At Next Level, our mission is to love Jesus, love people, and make a difference. We believe that Jesus’ love has changed us for the better and we want to share His love with others. To help us do that, we partner with various organizations in the community. To start things off in 2024, we are assisting PORT, a local emergency homeless winter shelter program.
We are teaming up with Freekind to help combat human trafficking in the 757.
Freekind exists to prevent human trafficking and to support those who have been exploited on their journey to freedom. More than that, they unleash the power of kindness to help restore the humanity stolen from them, offering grace to the most vulnerable in our communities as they regain their freedom, their sense of hope, and their sense of belonging. Freekind addresses both ends of the anti-human trafficking spectrum: working with those who have been exploited to restore the freedom that was stolen from them, and equipping our youth to avoid having their vulnerabilities exploited by traffickers. They offer awareness and industry-specific training, a nationally recognized prevention education curriculum for youth, and restorative services for criminalized victims. They help survivors by matching them to treatment programs, advocating for alternative sentencing, providing transitional support, and connecting clients with community partners.
For more info on Freekind and how they are making a difference, visit https://www.freekindva.org/.
To help fund their education and prevention efforts, victim services, and continuing efforts to end human trafficking, Freekind is hosting the Offramps 5K on Saturday, April 27 at Mariners’ Park. We’ve created a Next Level race team and invite you to join us as we run to help Freekind accomplish their mission. If running isn’t your thing but you still want to help Freekind fight human trafficking, you can sign up to volunteer on race day or financially support the Next Level team. No matter how you choose to participate, know that you are making a difference in the fight against human trafficking in the 757!
Ongoing Partnerships
THRIVE is committed to assisting peninsula individuals and families through difficult times. They provide emergency financial aid to those who are facing eviction or utility cut-offs. But THRIVE’s aid goes beyond just paying a bill. They desire to see their clients become financially independent. To help people accomplish this, THRIVE offers financial coaching free of charge and every person seeking assistance from THRIVE must meet with a financial coach at least once. In addition to assisting financially, THRIVE offers emergency food assistance through their food pantry.
Because of your generosity, we are able to financially support THRIVE on a monthly basis. Visit https://www.thrivepeninsula.org/ to learn more about THRIVE and how you can get involved.
10,000 churches in the US close each year, which means almost 200 churches close every Sunday. Church Rescue exists to make a difference by offering financial assistance, free ministry leadership conferences, monthly coaching for pastors, and much more to struggling and declining churches nationwide.
Because of your generosity, we are able to financially support Church Rescue and the churches they serve. Thank you for helping us rescue churches so that they can rescue people! For more information about Church Rescue, visit https://churchboom.org/rescue.
Our commitment to making a difference even extends to the coffee we serve as well. Pura Vida supplies the coffee we serve on Sunday mornings. Pura Vida’s coffee is organic fair trade, meaning they are committed to improving the lives of their farmers as well as taking care of the environment. On top of that, Pura Vida donates its proceeds to The Create Good Foundation, it’s public charity. The Create Good Foundation uses its resources to fund projects that help children in at-risk communities and to partner with churches and other nonprofits to help fund projects that help those in need. Their current funding is focused on children in Costa Rica and Uganda. So every time you grab a cup of coffee at Next Level, you are helping to make a difference. For more on Pura Vida and to order coffee, visit http://creategood.e-beans.net/NEXTLEVELCHURCH.
Every time you wash your hands at Next Level, you are helping to make a difference as well. Our hand soaps are supplied by Thistle Farms. Thistle Farms’ mission is to Heal, Empower, and Employ women survivors of trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. Through safe housing, healthcare, counseling, and employment, they provide the tools for physical, mental, and economic healing and freedom. All housing and clinical services are provided free of charge. Thistle Farms has a full line of products. For more info and to order, visit https://thistlefarms.org/.