board of Directors

• David Adlington President
• John Futch Vice-President
• William Olinger Secretary
• The Rev. Robert Wayne Treasurer
• Kaz Oshiki Asst. Treasurer
• The Rev. Rachel Bass
• Carolyn Felts
• Gwen Knotts, R.N.
• Dana Thomas
• Committed to Excellence

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Bringing the Word Through
the Creation of Community

• Central City Lutheran Mission
• 1354 North G Street
• San Bernardino, CA 92405
• 909 381 6921
• www.cclm.org