MINISTRY

YOM is partnering with the Tampa Bay Baptist Association, Somebody Cares Tampa, local churches, and numerous other ministries in and around the city. In 2009 YOM partnered with Samaritan's Feet to distribute shoes and present the Gospel to over 300 children in Tampa and Clearwater.

FAST FACTS ABOUT THE CITY

Tampa is a part of the metropolitan area most commonly referred to as the "Tampa Bay Area". For U.S. Census purposes, Tampa is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida MSA. The four-county area is composed of roughly 2.7 million residents, making it the second largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the state, and the fourth largest in the Southeastern United States, behind Miami, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta. The "Greater Tampa Bay" area has just over 4 million residents and generally includes the Tampa and Sarasota metro areas. The Tampa Bay Partnership and U.S. Census data showed an average annual growth of 2.47 percent, or a gain of approximately 97,000 residents per year. Between 2000 and 2006, the Greater Tampa Bay Market has experienced a combined growth rate of 14.8 percent, growing from 3.4 million to 3.9 million and hitting the 4 million people mark on April 1, 2007. The Tampa Bay Designated Market Area (DMA) is the largest media market in the state of Florida and the thirteenth largest media market in the United States. In 2008, Tampa was ranked as the 8th cleanest city in America by Yahoo! Real Estate and 5th best outdoor city by Forbes. A 2004 survey by the NYU newspaper ranked Tampa as a top city for 20-somethings.

GENERAL INFO AND GUIDELINES

• Be prepared to be very flexible.
• Plans will change daily!
• Stay together at all times. Never leave the group without first talking to your group leader.
• Be prepared to share your testimony at any time.
• Look for God to do something amazing in your life on this trip!
• $1,000 non-refundable deposit required to reserve your group.