It could become a resource for life management tools from birth to death.

The Rev. Wayne Jackson and his crew at First Assembly of God hope that The Source, their newest venture on Fifth Avenue in Coraopolis, will serve as a haven for those seeking advice on everything from the birth of their babies to living wills.

The facility, which had been a book store many years ago and then sat vacant for many more years, offers books and materials on parenting, financial management, marriage, job placement, family matters and more. If the door is open, visitors can stop by and check out a book.

Finding New Joys, a marriage seminar, will be held in April, and June. Instructors have been married more than 40 years.

In May three CPAs will offer "Too Much Month at the End of your Money," a clinic of debt management and general financial management.

Also in May, Sanity for Single Moms, insights, support and resources for mothers, will be held, along with Healthier Happier You by Robert Morris University health and fitness experts.

At 11 a.m. on Fridays, a small support group for unmarried, pregnant young women meets at The Source. Lou Anne Soto of Choices Pregnancy Center, leads the group.

In addition, by the end of August volunteers hope to have an after-school mentoring program up and running. The plan is to model the program after national initiatives, Kids Care America, for elementary aged children, and Thrive, for older children.

A First Assembly delegate will travel to Springfield, Mo., for the April national training session and then come back and train others in the church.

Charzzi White of Robinson, one of the First Assembly members planning to volunteer for the after-school program, says, "It's always been a vision of the church to use the resources we have in our hearts to make a difference in the community."

Once volunteers are trained, children eventually would be able to participate in sports clinics, camping and perhaps a trip to Faith Ranch to ride horses.

In addition, computers would be available for homework help, and character education also would be a part of the program. Kids will receive a snack and be able to talk about relationships with their family and learn how Biblical principles can be applied to everyday life.

"Our focus is single parent households, and those kids who are getting off the bus and are going into an empty house," Jackson says.

He says Coraopolis has a high number of single parent homes.

White says it is hoped that there can be one mentor to every five students to keep the interaction personal enough to meet each child's needs.

Another First Assembly member, Josh Pugliese of Coraopolis, plans to volunteer because he is hoping to make a difference in kids' lives.

Now in on-the-job training with his 2 year-old daughter and a youth ministry volunteer at the church, Pugliese says, "I didn't have a program when I was a kid. I had struggles and made poor decisions."

For more information, call the church at 412-264-8665.