Our Neighborhoods – Desire Street Ministries

Our Neighborhoods

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Current Partners
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Developing Thriving Leaders

Desire Street believes that the best investment for lasting change in a neighborhood is time, presence, and relationship. None of those things happen overnight, and the revitalization of under-resourced neighborhoods is a tremendous undertaking by courageous leaders nationwide.

That’s why our model for ministry is to work side-by-side with our Ministry Partners who share the calling to have a physical and spiritual presence in their neighborhoods.

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Walking Alongside Community Leaders

Current Partners

Aspire Movement

Dane Boykin

Birmingham, Alabama

MISSION: to walk with young people and their communities on the path to wholeness.

BeLoved Atlanta

Amelia Quinn

Atlanta, Georgia

We are an anti-sex trafficking organization lovingly equipping brave women on their path to freedom.

Hope for Youth

Brandon Prince

Houston, Texas

Hope for Youth is committed to empowering urban youth to shine as beacons of light, embodying the love and strength of Christ in their communities.

MAP & Mercy House

Pastor Ken Austin

Montgomery, Alabama

The many programs of MAP (Ministry About People) come together to create pathways of hope that redirect lives and rebuild community in Montgomery, Alabama.

Oak Tree Ministries

Raquel Patterson

Birmingham, Alabama

We serve alongside our neighbors in the Marks Village public housing community seeking fulfillment of God’s promises in Isaiah 61 through Gospel centered, Trauma informed, Community Support.

Oaks Ministries

Stephen Pittman

Augusta, Georgia

To empower the students of downtown Augusta to become Christ-centered leaders who transform their communities with the hope of the Gospel.

The Way 2 Serve Ministries

Shane Kyles

Opelika, Alabama

The purpose of The Way 2 Serve Ministries is to share the love of Jesus in practical ways. We provide opportunities to serve by doing home repair projects that leads to forming and building relationships with those we help.

Trust And Transform

Alumni Partners - Organizations

Abara Frontiers
El Paso, Texas

Abara exists to cultivate opportunities for understanding, serving, and loving across divides through education, encounters, and response. Our vision is an ever-growing community of peacemakers who seek to understand and reconcile across divides, transforming conflict into peace.

Abundance of Desire
New Orleans, Louisiana

Blueprint 58

Atlanta, Georgia

We are unique in our approach to community development, focusing on both fostering mentoring relationships through the local school, and establishing a healthy and positive presence in the neighborhood.

Common Ground Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama

Through the efforts of generous donors and community partners championing change, Common Ground Montgomery provides developmental programs, camps, and activities while connecting youth in west Montgomery, Alabama, with resources and mentors.

Community Connect CDC

Mobile, Alabama

Community Connect CDC is a non-profit established for cultivating relationships and advocating for residents in a distressed community. The CDC takes a “whole person” approach with a concentration on improving the physical environment, as well as supporting the spiritual and social well-being of participants.

CrossTown Ministries

Orlando, Florida

We want to see CrossTown flourish through the Gospel of Jesus Christ by creating a Gospel Ecosystem where disciples are made. We believe in incarnational ministry. We believe in raising up leadership from our community, and life-on-life discipleship.

Faith Christian Fellowship
Baltimore, Maryland

Celebrating the reconciling work of Christ, building grace-filled disciples, and serving Pen Lucy, Baltimore, and the world.

Grace Counseling Center

Orlando, Florida

Cultivating a place of hope, connection and growth that equips residents for leading a thriving community.

Grove Park Renewal

Atlanta, Georgia

Grove Park Renewal seeks to provide a quality living experience for neighborhood residents and empower those who desire to connect with and contribute to the community and participate in the renewal process in Grove Park.

Jubilee Academy
Columbia, South Carolina

Heartworks and Jubilee Academy have been cultivating a nourishing environment for more than 20 years through experiential learning, strong faith-building practices, and an emphasis on healthy family values.

Kids of Excellence
New Orleans, Louisiana

At Kids of Excellence, we envision a world where every child has equal access to quality education, unending curiosity, and limitless opportunities.

Mercy Street Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Mercy Street exists to cultivate mutually transforming relationships with inner-city youth through Christian mentorship.

oaksATL
Atlanta, Georgia

Providing dignity through quality and affordable housing for residents in English Ave and surrounding neighborhoods.

Parker Street Ministries
Lakeland, Florida

To participate in the vision of God’s love, Parker Street Ministries is committed to Gospel-centered community development beginning in Lakeland’s Parker Street neighborhood.

PAWkids
Atlanta, Georgia

To provide families with various resources that will empower and encourage them while promoting Christian values, building stronger communities, and developing self-sufficiency.

Peace Preparatory Academy

Atlanta, Georgia

Established in 2015 on the west side of Atlanta, Peace Preparatory Academy seeks to be a place that educates the whole child, supports the whole family, and provides growth and change opportunities for the whole community in a high quality, Christ-centered learning environment.

Redeemer Community Church

Atlanta, Georgia

To proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through our words and our lives, to make disciples of Christ, and to live as people who are loved, accepted, and transformed by Christ.

St. Roch Community Church

New Orleans, Louisiana

It is our vision as members of St. Roch Community Church that our neighborhood and community would experience, embrace and enjoy God’s redemption in Jesus Christ in every area of our existence.

Summerhill Community Ministries
Atlanta, Georgia

Since 2004, our programs have served more than 2500+ inner city youth throughout the downtown Atlanta area. From personal development to academic advancement and spiritual growth through Christ – we are changing lives. We strive to lift our entire community by bringing families closer to Christ and each other.

That’s My Child

Montgomery, Alabama

Our mission is to mentor the youth through arts, education and work-force development ending hopelessness and generational poverty within our community.

The Mom Community

Atlanta, Georgia

We support young moms who are transitioning into stable, healthy living by providing housing, security, and opportunities for personal growth in a Christ-centered environment.

The Redeemer’s School
Jackson, Mississippi

The Redeemer’s School was founded in 2014 out of a desire to achieve something that has never been offered: an independent, Christian education in the safety of an urban environment that anyone could afford.

Thrive 9th Ward
New Orleans, Louisiana

Helping Families, Communities, and Businesses To Thrive Through our Affordable Housing, Small Business Training, Thrift Store, and Community Center

Trinity Family Church
Mobile, Alabama

Helping Families, Communities, and Businesses To Thrive Through our Affordable Housing, Small Business Training, Thrift Store, and Community Center

Alumni Partners - Leaders

Irvin Bell
Justin Bleeker
Oscar Brown
Justina Dix
DeSean Dyson
LaTonya Gates
Drew Henley
Sandee Hensley
Trey Hill

Bryan Kelly
Nate Ledbetter
Charles Lee
Matt Maxwell
Ben McLeish
Tim Mitchell
Scott Moore
Carlton Oby

Stephen Pittman
Christy Smucker
Rebecca Stanley
Eric Stites
Demetrius Summerville
JB Watkins
Danny White
Benjamin Will

Desire Community Square

The Desire Community Square are the ministries and organizations that operate on the original Desire Street Ministries location in the 9th Ward of New Orleans. Following Hurricane Katrina, the facilities were rebuilt by Desire Street Ministries and then donated for the use of these ministries.

Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans is now Ascension DePaul Services. The mission of Ascension DePaul Services of New Orleans is to improve the health and well-being of our community and to be a presence of the Love of Jesus in the lives of all we serve and with whom we partner. The vision of Ascension DePaul Services of New Orleans is to improve the health status of the community.

Helping families, communities and businesses to thrive through our affordable housing, small business training, thrift store and community center.

Our mission is to provide the highest quality of education to young children, to ensure readiness for school for all children by using developmentally appropriate practices, and to invest in the development of the whole child, through cooperation of the school, family, staff, and community. We believe that all children have the right to high quality care and education that is individualized to meet their unique strengths, interest, and needs.

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