For over 75 years, across 100 countries, we've been connecting people like you to the world's greatest needs—extending your compassion to millions of suffering men, women and children. Together we're creating change that lasts—today, tomorrow and for generations to come.
Our Focus
We're partnering with over 6,000 churches and 95,000 local volunteers to tackle the world's greatest problems.
We need you in the fight against poverty, violence and injustice around the world. When we join together, we can be the hands and feet of Jesus, bringing light to the darkest corners of our world as a powerful force for good. Here's how:
Advocate
You can defend and speak up on behalf of the vulnerable and suffering around our world. Together, we can intercede on behalf of those who are suffering, in poverty or without protection, in order to influence those in positions of power who can save lives.
Volunteer
You can help us expand our reach and multiply our impact around the world when you join our family of over 95,000 volunteers worldwide. Learn how to serve in a safe and inclusive space through our e-learning platform, The Workshop. Your commitment makes all the difference to those who are suffering.
Give
When you give, you’ll transform the lives of millions of suffering men, women and children around the globe. In a time of such great need, we need you on our team more than ever before. We cannot do this work without you.
News & Stories
A Place to Call Home: Chicagoland Churches Step Up to Support Asylum-Seekers
A little over a year ago, Anna* faced an impossible situation. An asylum-seeker from Eastern Europe and young mother to a 7-month-old baby, she had reached the maximum number of nights allowed by the temporary shelter she was staying at in Chicago and had nowhere to go. She had no car, no job and no…
A Historic Crisis, A Historic Response
The call to welcome the stranger has never been more urgent. Right now, the world is facing the largest displacement crisis in recorded history — according to the U.N., more than 122 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution and disaster. In FY24, World Relief’s U.S. offices and affiliates…
Boldly Engaging the Crisis in Haiti, Here and There
“I had lost everything — my possessions accumulated over 30 years of work, my goods and, above all, my sense of security.” — Adeline, a displaced bookseller in Port-au-Prince “Sometimes we go from 15 to 22 days without finding water.” — Estanis, president of an informal camp hosting displaced persons These are the voices of…
Don’t move through life wishing you’d done more for our suffering world. God designed you to be a light amidst the darkness, extending his love and compassion to the most vulnerable among us.
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