"Gift of the Heart" Kits is one of the many ways Church World Service shares in a hope-filled tomorrow. Your support truly makes a difference in the lives of children and families the world over. The following represent some of the places Church World Service has provided "Gift of the Heart" Kits through your support of this program.
International Shipments
Ghana
- 19,500 School Kits to partner Concerned Christian Community for ongoing program.
Mexico
- 270 Health Kits and 270 School Kits to Companeros en Ministerio for economically disadvantaged.
Domestic Shipments
Florida
- 315 Health Kits and 140 School Kits for refugees coming through the CWS Miami Immigration & Refugee Office.
- 90 Health Kits, 90 School Kits, 30 Baby Kits to Loaves & Fishes for economically disadvantaged families in Lake, Orange, and Seminole counties.
Louisiana
- 5,040 Health Kits, 810 School Kits, 500 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 315 Baby Kits to Four Directions, an agency in Houma providing assistance in response to Hurricane Katrina.
- 1,035 Health Kits, 510 School Kits, 250 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to Plaquemines Parish Distribution Center in response to Hurricane Katrina.
- 540 Health Kits and 210 Baby Kits to Common Ground New Orleans in response to Hurricane Rita.
- 510 School Kits to St. John Faith Church in New Orleans in response to Hurricane Katrina.
- 500 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to St. Bernard Parish in Chalmette in response to Hurricane Katrina.
- 450 Health kits, 266 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 120 School Kits, 105 Baby Kits to Common Ground Houma in response to Hurricane Katrina.
- 405 Baby Kits and 180 Health Kits to Second Harvest Food Bank in New Orleans in response to Hurricane Katrina.
- 315 Health Kits and 270 School Kits to Watkins Elementary School in Lake Charles in response to Hurricane Katrina.
- 315 Health Kits and 300 School Kits to LEAN in Baton Rouge in response to Hurricane Katrina.
- 225 Health Kits and 210 School Kits to Forked Island/E. Broussard Elementary School in Abbeville in response to Hurricane Katrina.
- 200 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 64 Kids Kit, 60 School Kits, 30 Baby Kits to Vermilion Animal Aid in Abbeville in response to Hurricane Rita.
Minnesota
- 420 School Kits to Minnesota Council of Churches Refugee Services for incoming refugees.
Mississippi
- 5,040 Health Kits to Pascagoula School District for children affected by Hurricane Katrina.
- 5,040 Health Kits to New Chapel CME Church in Meridian in response to Hurricane Katrina.
- 540 School Kits to Orange Grove Elementary School in response to Hurricane Katrina.
- 180 Health Kits to Resurrection Middle School in Pascagoula in response to Hurricane Katrina.
For more information about the "Gift of the Heart" Kit Program, the TOOLS & BLANKETS Program and CROP WALK Community Events, please contact us at:
Church World Service
28606 Phillips Street
P.O. Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
CWS/CROP Regional Offices 1-888-CWS-CROP (888-297-2767)