What is Pivot Ministry?
WHY:
- Mission: To empower low-income women for better life and work opportunities
- Vision: Everyone involved flourishes to be all we were created to be in relationship with ourselves, God, others and our respective resources
WHO: Pivot’s classes are small groups of women who are:
- ready to make a change in life
- without minor dependents in the home
- willing to commit and to participate in weekly classes
- interested in building community with others
- open to a Biblical foundation and a one-on-one Christian mentor
HOW: To empower participants Pivot offers:
- classes in
- life skills
- job readiness
- Bible study
- one-on-one Christian mentors
- an asset-based development approach
- building upon participants’ strengths, not needs
- committing to long-term change and progress
- creating a trusted small-group community for participants
- community collaboration
- linking to – not duplicating – existing programs, training, resources
- connecting with grass-roots leaders to identify participants and build trusting relationships
- encouraging participants to find ways in which they can give back to their respective communities
SO WHAT?: Lives are changed forever! A few examples:
- 79% graduation rate – more than double what was predicted by those who work with similar demographics
- 94% of those whose goal was to get a job or further education have met their goals
- Over 150 volunteers invested over 2,100 hours last year
- Over 50 community partners offer various means of support
- Over 80% of graduates have engaged with Pivot Plus, our alumnae association
- About 2/3 of graduates have either volunteered or made donations