Olive Branch Outreach

Public training, information and education: Meeting with and doing presentations for individuals & organizations in the United States, Olive Branch Outreach provides education to increase awareness of the tremendous needs of millions of refugees who have been displaced in the Middle East, overwhelming local small outreach-focused organizations that lack the resources to fully engage in outreach. By partnering with these organizations we assist them in reaching out to refugees and others in need by supplementing local giving and personal efforts with our local partners. Training materials are being developed and training provided to national leaders and workers to assist in this work, giving them tools to bring hope to the locals and refugees for the future.

Prisoners/Trafficked women: Working in cooperation with local organizations we provide care and assistance for the prisoners who often are in prison only because they cannot pay a fine or purchase a ticket to their home country; factory workers who have come to work in duty free zones where they have few rights and are often subject to abuse; and domestic workers who have run away from their employer due to abusive living situations, have few rights and find secure temporary shelter only in the 'safe houses' provided by their embassies. Meals and training are provided for some of the thousands of prisoners, as well as encouragement, holiday gifts and personal supplies. Meals, personal supplies, medical care and supplies, baby clothes and supplies are provided for women in "Safe Houses" as well as luggage and assistance for women returning home.