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Causes: Cancer, Christianity, Counseling, Mental Health, Religion
Mission: The mission of Stronghold Ministry is to reach cancer patients, their networks, and others in life crisis with love, comfort and good news of Jesus Christ. Stronghold Ministry was founded to provide spiritual support and comfort to cancer patients, caretakers, and others in major life crisis. Outreach is through the internet, books, support groups, training seminars, retreats, conferences, and workshops.
Target demographics: people fighting cancer and in other crises
Direct beneficiaries per year: 1800 cancer patients with free gift baskets & approximately 5000 cancer patients and people in crisis through our blogs and emails
Geographic areas served: The US and 43 other countries
Programs: Sent over 17,500 gift baskets free of charge to cancer patients. Contents include a tote, 3 books on coping with cancer, and 2 wristbands. Our cost for each basket is $50 (retail value approximately $110). We have sent these gift baskets to 50 states and 43 countries. *Support group meetings - we hold several weekly women's support groups and Zoom and in-person meetings for cancer patients and others in life crisis. Speakers and support at cancer support meetings - we spoke or participated in 30 support groups of various other cancer organizations, groups related to local hospitals and churches. *Prayer meetings - we host monthly prayer meetings to meet, support and pray for people with cancer. *Blog and Facebook correspondence - our executive director spent an average of 3 to 4 hours per day responding to email and facebook correspondence from some of the approximately 20,000 cancer patients we have connected with through various connections over 12 years. *Phone calls - we averaged 5 to 7 calls per week from cancer patients or caretakers who ask for support. *Our email newsletter is sent to cancer patients every 2 weeks. We also post these emails as blog posts on our website - http://www. Mystronghold. Org/blog. Many patients and caretakers write immediately after we sent these emails inquiring for further help, prayer and support. *Hospital and home visits upon request - pre-covid average of one hospital or home visits per week.