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Beautiful Things – Online Event
We’re so excited that you’ve joined us! To watch our virtual event, please click here: https://youtu.be/jhQCkD8x0Us
read moreMinority Health Month 2021
Did you watch one of our virtual health series? If so, we’d love to hear from you! Click here to take the survey!
read moreJoin us – Wed. April 28th!
Each spring, we host a special event where we honor our donors and volunteers. We’ve decided to hold this year’s event online as a way to stay connected but to do so in the safest way possible. This year’s event will be held on Wednesday, April 28th, at 6pm. You can tune in my visiting our Facebook page: Urban Mission of Steubenville, OH or by visiting our website.
read moreHow to Help
During the pandemic, we spent a great deal of time investing in our emergency housing program. It has been our goal to ensure that our guests feel safe, welcomed, celebrated & cherished, that our spaces exude the love of Christ, and that each guest has a positive experience from the moment they enter emergency housing, to the moment they move out and into a home of their own. To do so, we have made several updates to our shelters, including the installation of a new roof on our men’s shelter and a sprinkler system at our...
read moreFresh Market Food Pantry
If you or someone you know would like to join our Fresh Market food pantry, here is the most up to to date information: 2021 Hours of Operation: Our Fresh Market is open every Tuesday through Friday from 9am to 4pm and until 6pm on Wednesdays. Location: We are located at 311 North 6th Street in downtown Steubenville (43952) in a four story warehouse. All food is typically distributed through the back of the warehouse utilizing a drive through model. For individuals and families visiting for the first time, please park and come in through the...
read more“Beautiful Things”
Every January, the Urban Mission begins the new year with a newtheme. We are excited to announce our theme for 2021 – “BeautifulThings.” As Isaiah 61 reminds us, it is God’s desire to “bestow a crown ofbeauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy, instead of mourning, and agarment of praise, instead of a spirit of despair.” In 2021, it is our mission to highlight the beauty of each person whowalks through our doors, and be co-creators with God to createbeauty at the Urban Mission and within our community. We...
read moreUrban Mission Works
We’re excited to formally share with you, our Urban Mission Works program – a growing ministry of the Urban Mission! Urban Mission Works is an employment readiness and mentoring program for members of the community who experience barriers to employment. Individuals wishing to participate in Urban Mission Works engage in the following three program components: Hands-On Work Training: Urban Mission Works offers six 6 different work training sites for participants to engage in supervised hands-on training. Participants get to work at all 6 work...
read moreUrban Thrift – Moving Sale!
We’re moving! Here’s the most recent article about our move as found in the Herald Star: STEUBENVILLE — Thrift shoppers looking for bargains will find them even more so this month at Urban Thrift and Opportunity Center, which is looking forward to operating out of a new location early next year. During December, the thrift store located at 644 Market St., is having a $3 a bag sale, which store Manager Aimee Livingston explained means shoppers can snag a good deal and help the store downsize its inventory a bit in preparation...
read moreThanksgiving
As we prepare for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons, we know things might feel a little different this year – celebrations might be smaller, and holiday meals and gatherings might be shared remotely around a Zoom call. Despite all this, we know how important it is to stay connected. Below are a few ways the Urban Mission is connecting with our community during the holiday season. We invite you to join us during this time by giving in very tangible, but meaningful ways: Pray: As we approach the holiday...
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The Urban Mission is a non-profit, faith community that provides food, shelter and other essential services to the low income population of the Ohio Valley.
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