Project URGE (Urban Revitalization God Experienced), Rochester, New York

* Project URGE has exemplified the meaning of collaboration through its work with churches, missions, and agencies in and around the City of Rochester and neighboring communities. * The intent of Project URGE is to draw people together from faith communities that reflect diversity, both in backgrounds and race. * Additionally, we try to impact existing ministries and agencies with support through volunteers, volunteer organizations, and finances (grant writing). * Project URGE believes that by working together, we strengthen and have a greater impact on our communities. It is within this process that the walls and barriers that divide us denominationally, racially, and by class - begin to fall away. * Project URGE seeks to create a forum for greater communication between programs and how those programs can share responsibility across denominational lines.

Mission Statement: Connecting and uniting churches, organizations, and individuals in working together to break down barriers of poverty, race, and despair in the name of Jesus Christ.