Hope Packs

An Elim HOPE Packs Supply Drive is a wonderful way for a church to come alongside people with disabilities and join them in Kingdom Ministry. Here is a simple explanation of how a supply drive works.

Churches collect school supplies in Elim-provided HOPE Pack bags, and each person gives $8 per pack to take care of shipping and assembly from Elim.

1. Elim picks up supplies collected after three weeks
2. Elim adults like Karen McNicholas will inspect, fully stock, re-pack, and efficiently prepare items for shipment, rounding out orders to fully meet the needs of ministry partners. Church volunteers are invited to participate and work alongside Elim’s adults.
3. Supplies are sent to Food for the Hungry, Global Aid Network, Haitian Support Ministries, and other Elim ministry partners. Churches can specifically request a current ministry partner or connect Elim with their own.

Elim works with ministry partners to make sure that, as often as possible, Elim adults and supporting church volunteers are part of the distribution trips, whether they’re in Chicago, Peru, Haiti, or Africa.

Promotional Support:

If your church chooses to participate in this exciting program, Elim HOPE Packs will provide you with the necessary tools to support your promotional needs. A basic promotional package will contain:

• 5 – Supply Drive posters w/ place to write in the dates of the supply drive.
• 1 – DVD with three videos and a slideshow – Video 1: Impact of Supply Drive – Video 2: Impact Short – Video 3: Directional – Step by step how to complete a supply drive – Slideshow: 5 minute slideshow
• 1 – Sport Packs – examples of HOPE Packs that need to be filled with supplies.
• 1 – Bulletin Announcement

Volunteer Opportunities:

Any church that participates in an Elim HOPE Packs Supply Drive is encouraged to sign up a group to volunteer at Elim to work with Elim’s adults to assemble HOPE Packs. You can find out more about these ‘assembly events’ on our ‘volunteer’ page. You might also consider becoming a member of the Elim HOPE Packs Team. To find out more about how you can help change how the world views people with disabilities, click here to visit the Elim HOPE Packs Team page.