Homeless youth, marginalized, at-risk young people, rainbow kids / travelers, urban poor, wounded, anti-mainstream, post-moderns, artists, and music scenesters. Young people trying to break away from broken pasts of abuse, prostitution, and drugs.

Source has witnessed firsthand the stories behind the Homeless Youth statistics for more than 15 years. Outreach teams and drop-in facilities contact 4,000 annually. They allow Source to be a friend by providing physical needs, safe environments, and advocates, and a voice of God’s hope, love, and forgiveness.

the Most Diverse Neighborhood in the country
- Internationals 100 languages spoken within 1.5 miles
- Poverty homeless shelters & cities largest meal within 4 blocks
- Arts MCAD, Mpls Institute of Arts & Children Theatre across street

The Fallout Arts Initiative (FAI) Fallout Urban Art Center and Art Co-op provide a creative, safe, and welcoming environment that encourage young people to access resources and find staff when they are in crisis or seeking assistance in making positive choices. Community meals, clothes closet, outreach offices, showers and laundry, a prayer room, a music venue, art gallery and skateramp are all included. The FAI also sponsors creative outreach expression: ie Drum and Easels (Interactive art parties in local shelters).

12-40 in Transitional Homes each year
since 1995.

Transitional Homes & Life Skills
Transitional Homes, 250 residents since 1995, have provided many the chance for a “family” to help make a break from the past and set a foundation through Life Skills Training and spiritual growth. The 8 month to 1 year program provides opportunity to teens and young adults trying to overcome, but have no realistic access to resources.

Trainings, internships, and outreaches
have seen over 1,500

Being a Friend & a Voice
to marginalized, skeptical
& homeless youth

Offering family through
Belonging, creativity, and homes

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Homeless Youth Statistics

Every Year in MN:
47,000 Homeless Children
#1 state per capita

20,000 Homeless Youth
Under 21, on their own

Every Night in MN
600-1,000 Homeless Youth
Homeless Youth Shelter
beds: 64

Within the first 48 hours
Homeless Youth will be solicited by someone in the sex or drug industry

Be a part of the family:
Partner with Source to be a friend & a voice to homeless youth.

Our goal is to be a Missional Community embracing the lambs and looking for the *prodigals who want to return home - existing at the crossroads of culture providing hospitality and impacting this hurting, skeptical, and diverse culture through prayer, urban outreach, the Fallout Arts Initiative (Fallout Urban Art Center & Art Co-op), transitional homes and Urban Ministry Trainings.

Our wholistic approach of being a FRIEND (serving physical, emotional and spiritual needs) and a VOICE (communicating God's love and forgiveness) allows us to reach those who are coming out of devastating and troubling histories, skeptical of the mainstream, and would not come into a church for help or answers.

Young People In Need

"I wanted to grow but the past was still in my face." ex-gang member living in the same environment after a radical conversion

where does a homeless 19-year-old go
who wants an opportunity to grow?

20 year old re-dedicates life, but is living with the friends he used drugs with when he was 12.

“I don’t have a place to sleep tonight,”
17 year old asking to sleep at the Fallout, after mom is placed in a shelter that does not allow children older than 14.

21 year old, dropped off at bus station after being incarcerated since the age of 14.

Where does a young adult go after being incarcerated or institutionalized for 10 years?

Where does a prodigal go who wants to
return home, find the opportunity?

Outreach
...4,000 come in contact with outreach teams or events annually
- Street Teams
- Hosting Meals & Events

Transitional Homes
....250 participants and residents since 1995
- Affordable Housing
- Life Skill Program
- Residential Role-Models

The Fallout Arts Initiative
......An art community for the community
- Fallout Urban Art Center
- Art Co-op
- Creative Services

Urban Mission Trips & Trainings
... 1,000 participants in trainings and internships since 1998
- 2 to 5 day Group Mission Experiences
- Urban Ministry Training
- Art Intensive

24/7 Prayer
... Urban Prayer Room
- Boiler Room International Network of 24/7 Prayer communities
- 24/7 Prayer weeks
- Daily prayer at the Fallout

Core Values & Philosophy

Belonging
Make Contact & Gain Trust
The marginalized and young people are searching for belonging. A large number would never come into a church and are highly skeptical of Christians. To effectively be a voice of God’s love and forgiveness, we must be able to make contact and gain trust.

Available & Accessible
Trust is a big factor for those from hurting and broken pasts. Available relationships and accessible places to go when they are ready for more or are in times of personal crisis allow individuals to move at there own pace.

4,000 annually attend events and come in contact with outreach teams

Creativity
The arts influence culture and attract individuals from all backgrounds. Creativity and interactive art also allow individuals to express themselves, break down stereo types, attract diversity, and build trust.

The Arts & the marginalized
The FAI allows a platform to build relationships within the arts, and use creativity to come in contact and serve the marginalized with dignity.

Opportunity to Grow
Broken homes, homeless, drugs, prostitution, negative relationships, unemployment, unplanned children, and education issues have been part of what we see young people need to overcome.

Family & A Home
When individuals express a desire for positive change – Provide an opportunity to allow them to succeed: An environment of growth that includes Housing, a Life Skill Program, and healthy role models to be a new Family. When prodigals desire to return home, what if someone was looking, ran to them, and was ready to offer them family and a home?

Where does a homeless 19 year old go who wants an opportunity to grow?

Prayer
As we meet and build relationships, we pray for and offer to pray with individuals. Prayer is the catalyst to God, who directs our mission, sustains us personally, and brings hope and redemption to broken lives. As we connect with the overwhelming circumstances, we are often the only ones who are praying for individuals by name. Hope, tolerance, healing, miracles, revelation, and hearts open to change all result from prayer.