Program areas at Compassion Connect
Compassion Connects Anti-Exploitation work unites the faith community in its attack against local human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Its major initiative is a bridal dress repurposing project called Adorned in Grace. Dresses, wedding gowns and accessories are donated to Adorned in Grace bridal shops, which raise awareness and funds for the cause. Volunteers clean up, repair, and repurpose the dresses, and the net earnings support ending sexual exploitation through prevention and restoration work. The main prevention program funded by these sales is called Compassion Youth Mentoring, and is a mentoring program for vulnerable youth. The anti-exploitation work had about 223 volunteerswho spent approximately 12,400 hours in 2022 raising awareness for the prevention of trafficking and support for victims. Approximately, 100 at-risk girls and trafficked victims were served and several adult survivors and girls and are currently in the mentoring relationships.
Compassion Clinics are free one day pop-up medical and dental clinics that happen through the support and leadership of neighborhood churches coming together. There were 13 communities uniting in 5 states to host 18 Compassion Clinics including 79 churches uniting and 1,420 volunteers who volunteered over 10,000 hours. The clinics provided medical, dental, chiropractic, vision, foot care and other services to over 1,200 individuals in 2022. The estimated total value of care services provided was $476,000.
Investments in new clinics and programs in Tacoma and other miscellaneous programs.
Compassion Care Center AZ: The Compassion Care Center is a community resource center that helps struggling families and individuals thrive by connecting them to multiple local resources and services under one roof. This includes but is not limited to pregnancy services, emergency food boxes, clothing, education and job services, counseling and more. It aims to serve people with compassion and connect them to the services they need. It is strategically located in a community with minimal options for health, counseling, job training, etc. The Compassion Care Center is a volunteer led model that serves hundreds of people a year. In 2022, 75 volunteers spent 2,550 hours serving 995 individuals and families at the Care Center.