Compassion Connect

Programs: Abolition now is a campaign to unite the faith community in its attack against local human trafficking. Its major initiative is a bridal dress repurposing project called adorned in grace. Dresses, wedding gowns and accessories are donated to abolition now. Volunteers clean up and repair the dresses and the net earnings support organizations working to address the issue of human trafficking. Adorned in grace has about 254 volunteers at the bridal shop, design studio, hands of hope and the abolition now communications team. These volunteers spent approximately 5,747 hours in 2017 raising awareness for the prevention of trafficking and support for victims. 218 at-risk girls and trafficked victims were served. Several adult survivors and girls are currently in mentoring relationships.

compassion care center - az hub is a collaborative center that brings multiple service providers under one roof. 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 2017 784 volunteers from 26 churches served 1,063 individuals at clinics and 302 families at the compassion care center. The estimated value of services provided is $656,000.

compassion clinics are free one day medical/dental events. There were 18 different neighborhoods leading events in 2017 involving 148 different churches and 3,424 volunteers. The clinics provided medical, dental, chiropractic, vision, foot care and other services to 3,766 individuals in 2017. Estimated total value of care services provided is $1. 5 million.