Overflowing Hands Inc

OUR PROMISE TO CHILDREN EVERYWHERE: SERVE, EMPOWER & TRANSFORM BY PROVIDING RELIEF TO THE POOR, DISTRESSED AND UNDERPRIVILEGED.

FEEDING HUNGRY KIDS - US - IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, OVERFLOWING HANDS PARTNERED WITH ROCKY TOP CATERING TO HELP FEED KIDS IN WAKE COUNTY, NC. OVERFLOWING HANDS COORDINATED WITH THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE STUDENTS LIVED THAT NEEDED ASSISTANCE. A DISTRIBUTION NETWORK WAS CREATED TO SERVE 50+ NEIGHBORHOODS EACH WEEK, PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS DINNER MEALS TO KIDS AND FAMILIES. THE FEEDING HUNGRY KIDS PROGRAM ALSO DELIVERED FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE USDA "FARMERS TO FAMILIES" PROGRAM. IN 2021, MORE THAN 200,000 MEALS AND OVER 1 MILLION POUNDS OF PRODUCE AND DAIRY PRODUCTS WERE DELIVERED TO KIDS LIVING IN LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS, MOBILE HOME PARKS AND APARTMENT COMPLEXES. MORE THAN 400 VOLUNTEERS HELPED FEED 2,000+ FAMILIES EACH WEEK UNTIL 8/31/2021. THIS PROGRAM CONTINUED OPERATING IN 2021 IN RESPONSE TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES NEEDING ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD DURING THE PANDEMIC.

NICARAGUA FEEDING PROGRAM - OVERFLOWING HANDS CONTINUED SUPPORTING THE EMPOWERED DREAMERS FEEDING PROGRAM IN NICARAGUA IN 2021. DUE TO THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY IN NICARAGUA, MANY FAMILIES STILL FACE UNEMPLOYMENT FOOD INSECURITY IN POOR COMMUNITIES. THE LOCAL EMPOWERED DREAMERS PROJECT TEAM CONTINUES TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THE 18 HOPE CENTERS BUILT IN PREVIOUS YEARS. LOCAL VOLUNTEERS ARE PACKING AND DELIVERING FOOD, COOKING AND SERVING IN THEIR LOCAL HOPE CENTER. IN 2021, MORE THAN 22,000 MEALS WERE SERVED EACH MONTH TO CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY. MORE THAN 60 LOCAL VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. EXPENSES INCLUDED THE PURCHASE OF FOOD FOR MEAL PREPARATION, FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUIT, TRANSPORTATION AND DELIVERY. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES WITH COVID-19, THE FEEDING PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN 2021.

PROVIDING HEALTHY MEALS TO HELP FIGHT FOOD INSECURITY - OVERFLOWING HANDS PARTNERS WITH KIDS AROUND THE WORLD BY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR HEALTHY MEALS TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN HOPE CENTER COMMUNITIES IN NICARAGUA. "HOPE CENTERS" ARE BUILDINGS THAT ARE TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES AND THE CHILDREN THEY SERVE. A HOPE CENTER CAN BE USED AS A COMMUNITY CENTER, A FEEDING CENTER, A YOUTH CENTER FOR AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVIITES, A FOSTER HOME AND A CHURCH. KIDS LIVING IN THIRD-WORLD COUNTRIES GO THE HOPE CENTERS TO BE SAFE, TO PLAY, TO STUDY AND LEARN, BE ENCOURAGED AND RECEIVE HOT MEALS. A TOTAL OF (18) HOPE CENTERS HAVE BEEN FUNDED IN THE MANAGUA, NICARAGUA AREA. IN 2021, MORE THAN 500 VOLUNTEERS GATHERED IN RALEIGH, NC TO PACK 120,000 MEALS IN 24 HOURS. THE PACKAGES ARE ONEMEAL, FORMULATED BY KIDS AROUND THE WORLD TO DELIVER SUSTAINING NUTRITION TO IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN WHERE FOOD INSECUIRTY IS A DAILY REALITY. OVERFLOWING HANDS FUNDED THE COST OF THE MEALS AND THEN THE PACKAGES WERE SHIPPED TO NICARAGUA FROM THE U.S. THE EMPOWERED DREAMERS TEAM DISTRIBUTES THE MEAL PACKAGES EACH MONTH. KIDS ARE COMING TO THEIR LOCAL HOPE CENTER TO LEARN, EAT AND PLAY WHICH IMPROVES THE CHILDREN'S CHANCE OF SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND DAILY LIFE. THESE MEALS WILL SERVE MORE THAN 5,000 CHILDREN.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT - OVERFLOWING HANDS SUPPORTS VARIOUS LOCAL PROGRAMS AND MINISTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE TO HELP CHILDREN REACH THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. IN 2021, LOCAL SMALL GROUPS AND CONNECTION GROUPS WERE FUNDED SO THAT CHILDREN COULD GATHER WEEKLY FOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH GROUP ACTIVITIES AND RECEIVE SNACKS AND MEALS. PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED IN THE U.S., MADRID SPAIN AND LATIN AMERICA. ALTHOUGH PROGRAMMING WAS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED DUE TO COVID-19, LOCAL LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS MANAGED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT KIDS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH LOCAL PROGRAMS.SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN THE US - OVERFLOWING HANDS PROVIDES RESOURCES TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING POOR AND IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN. PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED THAT PROVIDE BASIC DAILY NEEDS TO CHILDREN, INCLUDING FOOD, CLOTHING, HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES, PROTECTION FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT, ACCESS TO ORGANIZED SPORTS, TRAINING, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND MENTAL WELLNESS. IN 2021, THE GRANT WAS USED TO ASSIST COLLEGE STUDENTS, CHILDREN OF NORTH CAROLINA SERVICE PERSONNEL. MANY OVERFLOWING HANDS' DONORS AND SUPPORTERS VOLUNTEER AT THESE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS