Partnership is our passion

about shine

Vision:
To see neighborhoods in ABQ where mutually transformative relationships create real and lasting change.

Mission:
Shine Partnership equips churches to build capacity in schools and their neighborhoods through mutual, long-term partnership.

Our Story

The Shine model of partnership began in 2015 out of an organic relationship between a local church and Mission Ave Elementary. Through lessons learned over 2 years, an effective model of partnering a church and a school was created. There was a shared desire between the church and APS to replicate what was done at Mission Ave. Elementary all across the city. Shine created a partnering process alongside APS administration and started offering the opportunity to be a Shine partner to local churches.

Today Shine has a waiting list of schools that desire a Shine partner and several programs reaching parents in the neighborhood of the school.

"We must come to deeply believe that every person, no matter how destitute or broken, has something of worth to bring to the table."

— Robert Lupton

Our Values

RELATIONAL

We believe true transformation happens in relationship. We will never prioritize the project over the people.
PARTICIPATORY

We listen to the community where we are partnered. We believe the people with the problems have the best solutions.
COMMITTED

Seeing communities develop not only takes time, it’s an ongoing process. In everything we do and in every relationship we build, we’re in it for the long haul.
WHOLISTIC

Solutions related to chronic poverty are multifaceted. Lasting impact will require addressing problems from every angle.