Author Archives: Geist Youth

The International Book Project (IBP) is a registered 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization, founded by Harriet Van Meter in 1966, which has sent more than 6 million books abroad. Our mission is to promote education and literacy while broadening Americans’ understanding of their neighbors, which we achieve by annually sending more than 300,000 books to schools,Continue reading “Morning Work: Group A”

Sweet Blessings believes all children deserve to feel special, and all children deserve to feel loved – especially on their birthday. Unfortunately, for many children in our community a birthday is not a time to celebrate but a time to be reminded that there is not enough money for parties or presents and maybe notContinue reading “This is Sweet Blessings”

Back to the Catholic Action Center

I am Ava and I’m here to talk about my day. This is my second mission trip with Geist Christian Church. Today, I woke up at 5:30 in the morning to go to Hope Center to serve breakfast to disadvantaged men. It was incredibly eye opening to see that these people were living in poverty,Continue reading “My Day”

Bluegrass Greensource is the THE source for all things green, encouraging small steps toward a sustainable future for our communities.

The Catholic Action Center located at 1055 Industry Road is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Center offers both day and night shelter, free meals (Breakfast 9:00am, Lunch Noon, & Dinner 5:30pm), as well as a host of special programming & services.

The Lighthouse Ministries is a non-profit, faith-based organization dedicated to reaching the homeless and low and moderate income population of Lexington and the Fayette County area, by providing free meals and supplies for our neighbors in need.

The Hope Center’s mission is to care for homeless and at-risk persons by providing life-sustaining and life-rebuilding services that are comprehensive and address underlying causes.