Martin Park is a Christ-centered, urban youth outreach ministry that provides safe places, mentoring, life skills, and spiritual formation for children and teens in underserved neighborhoods. Through after-school programs, summer camps, community events, discipleship groups, and resource distributions, Martin Park creates spaces of belonging, relationship, and growth for young people who often feel unseen.
Martin Park’s consistent, relational ministry brings heart to Our Valley Cares’ broader systems—reminding us that transformation happens not only through structures, but through people walking alongside.
Within Our Valley Cares, Martin Park serves as a relational anchor—offering mentoring, discipleship, structured after-school programming, and consistent presence in young people’s lives.
While other partners provide shelter, food, or crisis intervention, Martin Park brings community, growth, accountability, and spiritual foundation—addressing the “beyond survival” dimensions of thriving.
Martin Park’s staff and programs can integrate deeply into youth development tracks—leading Bible studies, mentorship circles, arts and recreation, and spiritual care.
Because of its established church network and community roots, Martin Park helps connect youth to local congregations, fostering relationships that extend beyond program hours.
Martin Park demonstrates that consistent presence—parks, clubs, camps—can shift trajectories. Their model shows that care is more effective when it's relational, generational, and sustained.
When you support Martin Park through Our Valley Cares, you’re investing in relationships that outlast hardship—mentors who stay, kids who believe, communities that change.
