 A Recap of 2009:
Dear Friends,
This year, Christian Relief Services celebrates its 25th year of service. Over the years, we have been joining forces with communities around the world to fight poverty and give those in need a chance at a better tomorrow.
Christian Relief Services' Executive Director, Paul Krizek, visiting a Haitian orphanage in 1995 during the construction of Hope Hospital. |
We are proud to say that our important work has made a notable difference in communities in the United States, Africa, Haiti and Lithuania.
Christian Relief Services' efforts improved thousands of lives in 2009, alone. For example, we teamed up with Bread and Water for Africa, one of our affiliate organizations, to ship medical supplies, hygiene items, shoes, clothing, tools, and school supplies including textbooks all valued at over 9 million dollars to partner organizations in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone and Zambia. Christian Relief also supports sustainable grassroots programs in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi and Cameroon.
Along with Americans Helping Americans (AHA), Christian Relief distributed over 1,000 pairs of new boots and 1,000 warm blankets to Appalachian children in West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina in 2009. Since July 1, 2009 Christian Relief and AHA also provided special food boxes to 8,995 individuals in the Appalachian region of West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. For the holidays, Christian Relief gave Appalachian families over 10,000 whole turkeys and supplemental food, including fresh fruits, vegetables, bread and a dessert item. Christian Relief continued its support of service enriched housing and community centers, as well as local affordable and transitional housing programs.
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