Hand In Hand Ministries Inc

WE WORK HAND IN HAND WITH INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY RESPONDING TO EXPRESSED NEEDS THROUGH CULTURAL IMMERSION, EDUCATION, HOUSING AND HEALTHCARE.

BELIZE 711,676 IN THE BUILDING FOR CHANGE PROGRAM, VOLUNTEERS BUILD HOMES IN BELIZE. HOME RECIPIENTS WORK ALONGSIDE THE VOLUNTEERS ON THEIR NEW HOME AND OTHER HAND IN HAND PROJECTS. IN 2022, 21 HOMES WERE BUILT. 314,205 HAND IN HAND HOSTED 17 IMMERSION TRIP GROUPS TO BELIZE WHERE PARTICIPANTS BUILT HOMES AND EXPERIENCED THE CULTURE IN BELIZE. TWO HOMES WERE BUILT BY STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH FUNDING COMING FROM DONORS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BUILDS VIRTUALLY. TWO MORE HOMES WERE BUILT BY LOCAL BELIZEAN ORGANIZATIONS. 224,292 THE FOWLER COMMUNITY CENTER IN BELIZE CITY, BELIZE PROVIDES HOPE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES MARGINALIZED BY POVERTY AND DISEASE. MEDICINE, NUTRITIOUS MEALS, LOVING CARE, AND EDUCATION ARE PART OF A HOLISTIC APPROACH. IN 2022, THE CENTER PROVIDED MEALS, CARE, AND PRESCHOOL EDUCATION TO CHILDREN. OUR OUTREACH SERVICES REACHED FAMILIES WITH FOOD, EDUCATION, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND MEDICAL COUNSELING. THE CENTER HAS ALSO BECOME A RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY, WITH TUTORING SESSIONS, ADOLESCENT SUPPORT GROUPS, AND EMPOWERMENT CLASSES FOR BUILDING FOR CHANGE FAMILIES. 160,249 OUR BELIZE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTS 21 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO FINISH HIGH SCHOOL. 12,930

NICARAGUA 188,263 PATHWAY TO CHANGE IS AN EDUCATION SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN FROM POOR FAMILIES LIVING IN MANAGUA AND LEON, NICARAGUA. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES NOT ONLY BOOKS, TUITION, TRANSPORTATION AND UNIFORMS AT A MIDDLE CLASS, PRIVATE SCHOOL BUT ALSO TUTORING, SPECIAL EXTRA CLASSES IN ENGLISH, ART, SWIMMING, LUNCH, MEDICAL CARE AND COUNSELING AND FAMILY SUPPORT IN ORDER TO GIVE EACH CHILD THE BEST CHANCE FOR SUCCESS. IN 2022, 77% (OR 87.5% OF OUR 88) PATHWAY TO CHANGE CHILDREN EARNED GRADES OF 80% OR BETTER. WE ALSO SUPPORT OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES THROUGH UNIVERSITY. WE ARE CURRENTLY HELPING 26 OF OUR PROGRAM HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES STUDYING IN UNIVERSITY. 166,167 NICARAGUA ADULT SPONSORSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM: 22,096 JAMAICA PRESCHOOL SUPPORT 10,200 MISSION EDUCATION 28,403

AUXIER, KENTUCKY 415,130 HAND IN HAND VOLUNTEERS REPAIR HOMES IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE AUXIER CENTER NEAR PRESTONSBURG, KY IN APPALACHIA. IN 2022, VOLUNTEER GROUPS PARTICIPATED IN OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDED BUILDING 9 WHEELCHAIR RAMPS AND 2 FLOOD REPAIR PROJECTS. HAND IN HAND ALSO OPERATES AN EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY WHICH SERVED 2,888 PEOPLE IN 2022. IMMERSION TRIPS: 137,260 HOME REPAIR PROGRAM: 201,134 FOOD PANTRY: 76,736

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 276,005 IN JUNE OF 2017, HAND IN HAND MOVED ITS CORPORATE OFFICE TO THE PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN WE PURCHASED A RENOVATED BUILDING THAT COULD ALSO HOUSE OUR VOLUNTEERS ON THE SECOND FLOOR. WITH THIS MOVE, WE LAUNCHED OUR URBAN IMMERSION PROGRAM IN THE WESTERN PART OF LOUISVILLE. IN 2022, HAND IN HAND HELPED 59 PEOPLE WITH HOME REPAIR PROJECTS OR WHEELCHAIR RAMP CONSTRUCTION. 487 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN A LOUISVILLE URBAN IMMERSION EXPERIENCE. IN 2022, WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO WORK WITH A COMMUNITY PARTNER TO HOST AND SPONSOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION CLASSES FOR YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HAVE A GROUP THAT MEETS, DISCUSSING SOCIAL JUSTICE IN OUR COMMUNITY. LOUISVILLE EDUCATION 13,749 LOUISVILLE SOCIAL JUSTICE 27,329 LOUISVILLE IMMERSION PROJECTS 139,350 IMMERSION TRIPS 35,577 LOCAL CHARITIES 60,000