Crisis Aid International 2023 Gratitude Report by epicagency

our mission is to save lives, save souls & change futures.

crisis aid international’s

12 countries served worldwide

Total number of people served:

4,284,671

Total meals distributed:

130,353,082

Number of orphans in Children’s Home:

Total number of sex trafficking victims and at-risk children helped worldwide: 4,061

international’s impact over the years ...

Total pounds of food distributed: 27,479,842

Total medical care recipients: 967,342

Total number of at-risk children helped in the U.S. through Police Initiative: 5,497

Number of water wells: 52

you’re a world changer

by Supporting these Five Initiatives of Hope!

SAFE

Assisting victims of sex trafficking and youth at high risk of sex trafficking, child sexual exploitation or other forms of sexual abuse.

HEALTH

Addressing critical health issues in third-world environments through medical facilities, water wells and pastoral participation.

FOOD

Addressing the lack of food in communities where children are dying or malnourished due to poverty.

COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION

Our long-term comprehensive solutions for addressing poverty and breaking cultural barriers for generations to come.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Responding to life-and-death situations in the wake of catastrophes.

Countless people are born into starvation. They live their entire lives, never escaping it and ultimately facing tragic ends. Yet, the solution rests with compassionate hearts ready to act. It’s time to Refuse to Do Nothing!

east africa programs 2023 highlights

She put on her Sunday best just to get a glimpse of your Crisis Aid team passing by. Her life full of relentless hunger and backbreaking labor. Yet she smiles. You give her Hope. Somehow, she knows that with you, there is a brighter future. To her, you are everything. To us, she is a future world changer! God bless you for breaking the cycle of poverty in their lives!

NUTRITIONAL FEEDING PROGRAM

Total number of people served: 191,870

Meals distributed: 11,609,724

HEALTH PROGRAMS

Number of people provided with medical care and health education:

119,932

Health education sessions for families: 43,721

REFUGE HOMES

(for sex trafficking victims):

You help to provide three refuge homes under our care:

• Hand of Hope: Joyce Meyer Ministries Accomodates 18 girls.

• Girls Village Capacity for up to 100 young women and their children; currently open to 24.

• Girls Complex Currently under construction.

Number of girls and children provided shelter:

73 [42 girls & 31 children]

East Africa 2023

Mercy Chapel isn’t just a vocational school; it’s a lifeline and a beacon of HOPE. Here, girls learn trades, enabling them to provide for themselves and their children. YOU are transforming their futures!

MERCY CHAPEL:

A vocational school for girls in the Red Light District. Classes offered:

• Pottery

• Hairdressing

• Cooking

• Sewing

• Leather works

Vocational education provided to:

196 girls

Opening of new Vocational Training Program in remote village

While poverty and insecurity may manifest differently in America, the feelings of loss, pain, and hopelessness are universal. What matters most is our response. Rather than just witnessing their struggles, you chose to walk alongside them. In their darkest moments, it was YOU who brought them HOPE!

united

united states programs 2023

SAFE PROGRAMS

(for sex trafficking victims):

Through your Child Anti-Exploitation Partnership (CAP) Program, Crisis Intervention support was provided:

Overall services to

2,704 people (including extended family)

Extensive therapy to children in 35 groups after our training helped identify them at schools, shelters and detention centers

Top-tier online safety and trafficking-awareness training to over

4,000 children, families, teachers & counselors

Extensive professional training for over

2,500

key law officers, medical staff, frontline victim services, court staff & community entities serving at-risk populations

CAP resides in 8 police departments in 2 states, working with first responders such as:

• U.S. Attorney General’s Office

• Hospitals, including a children’s forensic unit

• Children’s advocacy centers

• Foster and adoptive care

• Juvenile courts

• Schools

• Nurses Against Human Trafficking

• Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force

Construction began in 2023 for our House of Hope Refuge Home for victims of Sex Trafficking

United States 2023

United

States 2023

LOVE & CARE CENTER:

Your Community Helping Community Initiative aids under-resourced schools, churches and grassroots leaders to make a difference for those in need.

Number of people provided with food:

33,246

Total pounds of food served:

2,160,577

Provided school supplies, Christmas gifts and winter coats to an elementary school for disabled children in a poverty-stricken area in St. Louis.

VOLUNTEER HOURS:

Total number of volunteers: 159 Total volunteer hours:

6,269

crisis aid financials

Why partner with Crisis Aid?

Here are 5 good reasons:

GUIDESTAR

A Platinum transparency rating from GuideStar.

ECFA

Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) accreditation.

CHARITY NAVIGATOR

A 4-star Charity Navigator rating (in the top one-tenth of 1 percent of all charities in the U.S.).

GREATNONPROFITS

A 2024 GreatNonprofits organization.

U.S. MOST TRUSTED CHRISTIAN NONPROFITS

Among the top U.S. Most Trusted Christian Nonprofits.

Graduating from your Mercy Chapel Vocational School has profoundly changed the lives of so many girls and their children. They never dreamed it was possible! THANK YOU for being their world changer!

board of directors

Patrick Bradley

Board Chair, Voting Member

Susan Bradley

Vice President, Voting Member

Dane Welch, DDS

Vice President, Voting Member [Independent]

Caroli Young Director, Voting Member [Independent]

Chris Igo Director, Voting Member [Independent]

James Fillingame Director, Voting Member [Independent]

Jerry Fitzgerald Treasurer, Voting Member [Independent]

Mike Lemp Secretary, Nonvoting Member [Independent]

OUR VISION

Community Transformation Initiatives:

Long-term, comprehensive solutions for addressing basic critical needs. These initiatives are grounded in a strategic, continuous plan to address and overcome cultural barriers and generational struggles unique to their specific situation. Each initiative is in progress, and several components are operational.

The vision is to have ALL elements fully operational in five years.

GIRLS VILLAGE IN SEBATTA, ETHIOPIA

For girls trapped in the horrors of trafficking in East Africa. Its components are:

• Refuge Home for 100 girls and their children

• 8-floor Commerce Building

• Vocational School for girls in the Home and the surrounding community

• Bible College to educate locals on biblical principles for the workplace

• Rentable space, creating a sustainable income model

GIRLS COMPLEX IN ALETA, ETHIOPIA

For girls trapped in the horrors of trafficking in rural East Africa. Its components are:

• Refuge Home for 10 girls and their children

• Commerce Building

• Rentable space, creating a sustainable income model

• Vocational School for girls in the Home and in the community

TESIFA PROJECT IN ALETA, ETHIOPIA

A long-term solution to address abject poverty in rural East Africa by going beyond basic needs. Its components are:

• Pediatric Hospital and Surgical Ward

• Dairy Operation

• Agricultural Demonstration Farm

• Grinding Mill and Feeding Operation

• Dairy and Coffee Store in neighboring community creating a sustainable income model

U.S. SAFE/HOUSE OF HOPE PROGRAM

Crisis Aid’s holistic response to child sexual exploitation and sex trafficking through building awareness, identifying risk, supporting victims and responding to the crisis. The components are:

• Offices in police stations across the United States addressing Child Exploitation and Trafficking

• Training and educating professionals and first responders

• Regional Refuge Homes in several states