Upcoming Events

Oct
15
Tue
Gang Awareness Education Intervention Programs “RIGHT CHOICES” Presentations @ Paul Knox Middle School
Oct 15 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm

Gang Awareness Education Intervention Programs (GAEIP)

FCR Ministries targets kids from elementary school age concentrating on 12 to 21 years of age including all races, genders and levels of income, but focusing on schools located in lower income areas. Full Circle Refuge educates church and community leaders, parents, teachers, and students about the consequences of gang involvement and the benefits of making good choices.77188_1617323107511_7597895_n

FCR Ministries serves the community by going into schools and presenting Gang Awareness Prevention and Intervention Education programs about gangs present in our area, the signs of kids who are at-risk, identifying who may be involved, and what we can do to make the community a safer place to live.

This intensive training equips churches, youth organizations, schools and volunteers with a knowledgeable background and awareness of the characteristics, habits, behaviors, and customs of gangs known in America today.

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It is an informative, interactive course with expert instruction that covers components such as intervention and prevention, while providing an in depth knowledge of the current trends of criminal street level gangs and other gang types. Participants leave with a greater understanding of the gang lifestyle, its appeal to some youth and actions to curb the trend.

Topics addressed include:
 Identifying warning signs in the community.
 Ideas on how to work together as a community to deter gang related activity.
 Current information on contemporary gang trends, gang identifiers and school violence issues.
 Identify intervention and prevention strategies and how to develop them.
 Identify risk and protective factors.
 Differentiate between gangs.
Workshop goals:
 Educate the community about pressures teens encounter today.
 Discourage teens and youth from gang involvement.
 Help teens resist peer pressure and make good decisions.
 Encourage teens to abstain from unsafe and unproductive lifestyles that may result in imprisonment.

 

Oct
16
Wed
Positive Men Positive Choices – One Degree at a Time – “Change the way they think & act!” @ Cross Creek High School
Oct 16 @ 5:00 am – 6:00 am
Oct
17
Thu
Gang Awareness Education Intervention Programs “RIGHT CHOICES” Presentations @ New Ellenton Middle School
Oct 17 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Gang Awareness Education Intervention Programs (GAEIP)

FCR Ministries targets kids from elementary school age concentrating on 12 to 21 years of age including all races, genders and levels of income, but focusing on schools located in lower income areas. Full Circle Refuge educates church and community leaders, parents, teachers, and students about the consequences of gang involvement and the benefits of making good choices.77188_1617323107511_7597895_n

FCR Ministries serves the community by going into schools and presenting Gang Awareness Prevention and Intervention Education programs about gangs present in our area, the signs of kids who are at-risk, identifying who may be involved, and what we can do to make the community a safer place to live.

This intensive training equips churches, youth organizations, schools and volunteers with a knowledgeable background and awareness of the characteristics, habits, behaviors, and customs of gangs known in America today.

72791_1617325107561_1614529_n

 

It is an informative, interactive course with expert instruction that covers components such as intervention and prevention, while providing an in depth knowledge of the current trends of criminal street level gangs and other gang types. Participants leave with a greater understanding of the gang lifestyle, its appeal to some youth and actions to curb the trend.

Topics addressed include:
 Identifying warning signs in the community.
 Ideas on how to work together as a community to deter gang related activity.
 Current information on contemporary gang trends, gang identifiers and school violence issues.
 Identify intervention and prevention strategies and how to develop them.
 Identify risk and protective factors.
 Differentiate between gangs.
Workshop goals:
 Educate the community about pressures teens encounter today.
 Discourage teens and youth from gang involvement.
 Help teens resist peer pressure and make good decisions.
 Encourage teens to abstain from unsafe and unproductive lifestyles that may result in imprisonment.

 

Oct
23
Wed
Positive Men Positive Choices – One Degree at a Time – “Change the way they think & act!” @ Cross Creek High School
Oct 23 @ 5:00 am – 6:00 am
Oct
30
Wed
Positive Men Positive Choices – One Degree at a Time – “Change the way they think & act!” @ Cross Creek High School
Oct 30 @ 5:00 am – 6:00 am
Nov
6
Wed
Positive Men Positive Choices – One Degree at a Time – “Change the way they think & act!” @ Cross Creek High School
Nov 6 @ 4:00 am – 5:00 am
Nov
13
Wed
Positive Men Positive Choices – One Degree at a Time – “Change the way they think & act!” @ Cross Creek High School
Nov 13 @ 4:00 am – 5:00 am
Nov
20
Wed
Positive Men Positive Choices – One Degree at a Time – “Change the way they think & act!” @ Cross Creek High School
Nov 20 @ 4:00 am – 5:00 am
Mar
20
Thu
Men’s Fellowship Dinner – Guest Speaker: Rev. Devon Harris @ Trinity on the Hill UMC |
Mar 20 @ 6:30 pm – Mar 20 @ 8:30 pm
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Men’s Fellowship Dinner
Thursday, March 20

6:30 pm in Wesley Hall

Menu:  Lasagna, Salad, Bread, Dessert

Please make your reservation by Wednesday, March 19 –

kmcveigh@trinityonthehill.net

 

 

Guest Speaker:  Devon Harris

 

Devon has been involved in juvenile justice ministry in the greater Augusta area since 1994. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1999 after 20 years of service and was hired by the Department of Juvenile Justice as Assistant Volunteer Service Coordinator at the Augusta Youth Development Campus in Augusta, Georgia.

 

After two years of employment at the AYDC, Devon resigned to pursue a full time position as the Director of Full Circle Refuge. Devon seeks to expand the mission and vision of FCR through the training of volunteers and certification of mentors, as well as organizing urban church networks for juveniles at-risk and also those reentering the community.

 

Devon is a certified “Volunteer In Prison Ministry” trainer for Prison Fellowship Ministries; graduate of the School of Juvenile Justice Ministries, Straight Ahead Ministries; member of the Ministry Delivery Team for Prison Fellowship Georgia; completed the Street Gang/Juvenile Crime Course presented by 21st Century Law Enforcement Consultants Inc.; received the “Street Gang: Identification and

Investigation” certification from The Institute of Police Technology and Management of the University of North Florida; certified “Gang Intervention Specialist” from The National Gang Crime Research Center.

 

Devon is also an active member of the Georgia Gang Investigators Association.

Dec
13
Sun
WestCare: Christmas Fellowship @ WestCare
Dec 13 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

WestCare

As many of you are busy with the task of buying gifts or planning parties, please take the time to remember our young men in Keysville, Georgia. Full Circle Refuge will be providing a meal, a gift bag (including the Evidence Bible and a new pair of socks) as well as the message of Hope.

If you, your family, your place of work, or your place of worship would like to help in sponsoring please contact us [see contact info above]. We not only need funds to make this happen, but new socks, homemade cookies, and red velvet cupcakes. Each donation is tax-deductible.

In a time where so much darkness seems present and in a place where it can be so overwhelming, help us dent the darkness.

To learn more about the WestCare Foundation, click here.