Program areas at New Life Ministries
New Life Ministries trains and underwrites volunteers and staff in ukraine and belarus that travel to and minister in orphanages, 15 currently in ukraine, once every month. In addition, providing material help, medicines, disinfectant supplies, clothes, food, playground equipment, beds, and other physical help. In addition, sponsorship of week-long dental clinics have been provided for orphans and orphanges there, including dental work, fluoride treatments, and dental hygiene teaching. Material help has also included purchase of appliances needed like hot water heaters, back up generators, kitchen equipment including stoves and ovens, industrial washers and dryers, and renovations of showers and bathrooms. A computer lab for snovsk orphange was provided with donated laptops as well as school desks, chairs, projectors and screens. Most recently, funds to build and renovate bomb shelters have been provided for ukrainian orphanges.
The fresh start program provides transition help for orphans who have "aged out" of the orphanage system, but who want to continue their education. Transition apartments, funds for food and utilities, educational expenses, school supplies, transportation, etc. Are provided for those who want to continue their education in either training schools to learn a marketable skill or even university studies if the orphan has received their diploma and can pass entrance exams.
New Life Ministries sponsors summer camps for orphans in the western ukrainian town of truskovyets which also includes lifeskills lessons designed to help older orphans prepare for when they "age out" of the orphanage system.
Travel and various program expenses used for all exempt purposes