Welcome to Angels of Mercy Youth Foundation

We are an organization sponsored by the  Apostolic Missionary Church for the Americas with our headquarters located in Toledo, Ohio, dedicated to serving the youth in our community and across Latin countries. Our mission is to provide a safe and nurturing environment where young people can grow spiritually, intellectually, and emotionally. Through our programs and services, we aim to inspire, empower, and guide the next generation towards a brighter future.

Local people always know their neighborhoods best.

It’s a fundamental truth that drives everything we do here at ANGELS OF MERCY YOUTH FOUNDATION – and it’s why we work through grassroots organizations made up of people who live in the area and who have a stake in creating the conditions their children need to thrive. These local partner organizations are our hands and feet, working alongside kids and families in locally relevant ways to help more children achieve their potential.

ANGELS OF MERCY YOUTH FOUNDATION works this way because we believe in partnership, not patronization. We believe that local ownership of change is critical to improving children’s lives, and we believe that by acting in partnership, we can all do more for each other.

Working together — sharing resources, knowledge and experience — we can create greater impact in the short term and build stronger communities in the long term.

Through these partnerships, ANGELS OF MERCY YOUTH FOUNDATION reaches kids directly while also involving parents, teachers and local governments in upholding children’s rights. And we ensure that the positive changes we’re working toward together – like better access to education, health, safety and opportunity – really stick.

Together, ANGELS OF MERCY YOUTH FOUNDATION, its local partners and the kids and families we work with are co-creating societies that recognize children’s worth, protect their rights and nurture their potential. Because local people know their own neighborhoods best. Families know their own dynamics best. And children know what it’s like to be them better than anyone.

·         Population Access and Influence

Through local partner organizations, we have a more direct relationship with children and communities that are experiencing poverty and other challenges, as well as the governments that serve them.

·         Program Relevancy and Adaptation

Strong, well-established local partners understand their communities and work with them to identify priority issues to address through programs that they tailor to local needs.

·         Community Ownership

Given their roots in the community, local partners can promote stronger local decision making and have a greater effect on the local power base. They are also best positioned to check up on the children on a regular basis: Every six months, local partners make sure each enrolled child is still living in the community and participating in our programs and check on their health and education status.

·         Sustainability

Local partners can more ably sustain efforts to support kids’ well-being over successive generations, long after ANGELS OF MERCY YOUTH FOUNDATION’s financial commitments to them end.

·         Efficiency

Working through local partners allows us to share resources for maximum impact in kids’ lives.

OUR SERVICES

“Angels of Mercy Youth Foundation has been a life-changing experience for my child. The loving and supportive community has helped them discover their true potential and develop a strong faith. I am forever grateful for the impact this church has made in our lives.”

— Gardenia Johnson