mentor speaking to a young man on a park bench

What We Do

Housing | Training | Mentoring

Agape Corner provides opportunities for single young men, primarily from non-nuclear families, to be trained for and employed in well-paying jobs and to live in affordable, quality residential housing with mentors. As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. The men at Agape Corner learn from and encourage one another to live lives that maximize their potential. Our desire is to see young men flourish holistically – socially, economically and spiritually.

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mentor speaking to a young man on a park bench

What We Do

Housing | Training | Mentoring

Agape Corner provides opportunities for single young men, primarily from non-nuclear families, to be trained for and employed in well-paying jobs and to live in affordable, quality residential housing with mentors. As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. The men at Agape Corner learn from and encourage one another to live lives that maximize their potential. Our desire is to see young men flourish holistically – socially, economically and spiritually.

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Why Young Men?

Multigenerational poverty is intricately intertwined with the collapse of the nuclear family particularly in the inner city. Almost 70 percent of black children are born to single mothers and grow up without a committed relationship with their fathers. These families are far more likely than traditional nuclear families to be poor and to pass that poverty on to their children.

The United States is now a two-family nation, separate and unequal; one generally educated, thriving and intact, and the other struggling and broken. We believe one of the best ways to help break this cycle is to show young adult men the inherent value of committed relationships providing opportunities to grow and thrive holistically.

two men laughing together

Why Young Men?

Multigenerational poverty is intricately intertwined with the collapse of the nuclear family particularly in the inner city. Almost 70 percent of black children are born to single mothers and grow up without a committed relationship with their fathers. These families are far more likely than traditional nuclear families to be poor and to pass that poverty on to their children.

The United States is now a two-family nation, separate and unequal; one generally educated, thriving and intact, and the other struggling and broken. We believe one of the best ways to help break this cycle is to show young adult men the inherent value of committed relationships providing opportunities to grow and thrive holistically.

two men laughing together
two men reading together on a couch

How It Works

Agape Corner provides a community of (i) affordable, quality residential housing, (ii) training and well-paid employment and (iii) Christian mentoring – all about one mile east of downtown Durham, N.C.

Houses are open to single young men 21 years or older (Mentees) who believe that God has a plan for their lives and wants them to flourish. Mentees are either in school, attending job training or working – which may be in one of Agape Corner’s businesses. When they’re not working or studying, Mentees spend time with one another and with Mentors, sharing meals and participating in social activities.

Mentors can be (i) single Christian men who live at Agape Corner – possibly graduate students or men with outside careers who choose to live with the Mentees for a season, (ii) older men who live outside Agape Corner but who commit to spend meaningful time each week with the Mentees, and (iii) older married couples who live at Agape Corner.

Both Mentees and Mentors commit to participating in a mentoring curriculum covering topics including our identity in Christ, theology, community, prayer, character, marriage, faith and work, finances and sexual purity.

Housing

Agape Corner owns several comfortable residential homes all adjacent to one another on the block at the corner of Holloway Street and Driver Street in Durham, North Carolina. Agape Corner rents these houses to Mentors and Mentees at modest rents with Mentors and Mentees living in community with one another. All the houses share a common back yard – ideal for community get togethers, study, relaxation, basketball and other recreational events. Also adjacent to the residential houses is the old Agape Corner school building which houses the Agape Corner businesses which employ many of the Mentees.

Housing

Agape Corner owns several comfortable residential homes all adjacent to one another on the block at the corner of Holloway Street and Driver Street in Durham, North Carolina. Agape Corner rents these houses to Mentors and Mentees at modest rents with Mentors and Mentees living in community with one another. All the houses share a common back yard – ideal for community get togethers, study, relaxation, basketball and other recreational events. Also adjacent to the residential houses is the old Agape Corner school building which houses the Agape Corner businesses which employ many of the Mentees.

AS IRON SHARPENS IRON, ONE MAN SHARPENS ANOTHER.

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We are building a community with comfortable housing, job training and well-paid employment and mentoring so that young men from non-nuclear families can thrive and flourish.

Located in the heart of Durham, NC, we are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to changing the lives of young men so that each man can reach his full potential; socially, economically, and spiritually.

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agape corner

We are building a community with comfortable housing, job training and well-paid employment and mentoring so that young men from non-nuclear families can thrive and flourish.

Located in the heart of Durham, NC, we are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to changing the lives of young men so that each man can reach his full potential; socially, economically, and spiritually.

Contact Us