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 586,312 IN THE BUILDING FOR CHANGE PROGRAM, VOLUNTEERS BUILD HOMES IN BELIZE CITY, BELIZE. HOME RECIPIENTS WORK ALONGSIDE THE VOLUNTEERS ON THEIR NEW HOME AND OTHER HAND IN HAND PROJECTS. IN 2021, 26 HOMES WERE BUILT. 311,500 HAND IN HAND HOSTED 7 IMMERSION TRIP GROUPS TO BELIZE WHERE PARTICIPANTS BUILT HOMES AND EXPERIENCED THE CULTURE IN BELIZE. SIX HOMES WERE BUILT BY STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH FUNDING COMING FROM DONORS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BUILDS VIRTUALLY. TWELVE MORE HOMES WERE BUILT BY LOCAL BELIZEAN ORGANIZATIONS. 112,498 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 2021, 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. 151,897 OUR BELIZE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTS 20 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO FINISH HIGH SCHOOL. 10,417

AUXIER, KENTUCKY 398,265 HAND IN HAND VOLUNTEERS REPAIR HOMES IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE AUXIER CENTER NEAR PRESTONSBURG, KY IN APPALACHIA. IN 2021, 13 VOLUNTEER GROUPS PARTICIPATED IN OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDED BUILDING 5 WHEELCHAIR RAMPS AND FIXING 6 ROOFS. HAND IN HAND ALSO OPERATES AN EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY WHICH SERVED 2,340 PEOPLE IN 2021. IMMERSION TRIPS 61,474 HOME REPAIR PROGRAM 227,280 FOOD PANTRY 109,511

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 247,220 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 2021, HAND IN HAND HELPED 75 PEOPLE WITH HOME REPAIR PROJECTS OR WHEELCHAIR RAMP CONSTRUCTION. 203 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN A LOUISVILLE URBAN IMMERSION EXPERIENCE. URBAN IMMERSION DEVELOPMENT 70,415 URBAN IMMERSION PROJECTS 90,385 LOCAL CHARITIES 60,000 IMMERSION TRIPS 26,420

NICARAGUA 183,212 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 2021, 79% OF OUR 90 PATHWAY TO CHANGE CHILDREN EARNED GRADES OF 80% OR BETTER. WE ALSO SUPPORT OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES THROUGH UNIVERSITY. WE ARE CURRENTLY HELPING 24 OF OUR PROGRAM HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES STUDYING IN UNIVERSITY. 156,999 IMMERSION TRIPS & PROJECTS 10,874 NICARAGUA ADULT SPONSORSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM 15,339 OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: JAMAICA PRESCHOOL SUPPORT 10,080 MISSION EDUCATION 9,302 EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE 44,386