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Give Hope to One

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Sometimes I struggle with how to paint a verbal picture for you of what I hear and see every day at SCYM. There are little moments that happen in ordinary spaces with ordinary people, and stories that unfold over a long haul, that you know are eternally significant because hope has entered. At SCYM we […]

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Getting Down to "Biz Ba$ics"

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It’s been more than a year of dreaming, praying, and planning, but on October 7 it all became reality when 16 Hayward Middle School students arrived at Southgate Baptist Church ready to learn how to start and run a business.  It all started with a desire to give academic and life skill support to the […]

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Be a hero to a kid this fall!

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Our fall programs are ramping up to serve Springfield city elementary and middle school kids once again, and we need many “heroes” to invest an hour or more a week in a kid’s life! Would you consider joining our awesome team of volunteers this fall? Here are some of our opportunities to connect with kids: […]

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STARS Kid Turned Volunteer

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Hello, my name is Amber Smith. I’m 16 yrs. old and a junior at Springfield High School. I have two younger sisters, Rebecca and Megan. I’ve been a STARS participant from the first year it began. I started as a student and am now a volunteer. I came back as a volunteer because I wanted […]