Blog Post
SOLID ENTERPRISES: A MISSING PIECE
There was something missing. Solidarity has been asking the question, "What does true City Transformation look like?"
For over a decade, the non-profit has been doing community development in the Garnet and Maple neighborhoods. By way of after school programs, teen centers, IMPACT, & Merge, Solidarity has been making significant strides in the areas of education, leadership, and discipleship. When systemic issues created barriers to God’s calling for His children within the neighborhoods, Solidarity started working in areas of justice.
Yet, something was still missing.
A HOPE FOR CAMINO
Camino Immigration Services joins in with the transformation of their city by choosing to see God's dignity in those they journey with.
No one could have guessed what God had in store for Solidarity's Camino Immigration Services. In the past year, Camino has gone from one director, Bethany Anderson, to a team of four, who see clients five days a week. In first months, they were only proficient in two immigration processes. Now, the team is confidently offering assistance for the majority of all immigration processes.
HOW SABBATICAL SAVED SOLIDARITY
One wouldn't think that a paid week off of work would be something that people shied away from, but the staff at Solidarity had an unknown identity issue.
The staff was made up of activators. In a world of Marys and Marthas, Solidarity was staffed entirely with Marthas, overly worried about doing things for Jesus. Many of the staff found their identity, value, and worth in what they did or could accomplish.
SOLFUL AGAIN!
Grace's journey from being a SOLFUL volunteer to running her own site in the Maple community.
In the summer of 2010, Pastor Jay Lee charged his church, Eden (now Elements), to get outside of their church walls and embrace what God was doing in their city. As a student at Cal State Fullerton, summers were usually a time of rest and recuperation for Grace Kim, but God kept tugging. Jay’s call challenged her. The city had a desperate need. Due to budget restraints, summer school was cut.
#CoffeeReImagined
Charles & Eastside's Young Adults have chosen to engage their city using Solid City Coffee to create impact both locally and globally.
Over the past year, Solid City Coffee (SCC) has been re-imagining how God can use coffee as a catalyst for community transformation.