The goal of the Perkins Foundation is to transform lives for Jesus Christ in the crime ridden area of West Jackson, Mississippi. Each life that is transformed can witness to others. We have learned from over 56 years in evangelical ministry that passionate, active involvement in the lives of children and families helps to significantly shape and influence communities of need. We believe that creating a village to surround and uphold families, especially single parents, provides a more stable environment. Our desire is to raise children who are assured of love and who are inspired and empowered to reach their dreams in life. Most of all, we want each child to know the love of Jesus Christ and to give that love away.
By providing volunteers, facilities, and staff support, The Perkins Foundation is in essence a village family that is able to reach into the most vulnerable and at-risk community of West Jackson and make positive changes in the lives of our neighbors in the following ways:
✓Bringing children to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ;
✓Youth Discipleship through High School and College years;
✓Motivating parents to achieve Higher Education;
✓Providing better housing & a safer, cleaner neighborhood;
✓Reducing the achievement gap between lower and upper-income aged students;
✓Increasing the high school graduation rates for at-risk students, and reducing the dropout rate;
✓Reducing teenage pregnancy through education, moral, and spiritual character development; and
✓Reducing neighborhood crime rates by giving children and teens a secure place to be and helping them discover that they do not have to fit into the mold that society dictates; helping them to discover their Life Vision (their God given passion and direction).
The JVMPF now has Legacy School Partnerships! Our Legacy School Partnerships equip the upcoming generation with the tools to continue to implement Dr. Perkins' philosophy in an ever-changing world. Below are the schools we have partnered with to continue the mission and vision of Dr's John and Vera Mae Perkins!
- Seattle Pacific University
- Calvin University
- Northern Seminary
- University of Virginia
- Wheaton College
- Wesley Seminary
- Jackson State University
- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
- Moody Bible Institute
- Wake Forest University School of Divinity