1. Empower individuals to improve their lifestyle
How:

• Adopt and implement Christ-centered literacy enrichment seminars.
• Implement recovery programs such as the NAD’s Journey to Wholeness a Christ- centered approach to help addicts (12 Step program).
• Provide emotional and spiritual support to those in crisis.
• Form support groups.

2. Equip leaders to serve the whole person
How:

• Continue to sponsor the following trainings:
  – Non-Profit Leadership Certification.
  – Emotional & Spiritual Care Certification.
  – Disaster Response & Preparedness.
• Provide training to integrate inter-departmental ministries.
• Provide Cultural Diversity Training.
• Train local leaders to facilitate centers of hope and healing.
• Identify and train area coordinators to assist local church directors.
• Encourage collaboration and sharing of resources among local churches.

3. Encourage partnership & build bridges between church and community
How:

• Strive to conduct needs assessment to better serve our community.
• Encourage churches to use the “Wellness on the Go Van” to bring hope and healing
  to the community.
• Encourage churches to use the “Shower of Blessing Van” to reach the homeless and
  migrant community.
• The “Wellness on the Go Center” will facilitate REST:
  – R. Recovery ( Journal to Wholeness – 12 Step Addiction Program).
  – E. Emotional Healing (Social services to provide counseling).
  – S. Spiritual/Social (Lectures on social & spiritual issues).
  – T. Trauma (Reflections on how trauma affects mental and physical health).
• Adopt and implement an on-going cycle of health evangelism to reach the community.
• Partner with schools to implement ESL classes.
• Partner with Northeastern Conference, Atlantic Union, NAD and other Adventist institutions to reach targeted goals.
• Partner with hospitals and other organizations to host health fairs, health screening, and lectures; and advocate for better health programs.
• Continue to partner with Team TLC, a non-profit organization, to serve asylum seekers.
• Partner with local school systems, social service providers, hospitals, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, businesses and community groups, etc.
• Search for applicable grants to support the programs of GNYC.
• Support all evangelism programs of GNYC.

4. Engage in community development to complete infrastructure
Complete infrastructure projects that further community development.
How:

• Wellness on the Go center – Queens.
• Health Clinic – Brooklyn.
• Distribution Center – Bronx.
• Health Evangelism Training Center.
• Relief Resources for Local churches.
• Thrift Store.