CWS Kits shipping report
January -- December 2011

The CWS Kit Program is one of the many ways Church World Service shares in a hope-filled tomorrow. Your support truly makes a difference in the lives of children and families the world over. The following represent some of the places Church World Service has provided Kits through your support of this program.

Also see 2010 Kits shipping report >>

International Shipments

Burundi

• 300 School Kits for distribution through Village Health Works

Cameroon

• 15,000 School Kits for distribution through International Orthodox Christian Charities
• 5,880 School Kits for distribution through the Ministry of Secondary Education

Dominican Republic

• 30,000 Hygiene Kits, 7,500 School Kits, 2,040 Baby Care Kits, and 16 Kids Kits for distribution through Servicio Social de Iglesias Dominicana

Jordan

• 30,000 Hygiene Kits, 4,770 School Kits, 3,000 Baby Care Kits for distribution through International Orthodox Christian Charities

Malawi

• 9,600 Hygiene Kits, 3,150 Baby Care Kits, and 390 School Kits for distribution through Global Assistance

Moldova

• 6,840 Hygiene Kits, 4,470 School Kits for distribution through Misiunea Sociala Diaconia

Nicaragua

• 13,500 Hygiene Kits, 2,625 Baby Care Kits, 300 Sewing Kits for distribution through World Mission Outreach

Romania

• 7,800 School Kits for distribution through Philanthropy Federation

Sierra Leone

• 5,400 Hygiene Kits, 2,250 School Kits, 1,455 Baby Care Kits for distribution through the Council of Churches in Sierra Leone

Sudan

• 3,600 Hygiene Kits for use through IMA World Health

Syria

• 15,000 School Kits for distribution through International Orthodox Christian Charities

Zimbabwe

• 3,600 Hygiene Kits, 900 Baby Care Kits, and 390 School Kits for distribution through Global Assistance

Domestic Shipments

Alabama

• 12,000 Hygiene Kits, 3,000 School Kits to Christian Service Mission in Birmingham for distribution through partner International Orthodox Christian Charities in response to spring storms
• 11,000 Hygiene Kits to the American Red Cross in Birmingham for distribution through partner International Orthodox Christian Charities in response to spring storms
• 7,200 Hygiene Kits, 600 School Kits, 432 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 300 Baby Care Kits to the Alabama Disaster Relief Multi-Agency Warehouse in Tuscaloosa in response to spring storms
• 3,600 Hygiene Kits, 3,120 School Kits, and 1,092 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to Adventist Community Services Multi-Agency Warehouse in Tuscaloosa in response to spring storms
• 360 Hygiene Kits, 150 School Kits, 150 Baby Care Kits, 100 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to Wahalak Missionary Baptist Church in Butler for distribution in response to spring storms

Arkansas

• 1,200 Hygiene Kits, 200 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to Seventh Day Adventist Church in Little Rock in response to spring storms

California

• 50 Hygiene Kits to First Christian Church in Porterville for distribution to homeless

Colorado

• 435 Hygiene Kits to LaPuente in Alamosa for distribution to area homeless and migrant farm workers and their families
• 60 Baby Care Kits, 60 Hygiene Kits, 30 School Kits to Ecumenical Refugee and Immigration for distribution to refugees resettling in the Denver area

Georgia

• 480 Hygiene Kits, 390 School Kits, 300 Baby Care Kits to Unit in Disaster in Atlanta in response to spring storms

lllinois

• 36 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to Pay It Forward Ministry in Monmouth in response to flooding

Iowa

• 400 Hygiene Kits to Olivet Neighborhood Mission in Cedar Rapids for distribution to homeless and economically disadvantaged continuing to struggle following 2008 flooding

Kentucky

• 510 School Kits and 300 Hygiene Kits to Our Lady of Peace Mission in Garrett
• 180 Hygiene Kits, 150 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 150 School Kits, and 150 Baby Care Kits to Our Lady of Peace Mission in Garrett in response to spring storms

Maryland

• 600 Emergency Clean-up Buckets and 600 Hygiene Kits to Chesapeake Region American Red Cross, located in Baltimore, in response to Hurricane Irene

Massachusetts

• 6,000 Hygiene Kits to St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge for distribution through partner International Orthodox Christian Charities in response to spring storms

Michigan

• 100 Hygiene Kits to MHT Housing in Detroit for distribution to economically disadvantaged individuals and families

Minnesota

• 420 Hygiene Kits to Minnesota Council of Churches Refugee Services for distribution to refugees resettling in Minneapolis area

Missouri

• 1,020 Hygiene Kits to The Salvation Army in Kansas City in response to winter storms
• 120 Hygiene Kits for distribution through Americorps St. Louis in response to winter storms

Montana

• 150 Sewing Kits, 100 Hygiene Kits, 60 School Kits, 30 Baby Care Kits to Fort Peck Tribes in Poplar for distribution to the elderly and economically disadvantaged families

New Jersey

• 200 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, located in Hillside, in response to Hurricane Irene

New Mexico

• 360 Hygiene Kits, 45 Baby Care Kits and 2 UNICEF footlockers to the Taos County Housing Authority for distribution to the homeless, elderly and disadvantaged families
• 240 Hygiene Kits to El Buen Samaritano United Methodist Church in Albuquerque in response to area wildfires
• 120 Hygiene Kits to El Buen Samaritano United Methodist Church in Albuquerque for partner IMA World Health program use

New York

• 510 School Kits and 250 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to First Presbyterian Church in Johnson City in response to Hurricane Irene
• 300 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 300 Hygiene Kits, and 90 School Kits to First Presbyterian Church in Owego in response to Hurricane Irene
• 180 Hygiene Kits to Good Shepherd Migrant Ministry in Moravia to provide assistance to migrant farm workers and their families

North Carolina

• 2,520 Hygiene Kits, 510 School Kits, 510 Baby Care Kits, and 500 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to the Salvation Army of North Carolina, located in Greenville, in response to Hurricane Irene
• 120 School Kits, 100 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to the Salvation Army in Raleigh in response to spring storms

Ohio

• 360 Hygiene Kits, 90 Baby Care Kits, and 90 School Kits and miscellaneous school supplies to Ethiopia Tewahedo Social Services in Columbus for distribution to refugees in the Columbus area.

South Dakota

• 400 Hygiene Kits to Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church to respond to the needs of economically disadvantaged families and individuals on the Pine Ridge Reservation
• 200 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to the Adventist Community Service Donations Center in Pierre in response to spring storms

Tennessee

• 600 Hygiene Kits to Second Harvest in Gray in response to spring storms

Utah

• 200 Hygiene Kits to Crossroads Urban Center in Salt Lake City for distribution to low-income families and homeless

Vermont

• 540 Hygiene Kits, 300 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 210 School Kits, and 60 Baby Care Kits to Thatcher Brook Primary School in Waterbury in response to Hurricane Irene
• 500 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 300 Hygiene Kits, 60 School Kits, and 60 Baby Care Kits to Brattleboro Distribution Center/Vermont Food Bank in response to Hurricane Irene
• 250 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 120 Hygiene Kits, 120 School Kits, and 105 Baby Care Kits to the New Hampshire Food Bank in response to Hurricane Irene
• 200 Hygiene Kits to Brattleboro Area Drop-In Center for distribution to homeless

West Virginia

• 840 Hygiene Kits, 810 School Kits, 105 Baby Care Kits, 50 Emergency Clean-up Buckets for distribution through Appalachian Outreach in Moundsville

To participate in, or for more information about the CWS Kit Program, the Blankets+ Program and CROP Hunger Walk Community Events, please contact us at:

Church World Service
28606 Phillips St, P.O. Box 968, Elkhart, IN 46515
CWS/CROP Regional Offices 1-888-CWS-CROP (888-297-2767)