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Since 2006, WORLD Magazine has recognized small organizations that work in big ways to help those in need.
Nominees for this year's Hope Award for Effective Compassion were evaluated in three categories: Critical Care, Reconciliation, and Restoration. Three organizations in each category—for a total of nine—qualified as finalists. From each category, we selected a winner and, thanks to the generosity of the American Bible Society, have awarded $5,000 cash prizes. From among the three category winners, we also chose a grand prize-winning organization, which received an additional $5,000 award from the ABS.
On Friday, Oct. 16, these organizations were recognized and honored at a dinner in Arlington, Texas, hosted by WORLD and the American Bible Society. The announcement of the winning organizations and the names of the WORLD readers who nominated them can be found here.
In three consecutive issues of WORLD, we introduced you to the nine finalist organizations for 2009.
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First fruits
COVER STORY | by Marvin Olasky
From hundreds of nominations, we’ve picked nine effective
poverty-fighting groups for a $20,000 contest. Here are the
first three.
2009 nominated organizations
Christ for People with Developmental Disabilities | Anoka, Minn.
Church of the disabled: Minnesota’s Christ for People leaves no one behind | Alisa Harris
RUNNER-UP
CrossOver Ministry | RICHMOND, VA.
CrossOver appeal: A Christian health clinic becomes a safety net for the uninsured | Emily Belz
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Forgiven Ministry | TAYLORSVILLE, N.C.
Forgiven, not forgotten: North Carolina ministry seeks to build ties between prisoners and their children | Jamie Dean
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The next three
HOPE AWARD | by Marvin Olasky
These next three finalists creatively aid the needy and help them to follow through.
2009 nominated organizations
I Am a Treasure | Los Angeles
Jesus & strippers: I Am a Treasure lavishes the love of Christ on women in the sex industry | Emily Belz
Northern Youth Program | Dryden, Ontario, Canada
Northern light: In an Inuit area overwhelmed by sexual abuse and suicide, Clair and Clara Schnupp help young men see God’s mercy | Jill Lacey
Campus Clubs | Macon, GA.
Macon disciples: Campus Clubs teaches poor children about the value of work, and their own value in Christ: ‘Just because you’re in the ‘hood doesn’t mean the ‘hood is in you’ | Jamie Dean
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Three more
HOPE AWARD | by Marvin Olasky
The final three of the nine finalists in our Hope Award for Effective Compassion contest embody perseverance.
2009 nominated organizations
RUNNER-UP
Snappin' | Oconomowoc, Wisc.
Keeping parents sane: Snappin' comes to help when the families of disabled children are about to snap | Alisa Harris
Roving Volunteers in Christ's Service | Smithville, Texas
Roving retirees: Seniors trade golf clubs for hammers to help Christian nonprofits | Emily Belz
Galilean Children's Home | Liberty, KY.
Welcome home: Children with severe disabilities, many of them abandoned, find more than just a place to live at Galilean Children's Home | Jamie Dean
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For articles from other WORLD “Effective Compassion” issues, click the links below:
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