Empowering Oakland’s Youth Through Faith
EVERY kid and youth at Points of Light is transformed through holistic care
01.
Family engagement & stabilization
Weekly home visits build family engagement, offer meals, emotional check-ins, strengthening resilience, stability, and faith-centered wellness.
02.
Leadership circles & positive youth development
Leadership circles cultivate spiritual maturity, accountability, and decision-making skills through mentoring relationships and structured curriculum that steadies life direction.
03.
Youth development & belonging
A protective peer space where teens experience worship, mentorship, leadership practice, and social-emotional learning that fosters identity and belonging.
04.
Early Childhood Intervention
Safe, structured Saturdays grow character, literacy, and faith through mentorship, joyful learning, and supportive routines promoting early childhood resilience.
05.
Nutritional support & basic needs
Regular meals ensure food security. Sometimes this is the only meal students receive
06.
Faith meets workforce readiness
Faith-integrated workforce training provides stipends, mentoring, and practice that build social skills, civic engagement, and post-secondary success pathways.
Nutritional Support & Basic Needs
Social Work Language: Nutritional access, food security, holistic wellness support
Meals provided weekly address nutritional access and food security, ensuring that no child or family member is hindered from participating in programming due to hunger. This practice affirms POL’s commitment to whole-person wellness and equity of access
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Impact Report Table
| Impact Area | Weekly Metrics (from Airtable data) | Wellness Language |
|---|---|---|
| Youth Engagement | 750+ Gospel touchpoints monthly | Community belonging & protective peer factors |
| Home Visits | 500+ home visitations monthly | Family engagement, relational stability |
| Meals Provided | 800+ meals served monthly | Nutritional support & food security |
| Group Homes Youth | 125 students + meals per session | Reaching highly vulnerable populations |
| Growth Track Youth | 96 % of our kids/ youth live below poverty level | Leadership development & resilience |
| Time Spent in Homes | 83% of our youth do not attend church on Sunday Morning | Relational care & psychosocial support |
| Bible Study Lessons | 98% of the kids/youth we serve come of Single-parent/Foster care households | Character formation & positive youth development |
| Snacks Provided | 94% of our kids/youth do NOT have a mentor outside of Points of Light staff members (coach, positive adult role model) | Nutritional access during learning environments |
| Impact Area | Weekly Metrics (from Airtable data) | Wellness Language |
|---|---|---|
| Youth Engagement | 750+ Gospel touchpoints monthly | Community belonging & protective peer factors |
| Home Visits | 500+ home visitations monthly | Family engagement, relational stability |
| Growth Track Youth | 96 % of our kids/ youth live below poverty level | Leadership development & resilience |
| Time Spent in Homes | 83% of our youth do not attend church on Sunday Morning | Relational care & psychosocial support |
| Bible Study Lessons | 98% of the kids/youth we serve come of Single-parent/Foster care households | Character formation & positive youth development |
| Snacks Provided | 94% of our kids/youth do NOT have a mentor outside of Points of Light staff members (coach, positive adult role model) | Nutritional access during learning environments |