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YPN's Networking Strategies help local and national ministry networks and resource partners enhance cooperation and build relationships for support and self-sustainability. 130+ partners in our network provide services for children and youth in urban, rural and Native American communities.

YPN Denver

Each month between 20-30 front line workers gather together for networking and resources at YPN's sponsored lunch in Denver for a total of more than 150 individuals from various local ministries. We bring in special speakers and funding resources to encourage our partners and expand their networks as well as advertise their youth events, fundraising events, prayer requests and volunteer opportunities.

Following is a list of some of the benefits that resulted from the meetings this past year:

  • Faith-based government Latino grant resulted in over $300,000 to our Denver partners. This was the first of a three-year grant and most have already been approved for their second year grant, ranging from $60,000-$90,000 each.
  • Due to our relationship with a new Denver foundation, free monthly workshops are provided to our ministry partners to train their staff in fundraising. Another level to their program is to provide free one-on-one consultation for fundraising events followed by matching grants.
  • Boy Scouts of America provided free weeks of camping at a nearby facility and customized inner-city day camps and year-round programs for over 400 kids.
  • Campus Crusade's Annual Conference in Denver incorporated a Day of Faith again this year where over 2000 students hit the streets to serve in the city. Many of our ministry partners signed up to provide "hands-on experience" for these students to serve inner-city kids.
  • Noah's Ark provided free white water rafting excursions for our ministry partner's youth leaders. They also offered discounts on summer adventure camps for inner-city kids including rafting, rock climbing, backpacking.
  • LensCrafters provided free exams and eye glasses to inner-city kids.
  • Dare2Share provided full scholarships for inner-city youth to attend their national evangelism conference in Denver. Nearly 10,000 registered as their corporate mission was to make attendance possible for every child interested in learning about Christ.
  • Pure by Choice offered discounts for inner-city youth and their parents to attend their national abstinence conference in Denver.
  • Denver Area Youth For Christ hosted four front-range college fairs providing inner-city students and their parents with the opportunity to meet representatives from 70 Christian colleges.
  • The Department of Labor attends every month and offers training and summer job placement for the teens and job listings for their parents
  • The Denver Seminary hosted their Annual Ministry Fair in September providing our local ministry partners with a great opportunity to expose their ministry to hundreds of students seeking summer intern positions.
  • Straight Street Design offers free website consultation to our Denver ministry partner network.
  • Due to YPN connections free resources like bibles, books, t-shirts, travel bags, and sports tickets at distributed at nearly every meeting.
Denver Calendar
Denver Network Meeting
We're now being hosted by Confluence Ministries!
First Tuesday of each month
11am - 1pm
Confluence Ministries
1400 Quitman Street, Denver, CO 80204

Upcoming meetings:
March 5
April 1
May 6
June thru August: no meetings due to summer programs

YouthPartnersNET is excited to announce the launch of a new program starting the summer of 2007 called CityConnexx. CityConnexx is designed to bring youth groups for a week of service in the city. As you'll see on our website, we hope to bring support and resources to our urban ministry partners through this program that is replacing Urban Connexx by M-Fuge/Lifeway.

Visit http://www.CityConnexx.org for more details or contact info@CityConnexx.org.

Denver Resources
Denver Advertising
Mike Lash
303.716.7800
Donate and provide discount services to ministries for logo, website, design work
Free eye exams
Salt Wall announced a relationship with Lenscrafters where they will come to your ministry and provide eye exams and glasses for your kids for FREE. Contact Salt for further details: salt.wall@ccci.org.
Printing Resource
Do you need brochures or business cards? Contact Age at Age@GodStyleRecords.com and he will design and print what your ministry needs at a very reasonable cost.
New Denver Hip Hop Church
AGE Sandoval has started a new Denver church. They meet each Tuesday night at 1230 Decatur Street. The doors open at 6pm, services start at 7pm. A bus goes out to four locations to bring in families. Take the time to view a map and download the PDF with times and bus pickup locations.

UPDATE:
tha_MYX Hiphop Church service went well as planned. With over 70 in attendance we know that God is doing something BIG! November 21st was our kickoff and it was great to see people from all walks of life come and join us for a time of worship, music and a dynamic message. If you didn't get to attend, please make sure to put us on your calendar for future services. We will always feature a hiphop artist as well as praise and worship, tithes & offerings and a sermon presented by dynamic Evangelist A.G.E. of Preachas in tha Hood.
Mission Increase Foundation provides free monthly seminars for non-profits in the Denver and Colorado Springs areas each month, and they also provide funding. To read more, or to sign up for their upcoming seminars, visit their website.
Integrity Financial provides financial life coaching to individuals and ministries. Visit their website or call 303.462.2001
KGNU Radio allows nonprofits free airtime for public service announcements, free nonprofit event posting on their website, and numerous other opportunities to promote your organization free of charge. For more information, contact Denver Outreach Director Marcos Martinez at 303.888.8375.
BackPack Project
For $3.50 your congregation can provide a BackPack for children in the Denver Metro Area. Denver Metro Transformation is working with The Salvation Army to provide 10,000 BackPacks for Children in the Denver Metro Area. TSA & DMT are working together to see children's lives touched with the Love of Christ.
To donate for this project, send your checks to:

Denver Metro Transformation
5305 E. 108th Place
Thornton, Colorado 80233

All donations are tax deductible through DMT. To register for BackPacks, please go to The Intermountain Salvation Army website and click on the BackPack. If you would like to assist in this project, don't hesitate to contact DMT via email.
Open Fairways
Open Fairways is dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk and underprivileged children through the game of golf.
Inner City Health Center
3405 Downing Street
Denver, CO 80205
303.296.1767
They are located downtown near Five Points and provide Adult Medical Care, Prenatal Services, Pediatrics, Dental Services and Counseling. Patients are charged on a sliding fee basis, depending on their income.
Scott Barth
Scott is a Business Coach with Action International and has provided great tools and info for our Denver network.
Noah's Ark provides rafting trips for youth leaders in Colorado, as well as providing something fun to do with their kids.
Straight Line Action Sports Camp provides mentoring and tutoring while teaching skating during the summer.