2019 Annual Report

2019 Annual Report

Our Sincere Thanks

2020 is underway, but we don’t want to move too far into the new year without thanking you for being a faithful supporter of Men Standing Positive (MSP). Your contributions in 2019 allowed us to provide clothing, food, and jobs to our program beneficiaries. You also helped in our ongoing efforts to share the good news of Jesus Christ in urban communities. Last year was equally a time of great challenge and testing, but we now feel more prepared to handle all that God wants MSP to accomplish in 2020 and beyond. We are blessed to have you with us on this journey.

2019 Highlights

MSP Back to School Bash

MSP participated for the first time in the annual Dunbar Elementary Open House. Paztuh Mike gave a short performance and DJ G from New Life Music provided the music. At least 79 students received uniforms that day, including: Kindergarten (23 students); 1st Grade (12 students); 2nd Grade (17 students); 3rd Grade (15 students); 4th Grade (12 students).

Outreach Training for MSP Staff Members

MSP Community Outreach Leaders participated in Outreach Training led by Paztuh Mike and Bill Neumann. Training participants later led twelve people to Christ, including a 17-year old; four middle-aged men and women; a young woman in her twenties; and six children. Outreach Training took place at John DeShields Homes in East St. Louis, Illinois.

 

 

 

MSP Online Store Launch 

MSP merchandise was made available on the MSP website online store. Products include GO! and Honoring Church Leadership DVD messages by Paztuh Mike, MSP T-shirts, and MSP hoodies. All proceeds go toward bringing the Gospel to jails, schools, the streets, and churches.

Clothing Truck Donation

A local church donated a truck to MSP to deliver clothes for homeless outreaches and school events.

Meet Ron

We met Ron during an MSP homeless outreach in 2019. After hearing about our programs and services, Ron agreed to regular counseling sessions with MSP staff.  He eventually entered a job training program offered in collaboration with Life Bridge Academy. That training, combined with job search assistance from MSP staff members, led to us finding and securing a welding apprenticeship for Ron. Thanks to your financial support, we were also able to provide Ron with bus fare, food, clothing, work boots, and a Bible.

 

A Look Ahead

We’re excited to continue our community outreaches, street evangelism, school events, and outreach training in 2020. We’ll report on our whereabouts and results through our blog. Stay tuned for more!

Also this year, we hope to raise enough funds to hire at least two full-time case managers. Our case management program is at the heart of MSP. Through it, we serve as a third-party filter to strategically place individuals in community assistance programs. Our goal is to always serve the whole person: spiritually, emotionally, and physically. With full-time case managers, we will be able to offer more real-world help to a greater number of people.

The MSP Urban Missions Program is our primary resource to fund the case management system. MSP supporters can also earmark their donations to ensure the money goes directly to our case management efforts. We’ve calculated that through Urban Missions, if we get 50 churches to agree to donate $75 a week, we can hire at least two case managers. We appreciate your prayers and recommendations. If you know of interested churches, please e-mail us at urbanmissions@menstandingpositive.org or call (314) 888-5407.

Thank you for helping us make a difference!

 

Integrity, Excellence, and Transparency
are absolutely necessary when caring for each donation Men Standing Positive receives. Your money matters and as an organization we strive to honor every dollar.

                               Click Here to See Reports

 

 


THANK YOU PARTNERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE IN 2020! 

 

 

MSP Uniform Donation Drive for Dunbar Kids

Imagine your child or grandchild unable to start the school year on
time because they do not have the proper clothing. Imagine your son or daughter embarrassed because they have to start the school year with a worn out uniform. Or perhaps their only uniform option doesn’t even fit properly.

These scenarios are a sobering reality for students and parents across
the country and one example is Dunbar Elementary School in East St.
Louis. Of the 425 enrolled students (K-4th), almost 20% will miss the
first days of school until they can get a uniform and approximately
45% of students only have access to worn items from prior years that
are too big or too small. If you do the math, only one-third of the
student body has the proper uniform attire needed for the school year.

Men Standing Positive and Paztuh Mike were invited by Principal Coleman to participate in Dunbar’s Open House for the staff, students and their families.  Won’t you join us and help get the Dunbar kids back to class? Please click here for appropriate school colors, sizes, and the designated drop off locations and times. If you wish to designate a financial gift, please click here to donate online and add in the notes, “Dunbar”. 

Thank you for your support!

2018 Annual Report

2018 Annual Report

What a year! Our main focus was the community of East St. Louis, Illinois. A major thank you to all of our volunteers, church partners, program partners, event sponsors, urban missions partners and donors. Your generous time, resources and finances helped make all of this possible! Below are some highlights we wanted to share with you.

Outreach & Events by Numbers:

  • 52+ people received Christ during street outreach or at the main events

  • 22 adult and youth salvations in one street outreach — an all-time MSP record

  • 50+ volunteers who gave their valuable time and skills

  • 2 main events: 1 church conference and 1 school venue

  • 2 MSP Street Outreaches: 1 Carry the Cross and 1 City Cleanup Day

  • 2 Evangelism Training Sessions

  • 5,000 + meals given to those in need from our food pantry through homeless outreach, main events, and other church and community organizations

  • 64 collections for men, women and children from Daugherty Business Solutions’ Holiday Coat Drive for MSP

Funding Firsts:

  • Hosted a Fish Fry fundraising event in August 2018

  • Earned the Guidestar Silver Seal Accreditation

  • Participated in Give StL Day- May 2018

  • Participated in Giving Tuesday- November 2018

  • Launched a Transparency page on our website where anyone can access current and past financial statements to see how we use our resources

  • Received in-kind donations of several used desktop and laptop PCs


 

Remember Walter?

We originally met Walter in the summer of 2015 during a street outreach in South City St. Louis. He accepted Christ on that outreach, came to an MSP conference, joined a church and began to grow in his relationship with God. At the end of 2017, he applied and was accepted into the Job and Leadership Training (JLT) Program at Mission St. Louis. He successfully completed Phase One with perfect attendance and received the Excellence Award for going above and beyond the student requirements. During the program, Walter interned at Schnucks Bakery and was hired immediately following his JLT graduation. Today, he is preparing to enroll and complete his GED while simultaneously working his full-time job.


 

 

22 People Saved in a Housing Project of East. Louis! Read more here

 

 


5 People Born Again During a City Cleanup Outreach! Click Here


 

Integrity, Excellence, and Transparency
are absolutely necessary when caring for each donation Men Standing Positive receives. Your money matters and as an organization we strive to honor every dollar.

                               Click Here to See Reports

 

 


THANK YOU PARTNERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE IN 2019! 

 

 

2018 MSP Effective Evangelism Conference

WordPress › Error

There has been a critical error on this website.

Learn more about troubleshooting WordPress.