Access Life Inc

ACCESS-LIFE, INC. IS A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE IMPACTED BY DISABILITIES WITH CHURCHES, ORGANIZATIONS, RESOURCES AND PEOPLE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY.

IN 2021 ACCESS-LIFE, INC. PLANNED AND EXECUTED THREE EXPOS INCLUDING OUR 27TH ONE IN FLORIDA, OUR 10TH ONE IN TEXAS AND OUR 12TH ONE IN TENNESSEE AS WELL AS OUR 7TH INTERNATIONAL MISSION TRIP WITH AN EXPO AND OUTREACHES IN BELIZE. THE VENUES INCLUDED WEST PALM BEACH, GRAPEVINE, JEFFERSON CITY AND ROARING CREEK AND COMBINED TOGETHER WITH PAST EXPOS IN JACKSONVILLE, CENTRAL FLORIDA AND PEMBROKE PINES TO TOTAL 55 ACCESS-LIFE EXPOS SINCE THE MINISTRY BEGAN IN 2010. OVERALL, DUE TO INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS ONLY 1,650 PEOPLE INCLUDING PARTICIPANTS, VOLUNTEERS AND EXHIBITORS ATTENDED THESE FREE EVENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH DISABILITIES THAT FEATURE BOAT RIDES, BANK FISHING, KAYAKING, ARCHERY, ANIMALS, GAMES, ARTS, CRAFTS, LUNCH AND MORE. THIS IS ABOUT HALF OUR TYPICAL ANNUAL ATTENDANCE, AS WELL AS ATTENDANCE PER EVENT WHICH WAS ONLY 550 PEOPLE. HOWEVER, WE ARE THANKFUL GOD MADE A WAY FOR ALL OF OUR EXPOS TO BE HELD IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES AND FOR THE THREE PEOPLE WHO PRAYED TO RECEIVE JESUS AS SAVIOR AT OUR EXPOS THIS YEAR. THE TWO OUTPOST ACTIVITIES WE HELD IN 2021, INCLUDING A FALL FESTIVAL AND CHRISTMAS JINGLE AND MINGLE THAT REACHED ANOTHER 150 PEOPLE IN THE EAST TENNESSEE AREA, WERE BONUS BLESSINGS TO OUR DOMESTIC EVENTS. FUNDING FOR THESE EXPO COMES FROM A VARIETY OF PEOPLE, CHURCHES, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS. THREE LIFE SUPPORT BANQUET FUNDRAISERS NORMALLY ARE HELD IN EAST TENNESSEE, NORTH TEXAS AND WEST PALM BEACH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO HELP PROVIDE ALL THE FINANCES NEEDED TO EXECUTE THE DOMESTIC EXPOS. HOWEVER, THIS YEAR DUE TO THE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CRISIS THESE FUNDRAISERS WERE NOT HELD, BUT GOD STILL PROVIDED ALL WE NEEDED. AS EXPOS ARE THE MAIN FOCUS OF OUR MINISTRY EFFORTS, THE ADDITION OF GIVING PARTICIPANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK THROUGH COLLECTING MOBILITY ITEMS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES AT EACH DOMESTIC VENUE TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN BELIZE WAS AGAIN A GREAT INITIATIVE IN 2021. IN FACT WE HAD FIVE STORAGE UNTIL AND ONE TRAILER FULL OF ITEMS COURTESY OF FOLK'S GENEROSITY TO THOSE IN NEED IN BELIZE. OUR CRAFTING COMMUNITY PROGRAM PARTNERS EVEN KNITTED DISH CLOTHES TO ADD TO THE HYGIENE KITS GIVEN OUT THERE. WE CONTINUED TO SHARE PRAISES AND PRAYER REQUESTS FROM EACH EXPO WITH OUR PRAYER TEAM AS PART OF THE PRAYER AND CARE PROGRAM AND EVEN HELD A FISH GRANT IN EAST TENNESSEE AS PART OF OUR FISHING WITH FRIENDS PROGRAM, TOO. AS A BONUS, WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE OUR THIRD AND FOURTH INTERNS TO SERVCE WITH THE MINISTRY IN 2021. 2021 WAS ANOTHER YEAR OF GOD MEETING THE NEEDS FOR THE MINISTRY FINANCIALLY AS WE RECEIVED $224,607 (OUR HIGHEST TOTAL TO DATE) IN SUPPORT FROM A VARIETY OF DONOR SOURCES. HE HAS CONTINUED TO BLESS OUR FUNDING EACH YEAR INCLUDING $224,607 IN 2020, $213,371 IN 2019, $184,816.62 IN 2018, $184,860.16 IN 2017, $183,067.41 IN 2016, $196,646.99 IN 2015, $157,413.83 IN 2014, $160,208.81 IN 2013, $139,231.00 IN 2012, $118,171.00 IN 2011 AND $55,311.00 OUR INAUGURAL YEAR OF 2010. GOING FORWARD THE MINISTRY INTENDS TO MAINTAIN OUR FOUR EXPO SCHEDULE [BELIZE, WEST PALM BEACH, NORTH TEXAS AND EAST TENNESSEE] AS WELL AS HOLDING SPRING FLINGS AND JINGLE AND MINGLES LOCALLY IN THESE ESTABLISHED MINISTRY AREAS. ALSO, PER OUR 3-5 YEAR MINISTRY PLAN, WE WILL BE FURTHER ESTABLISHING OUR INTERN PROGRAM AND ADDING A FULL-TIME STAFF PERSON IN 2022.