The Original TenPoint Coalition • Established 1992

Direct Services

Hope DYS Ministry

The Hope D.Y.S. Ministry recruits, trains, and coordinates volunteer teams from community churches to offer support to youth in the care of the Department of Youth Services (D.Y.S.). The Ministry works with the clinicians in Metro and Greater Boston D.Y.S. facilities. Through weekly visits, volunteers build relationships with the youth and encourage them to make positive choices as they prepare to return home to the community. Volunteer teams provide spiritual discussion, services, mentoring, and recreational activities. Volunteers offer hope, encouragement, unconditional love, wise counsel, and guidance, and serve as positive role models.

When the youth return to the community, Hope D.Y.S. Ministry continues to support them by partnering with Youth Opportunity Boston, BEST, Youth and Police in Partnership, Multi-Cultural Aids Coalition, Higher Education Resource Center (H.E.R.C.), and Youth Build Boston.

In 2003, we recorded that more than 100 youth made a decision to change the direction of their lives to a positive one.

In 2004, volunteers began to track and help transition DYS committed youth back in to the neighborhoods, and schools. Furthermore, volunteers began a new career exposure series, which has evolved into our DYS re-entry program.

Currently, 13 churches participate in the Hope D.Y.S. Ministry and serve about 500 youth. With additional volunteers and financial support, we can serve more youth.

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