Our team builds intentional relationships with women living on the streets, in isolated, one-room apartments and in the homeless shelters of the Tenderloin. BJM serves women who have been wounded in relationships. We believe we all will find healing in relationships that value and encourage.
Nail Day
Once a month we open our doors to women in the community to join us for a time for fellowship, free manicures and art. This time provides an invaluable opportunity for these women who seek safety and rest in the midst of hardships. As we sit and listen to these women's stories, we build long-term relationships with them, which in turn allows them to create strong bonds of community with us and with each other.
Healing Groups
Our healing groups respond to the needs of women in our community to find emotional and spiritual restoration and change. In groups like Chit Chat Cafe, Art for the Heart, Freedom in Forgiveness, Boundaries in Relationships and others, women learn to hear God’s voice while integrating therapy techniques with worship and prayer. Women experience God’s comfort and healing which leads to forgiveness and trauma recovery.
EdenMade
EdenMade provides relationship-centered care and outreach, connecting women who work in the adult entertainment industry to holistic resources, support, and referrals. We do this by handing out gift bags, coffee, and food to women who work in strip clubs. We exist to champion and empower every woman as a leader to live fully and freely in her true identity.
Future Leaders
We believe girls are future leaders in their schools, communities, and San Francisco. To see families and communities transformed, we must invest in, equip, and mobilize the next generation. There are over 3,000 children growing up in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, and we are creating space for those girls to encounter the love of Christ, discover their voices, and be empowered to walk boldly in who they are created to be.
At Because Justice Matters, we use creative mediums to engage young women in discipleship, mentorship, and leadership development so they can give back to their community in meaningful ways. Weekly small groups for girls from 5–12th grade provide space for mentorship, friendship, and fun, as well as the opportunity to grow in relationship with God and discover the ways we can give back to our community together.
Creative Arts
Through the disciplines of dance, theater arts, and music, girls learn healthy body-awareness, self-esteem, and leadership skills that equip them to triumph over the challenges of growing up in the inner city. Through times of prayer and devotion, rhythms of grace and reflection lead to encounters with God where identity and value are realized.
We operate two semesters a year, as well as supplemental summer workshops, teaching a wide variety of dance genres, theater, music, and songwriting, culminating in a season-end performance. Our girls generally range between the ages of 5–16, and many have studied creative arts disciplines with us for upwards of five years. These opportunities provide girls space to build community, develop greater self-esteem, and cultivate a love for the arts.
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