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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever. – Psalm 136
Gratitude in 2021
To all friends, supporters, community partners, volunteers, and prayer warriors: You showed up. You made a difference. You are the salt of the earth. THANK YOU! [video width="1920" height="1080"...
Neighborhood Christmas Store Signups – 3 Opportunities
Christmas Store is back! Parker St & North Lake Wire neighborhoods (residents only) can sign up for our Annual Christmas Store* — 75% off brand new toys for children ages 0-17. You must register to shop AND for your kids to be able to shop at Kids’ Corner for...
Access Church Serve Day
As part of #WorldKindnessDay 2021, Access Church designated Saturday as #ServeDay and members spent time volunteering in the community. At Parker Street Ministries, a team participated in organization projects for our after-school program, landscaped, and helped set...
Fall Festival 2021
Rain may have moved us indoors, but it didn't dampen our spirits at Fall Festival! We loved welcoming more than 100 neighborhood kids and their families on Friday for arts and crafts, games, photos, popcorn, and plenty of sweets. This fall-tastic event is one of our...
Hiring Classroom Leaders
Interested in joining the Parker Street Ministries team? We're HIRING Classroom Leaders for our after school Academic Enrichment Program (AEP)! The purpose of the position of Classroom Leader is to provide learning opportunities for AEP students in a structured way...
Congratulations, Hannah Hardin!
Our own Hannah Hardin recently received a certificate in Financial Analysis for Nonprofit Leaders from Indiana University’s Lily Family School of Philanthropy. Thanks goes to the GiveWell Community Foundation and its Empower Polk Grant which builds capacity in area...
Hope in Christ
"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should...
Rest in Jesus, Trish Hogan
We are deeply saddened by the Sept. 1 death of Trish Hogan, a much-loved staff member at Parker Street Ministries. She has been a bright light whose cheerful smile, deep love of Jesus, and faithful service worked together to powerfully enrich Parker Street...
Workforce Lab Instills Life-Changing Values
Sleeping in, beach days, and no school—sounds like a typical summer for most students. But not for PSM's Young Adult Program (YAP) participants. Sixteen high schoolers who live in the Parker Street neighborhood spent their June and July preparing for their futures...
New Illuminated Sidewalks
Check out the beautifully illuminated sidewalks and buildings along Parker St. and Iowa Ave. Thanks goes to the Empower Polk Grant at GiveWell Community Foundation and the City of Lakeland, FL - Government’s Neighborhood Partnership Grant for helping fund this...