The NLDC is a faith based non-profit. We are not affiliated with any one church or denomination but work off of a faith-based model and partner with many area churches. Our organization runs largely on volunteer support is comprised of mostly volunteers with a paid Executive Director and a few part time staff. Between 10 and 25 volunteers work each week, and partner agencies spend time inside the facility connecting homeless to the services that they need.

The Lexington-Fayette County Social Services Needs Assessment Report of 2008 recognized the immediate problem of homelessness and concluded in its key findings: “There is a great need for ease of accessibility of the multitude of services available within our community.” Further, it concluded that “implementation of a one-stop model such as a ‘Neighborhood Place’ concept was seen as a crucial step in coordinating service between state and local governments and other community services providers as well as unifying what services are offered and how.” In an effort to help address chronic homelessness, New Life Day Center is meeting this need to bridge the gap between the homeless and the existing resources operating to serve them.

In the beginning of our ministry, the volunteer staff spent the better part of a day in an off-site meeting at Asbury Seminary defining what we meant by the term, “New Life.” We defined “new life” to mean: Connecting others to Christ and connecting them to the other services they need for a better life.” Thus, the New Life Day Center serves as a “connecting point” to needed services for those that are homeless or in need of assistance to escape life on the streets. While there are other key services we provide, as a priority we connect.