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Providence Childrens Home

Providence Children's Home exists to help provide hope to children in Kenya who have lost their parents due to the AIDS epidemic in Sub-Sahara Africa. We provide a Home, School and Clinic on 16 acres of land 30 km west of Nairobi. We currently have 47 girl orphans at the Home, who all attend the school along with 500 outside students in Pre-K through 12. Our Clinic provides general health care for the orphans, students and the local community.

Claremont, California

CrossPurpose

Our mission is to abolish economic, relational and spiritual poverty through career and community development. www.crosspurpose.org

Denver, Colorado

Pan African Think Tank

To bridge the gap between Africa and the African Diaspora through Pan African forums that assist with research as a means to collectively advocate.

Arlington, Texas

DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL

DAI’s basic approach is to listen first, research the real needs of leaders, then design tools that respond to those needs effectively and begin putting in place an indigenous distribution system to enable leaders to access those tools. Every course DAI has written came about this way, including the popular Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership (MAOL) program that currently has over 1,000 students enrolled. Local Christian leaders grow in their integrity and effectiveness through ongoing training, mentoring, consulting and access to critical resources. DAI’s programs continue to grow and evolve as new needs are identified or needs change.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

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THE OUTREACH CENTER

Making a difference in communities through dedicated service and impact.

MORGANTON, North Carolina

KENDALL OPTOMETRY MINISTRY INC

ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION STATEMENT With primary emphasis in underdeveloped countries, Kendall Optometry Ministry, Inc. was established in 2003 to spread the Word of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This is accomplished by providing glasses to improve the vision of people living in many underdeveloped countries. These impoverished people can now see to read their Bible, and also improve their standard of living. Kendall Optometry Ministry, Inc (KOM) is a 501-3c non-profit organization formed to provide optical equipment and training to Christian optical mission teams traveling all over the world. The equipment and training is provided at no cost and supplies are provided at a break even price. Teams are responsible for building their own eyeglasses inventory but much assistance (in the form of training and software) is provided by KOM to assist in the building of this inventory. KOM also has a limited supply of barcoded glasses (prescription in barcode) which can be used to quickly build an inventory. A testimonial by the President. (Revised: 9/8/2018) I grew up in a Christian family. My father, M. H. Kendall , was a college professor and head of the religion department at Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, N.C. for nearly 40 years. I worked for 29 years for General Electric Appliances in Louisville, Ky. During the last 4 years I averaged several hundred thousand miles each year on international travel installing computer systems. All of this travel went flawlessly. God blessed me in everything that I did. It was something that I found to be obvious that God had a hand in my work. In July, 1999 I decided I would take one mission trip to Honduras working through an organization called "Baptist Medical Dental Mission International" (BMDMI.ORG). My intent was to "pay back the Lord" with this one mission trip. When I arrived in the village, I asked the team leader what he wanted me to do. He said he had several boxes of used prescription glasses to hand out. These glasses were dirty, broken, and not measured. As you can see in Figure 1 to the left (scroll down a bit), we just set them out on a table and people came by and tried them on until something helped them. I immediately knew this was wrong but it was the best we could do then. I came back from that trip with a God Given passion to do it better. Since 1999 I have gone to Honduras 27 times and Nicaragua 3 times. Each time something would be improved. The use of the autorefractor was introduced into Honduras in 2003 (to see Figure 2 scroll down a bit) and another one into Nicaragua in 2004. A special series of computer programs were developed to manage and build the inventory. You can review these programs at http://eyeglasses-Inventory.com/. Since 2003 of the 51 BMDMI mission teams more than 95% of these teams use the equipment and software developed by Kendall Optometry Ministry, Inc. In 2003 Kendall Optometry Ministry was incorporated as a 501-3c non-profit company. Using donations provided by several churches and individuals this company purchased a set of equipment which could be loaned out to Christian mission teams going all over the world. Later in 2005 a 2nd kit was purchased and in 2006 a 3rd and a 4th kit was purchased. In the beginning of 2007 a 5th kit was purchased. At the end of 2007 a 6th and 7th kit including a Retinomax 3 was purchased. By the end of 2009 the company owned 10 kits. In 2010 the company purchased two more kits. In 2011 the company purchased 1 more kit bringing the total to 13. By 2017 the company had purchased 18 kits. In 2018 KOM purchased kit number 19. See the growth of the company at this link. 2018 is only part of the year on this graph. Other teams will participate. The teams use this equipment to not only allow people to read their Bible but to also to help them improve their standard of living. You can read about some of these teams in the Teams Supported area of this web site. Tell us about your Christian mission team. Let us help you be more effective in your work for the Lord. If you would like our help send an E-Mail to: HollandKendall@kendalloptoministry.org Holland Kendall, President Kendall Optometry Ministry, Inc.

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky

The GVN Foundation

The GVN Foundation is a non-profit organization inspiring learning, innovation and action to unlock the potential of vulnerable communities around the world. We do this by providing financial resources to grassroots organizations working with vulnerable women and children in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Bellefontaine, Ohio

Hollaback!

Our mission is to end harassment in all its forms by transforming the culture that perpetuates harassment and discrimination. We carry out this mission by building the power of everyday people to create safe and welcoming environments for all.

New York

Recovery Outreach

Recovery Outreach Inc is a service-based organization that responds to individuals and families that have been affected by national catastrophes. Recovery Outreach provides manpower to these families and individuals by effectively performing services including but not limited to property clean up, demolition, and providing central relief locations to families in need.

Santa Ynez, California

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P K M ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC

Making a difference in communities through dedicated service and impact.

WARREN, Minnesota

Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals

Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals (OFOSA) is a volunteer driven, foster-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal rescue organization whose mission is to improve the welfare and adopt-ability of shelter animals.

Hillsboro, Oregon

CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank

CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank is a volunteer-driven organization that provides immediate and non-judgmental support for individuals facing emotional, food, or financial crisis.

IOWA CITY, Iowa