What is BLAST?
BLAST (Brenham Leadership and Spiritual Training) is an after-school biblical leadership program that emphasizes spiritual training and leadership. We collaborate with different groups and individuals in the community for providing enrichment activities and tutoring. We provide a snack each day. We meet Mondays-Thursdays starting January 19th and follow the BISD Schedule.
- What kinds of enrichment opportunities will the students have?
We are looking to provide students with art, music, dance, and sports enrichment opportunities and are open to any other opportunities that may arise.
- How can I get involved?
BLAST has various physical needs including snack donations to feed the students each day, educational materials for enrichment, and financial funding. We are also in need of mentors, which are volunteers from the community that can commit to coming once a week (either Tuesday or Thursday) and will be paired up with a student and meet with them each week to help with homework and just develop a relationship with them.
- What will financial donations go towards?
Our main costs include paying for Educational Instructor’s stipends, t-shirts for staff uniforms, student and parent program t-shirts, educational materials, field trips, Christmas Celebrations, and End-of-Year Celebrations.
What is JAM?
JAM (Jesus and Me) is a 6-week urban day camp located in Brenham, TX for kids in kindergarten through 6th grade. These students experience the Gospel, Education, and FUN through big group time (music, games, and bible lessons), small group time, STEP competitions, field trips, summer learning, and more! This is a diverse, community-supported, Christ-based program that has existed in Brenham for 20 years. JAM is held in one of the local elementary schools and partners with Brenham ISD to provide students with both educational and spiritual growth. It is truly a unique program that has impacted thousands of students since it began in 2000. JAM is a community supported ministry funded by donations from all over Washington County.
- What will financial donations go towards?
Our main costs include paying for MC (Missionary Counselor) stipends, MC housing, Pro-J (Protege) stipends, t-shirts for staff, student and parent program t-shirts, educational materials, field trips, snacks, rewards, and End-of-Summer Celebrations.