Our Mission
The Mission of Christian Relief Services is to work through partnerships and in collaboration with grassroots charitable groups, churches and human service agencies, to connect the vast resources of America to help those in need in their own local communities and to enable people to help themselves.
Our Programs and Projects
Christian Relief Services and our project, Running Strong for American Indian Youth®, are working to change this through providing American Indian communities with food, water, basic relief, emergency assistance and support services for needy youth and their families including programs fostering self-reliance.
For decades we have worked to raise the standard of living in other countries, primarily in Africa through our project, Bread and Water for Africa®, We do this by supporting grassroots initiatives and hospitals by providing, medicine, medical supplies, clean water, education, vocational training, literacy and agricultural assistance.
Since 1985, Christian Relief Services has done all it can to help alleviate poverty across America. Through our project, Americans Helping Americans®, we provide emergency assistance, school supplies, new shoes and coats, hygiene items, food, home repair, and help with youth enrichment projects.
Veterans Supportive Housing
Veterans Supportive Housing (VSH) in Fairfax County, Virginia, is an innovative and person-centered program dedicated to empowering veterans experiencing homelessness. We understand the challenges faced by our veterans and are committed to providing a pathway to rebuild their lives through our comprehensive support services.
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In Appalachia, we provide holiday meals, winter clothes, new shoes, and other necessary items to poverty-stricken families.
On American Indian reservations, we work to help provide basic necessities on various reservations in Oklahoma, South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, and North Dakota by contributing food, new clothing, school supplies, and other items.
Through partnerships with local, non-governmental organizations and our affiliates, we provide donations of food, medical supplies, hygiene items, school supplies, and building materials to hospitals, clinics, schools, orphanages, and refugee camps in several African countries. We have programs in Sierra Leone, Kenya, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Somalia and Burundi.
In Virginia, through the Veterans Supportive Housing Project, Christian Relief Services offers homeless low-income veterans in Fairfax, Virginia, affordable single-unit apartments. The program provides case management services aimed at maintaining housing stability and connecting participants with benefits, employment assistance, medical and mental health services, and other necessary support services determined during assessment and intake.
2023 Highlights
Americans Helping Americans
1,261 individuals benefited through food security and sustainability programs
325 students were sponsored in afterschool programs
65 homes were repaired through home rehabilitation program
Bread and Water for Africa
92,000+ people received medical services at hospitals and clinics
54,000+ people benefited from clean water projects in their villages and communities
37,000+ people benefited from agriculture and sustainability programs
Running Strong for American Indian Youth
18 homes were connected to clean running water on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
1 new Community Center on Pine Ridge provides a place for culture, fitness, and community for hundreds each week
8,049 people were kept warm during the winter through the Heat Match program
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