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WHO WE ARE

The ChASM Project is a national network of Christian alternative schools for young men ages 11-18.

 

We ENVISION A FUTURE where boys on the path to destruction fulfill God’s glorious purposes for their lives as husbands, fathers, and leaders.

 

OUR MISSION IS to bridge the chasm between where boys are and where men should be. We rescue boys who are fatherless, failing academically, frequently suspended or expelled, involved in the criminal justice system, and on track for lives of despair and tragedy.

 

We introduce them to Jesus and the Holy Spirit and provide a Christ-centered education of their spirits, minds, and bodies. We immerse them into Kingdom culture and disciple them into the strong Christian leaders God created them to be. 

 

Through this process, the ChASM Project will shatter the school-to-prison pipeline, raise up godly men, and transform families, communities, and our nation for generations.

WHO WE SERVE

We serve boys ages 11 yrs. up to 18 yrs. who are experiencing:

  • Academic Failures

  • Behavioral Challenges

  • Criminal Involvement

  • Experiencing Fatherlessness

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HOW WE SERVE

We meet their needs by:

  • Introducing them to Jesus & the Holy Spirit

  • Offering a robust Christian education

  • Immersing them into Kingdom culture

  • Discipling them into the strong Christian leaders God created them to be!

WHY WE SERVE

  • Communities across the United States are suffering from crime and violence.

  • Young men are terrorizing the communities they should be leading and serving.

  • Young men are in morgues, prisons, rehabilitation clinics, and street gangs when they should be leading businesses, communities, families, and ministries.

  • Young men saved, sanctified, and set ablaze for the Kingdom transform their families, communities, and nation.

A Note From ChASM Project Founder Matt Garris

There is full-fledged demonic warfare raging against biblical manhood right now, and the ultimate goal of this assault is young men. Never in human history have the corporate, educational, entertainment, media, political, and social spheres united so fiercely as in this current onslaught, which is hell-bent on destroying marriage, procreation, the nuclear family, and masculinity.

 

Today’s young men are under intense attack, and the institutions that once protected them are largely unable or unwilling to help. The result is tragic.

 

Marriage is in decline, fatherlessness is the new normal, and the biggest influencers are glamorizing abortion, drug use, homosexuality, promiscuity, transgenderism, street culture, and violence. Gangs now gather around crime scenes when families should be gathered around the dinner table. Men who should be leading families, churches, businesses, and communities are too often found in morgues, prisons, and shelters. 

 

It should not be this way, and it is time to intervene. Every abortion, every murder, every overdose, and every crime represents an unrealized opportunity to help. Alternatively, every young man saved, sanctified, Spirit-filled, and set ablaze for the Kingdom represents the decrease of these evils. 

 

For too long, American Christians have sat silently on the sidelines, wishing that someone would do something. But this generation cannot afford for us to wait. With every moment we delay, more lives are lost. 

 

It’s time for the body of Christ to arise, shine forth the glorious light of Jesus, be strong and of good courage, and get to work!​

We invite you to join us on this journey,

Matt

OUR FOUNDER

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Matt Garris is the Founder, President and Lead Educator of the ChASM Project.

  • Has taught elementary, middle, and high school, and is a licensed principal

  • Former teacher of the year and frequent mentor to new teachers

  • Has served in various campus leadership support roles

  • Has experience beyond education in a wide range of fields

  • Combat veteran of the United States Marine Corps

  • Degrees in music education, executive leadership, and strategic leadership

  • Ph.D. candidate in education (organizational leadership)

  • Married with four children

  • Active in church and community

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