The Bethlehem Center of Chattanooga

Community outreach - direct social service support that helps families achieve stability through coaching and personal support to achieve education, employment, housing, and health goals as well as access to life's basics.

Nehemiah project - backpack and school supply ministry accomplished in partnership with eleven title i schools, corporations, local churches, and non-profit organizations. These backpacks are distributed to children of The following title i schools: hardy; bess t. shepherd; calvin donaldson; clifton hills; east lake; east ridge; east side; hillcrest; hixson; orchard knob; and woodmore.

Read to lead academy - read to lead after school academy is a flagship program serving 85 participants after school from september until may. This program provides a safe haven and "second home" for students during The year where they experience transformative cultural enrichment through education, character and leadership development, economic empowerment, and faith.

Bethlehem sports - The Bethlehem Center has a long-standing history of providing community youth sports programs to engage The young people of our community with activities that channel youthful energy toward positive ends.boys to men - created in 1993 as independent youth services foundation, a youth basketball club that served youth from all over The Chattanooga region. In The year 2001, iysf, Inc. Shifted its service model focus to male mentoring, primarily stressing personal and social development with educational attainment. Isyf merged with umnci in 2019 and became boys to men @ The beth, a male mentoring model.farm and market - The mission of The alton park community urban farm & market is to create a sustainable urban farm and communal gathering space around food that empowers The community through health education, food access, and economic empowerment.impact 1! - The goal of impact1! Is to help participants discover their innate strengths and capabilities and to help them chart a successful course in life. The participants receive faith-based success strategy training coupled with construction skills training, capped off with a celebration in which The graduates receive recognition and certification. Impact 1! Provides training and mentoring through professional work projects. Those who graduate from The program learn additional skills as they engage in remodeling, residential fencing, creating decks, porches, ramps, roofing, and more.nehemiah project - backpack and school supply ministry accomplished in partnership with eleven title i schools, corporations, local churches, and non-profit organizations. These backpacks are distributed to children of The following title i schools: hardy; bess t. shepherd; calvin donaldson; clifton hills; east lake; east ridge; east side; hillcrest; hixson; orchard knob; and woodmore.luke 10:25 - historically The Center manages a fund inspired by The biblical story of The good samaritan, The luke 10:25-37 fund, which helps with emergency circumstances by assisting individuals and families in need. The support is provided via technical assistance and does not involve a direct exchange of currency to The individuals. All recipients are properly vetted and action taken must be approved by The executive board of The Bethlehem Center.