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Jazmyn

The night before camp, Tonya (a former City Impact student), dropped off her youngest daughter, Layla, at City Impact’s annual lock in. The building was buzzing in anticipation of the week ahead. Our students were headed to Golden, Missouri early the next morning to spend a Christ-centered week of transformational …

Give to Lincoln Day 2018

Give to Lincoln Day 2018 was a great success. City Impact received $68,638 in gifts from 163 individual donors! We are grateful to have received such generous support from so many people. We celebrated Give to Lincoln Day with a party at City Impact. Several of our kids joined …

Jose

“IRC (Impact Reading Center) runs so much deeper than just the curriculum. To provide the tools for literacy is one thing, but to empower and let the student know that it is okay to fail is even more imperative,” says Emily Wesslin, a third grade teacher at McPhee Elementary. This …

Connie & Juanita

Part One – Making Camp a Reality Connie and her sister, Juanita, learned to make tamales when they were young girls in their grandmother’s kitchen. They never thought this family tradition would one day impact the lives of kids in Lincoln. City Impact has been part of Connie’s life for …

Angela & Jonha

Angela came to City Impact in 2003, a single mom just beginning a close walk with Christ. In February of 2004, she got engaged to Ken who was a single father of three boys. Angela was excited to become a family, but nervous about her new role as mother to …

Amara & Asha

Amara Hopkins has been a City Impact kid all her life. Her mother, Ashley, was one of the very first students to go all the way through City Impact’s programs. Amara’s journey began with Impact Reading Center, transitioned to the Impact Faith Academy, and later the Impact Leadership Academy. From …

Katie

Twenty years! This year City Impact is celebrating 20 years of life-changing work in the heart of Lincoln. We sat down with Katie, a former City Impact kid, this month and asked her why people should invest in City Impact. She answered by telling her story: “Growing up, I hated …

Family BBQ 2018

City Impact’s annual Family BBQ was a smash! We estimate over 300 in attendance for the evening. Dozens of families enjoyed grilled burgers and hotdogs, and brought their own culinary creations to share.The food competition was a hit, as usual, with eager voters supporting their favorite dishes. City Impact families, …

Ride That Bus

For the past 20 years, City Impact has been taking kids like Jaleesa to camp. It’s a week focused on sports, the gospel, and learning to confront and conquer life’s challenges. It’s a life changing week. Historically, we’ve taken a set of vans, driving the eight hours in cramped quarters …

Connie

“The only way this happened was with God” Connie Perez shares, eyes shining. She’s referring to her brand new, three-bedroom, handicap-accessible home located a mere twenty- second walk to her job at City Impact. She’s happy and comfortable now, but her path to this cozy home is nothing short of …

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