Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings. (Isaiah 58:12)

Who We Are
The Portland Promise Center began in the fall of 1956 as the Sunshine Club, a humble Sidewalk Sunday School that met once a week. The program eventually moved into a dilapidated shotgun house in the heart of the Portland neighborhood (where the current Center's parking lot is located) and became known as the Baird Street Mission. In 1990, a new vision began to emerge and the mission was renamed the Portland United Methodist Center. One part-time employee was hired and commissioned to nurture a handful of young children.
Portland Promise in the 1950's
A dream was born in those early days to build a new facility that would allow the Mission to expand its scope and meet the development needs of more children and youth. In 1997 the program moved into its current 9,000-square-foot multipurpose facility between Portland Avenue and Baird Street, and has experienced dynamic growth since then.

In 2004, we changed our name to Portland Promise Center to reflect our expanding commitment to helping our community realize its potential - spiritually, socially, educationally, and economically. Today, we employ eight full-time and five part-time staff members, who lead our programs.

What we do today
This team of leaders and the countless volunteers that support them work with over 150 families. Hundreds of children and teenagers are involved in two after-school programs, College Connection and Youth Community. Attendance at our Community of Faith Celebration is averaging 80 and growing. About 45 people participate in Celebrate Recovery, a biblical 12-step program, and over 700 people have been served in our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.

Portland Promise Center, Inc  1831 Baird Street  Louisville, KY 40203-1021  info@portlandpromise.org  (502) 776-2635  (502) 776-9714 FAX
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