Fayetteville Urban Ministry, Inc.

Fayetteville Urban Ministry's vision is to continuously brand our name, works and mission throughout each community and neighborhood in Cumberland County through services, assistance, partnerships and donor support. We wish to further the ideal of a community of compassion committed to the well being of our neighbors in need.

By building on existing programs and bolstering proven methodologies we believe that we can improve our ability to serve our community, year after year, no matter what comes our way. We seek out new grants to address issues both new and old, such as bullying in the "Spy Kids" facet of our Find-A-Friend Program. We use newly acquired and donated technologies, such as Smart TVs, to host tax training and assistance classes for the elderly. We are constantly seeking to improve our ability to provide the aid and services most needed by those less fortunate. In 2020, we worked with our city and county governments to secure grant funding to provide relief to area residents struggling to pay rent and/or utility bills due to COVID-19.

Like many other non-profits, grants, endowments, and donations of many kinds are what allow us to do what we do. Our rate of investment into our programs, 93% of every dollar we receive, clearly shows that we know how to make best use of the support we're given. It also evidence of a staff whose motivations stem from a paradigm of altruism and a sincere desire to give back. With this in tow, our organization is capable of achieving any goal we put forward and overcome any obstacle placed in front of us. Our staff is constantly receiving new training and implementing new strategies while honing proven ones in an effort to provide the kind of service and results one might expect from a large, national organization.

The labor and love of over 40 years of community involvement has produced a tried and true local non-profit organization that has been recognized on a State level worth and trustworthy cause. Our most recent goal was the Build the Dream Campaign -a fundraising endeavor to fully fund and build Fayetteville's first-ever Youth Enrichment Center to house our growing Find-A-Friend Youth Mentoring Program. This building has been completed and fully-funded. It is located directly across the street from our home office and serves as a beacon for youth development and growth in our community. Even in the era of COVID-19 and virtual/distance learning, our Find-A-Friend team has still been able to pick up youth at their homes (rather than school pick ups) to participate in afterschool programs, mentoring, etc. here on campus.