Our Programs
hurricane helene relief efforts
In late September, 2024, western North Carolina and surrounding mountain towns were devastated by Hurricane Helene. Massive floods caught local citizens off guard, homes and businesses were destroyed, lives were lost while roads and bridges crumbled.
Overflowing Hands and Rocky Top Catering are partnering together again to serve with disaster relief. We started by serving with World Central Kitchen to provide 6,000 sandwiches. As needs arise, we have been providing hot meals and fresh produce boxes. As towns and communities make requests, we are responding with fresh food and supplies. We also plan to help rebuild when they are ready, but currently folks are still “digging out” and we are waiting for them to request more recovery efforts. Local communities are hurting and the path to restore their lives will be long and difficult.
We are organizing “A Thanksgiving to Remember” in partnership with iHeartMedia and Table & Twine to provide a “Thanksgiving Feast” to families in need. Click HERE if you would like to donate a holiday family feast!
Fighting food insecurity - Feeding Hungry Kids
After distributing more than 800,000 meals and over 4 million pounds of fresh produce, our pandemic response “Feeding Hungry Kids” was completed in June, 2021. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Overflowing Hands and Rocky Top Catering partnered together to distribute nutritious food to more than 50 neighborhoods in Wake County and surrounding areas. This project was an amazing way to serve our local community and we are honored to reach so many kids and families facing food insecurity! Overflowing Hands continues to support neighborhoods struggling with food insecurity with food distribution each month.
Building Hope Centers
Partnering with International Cooperating Ministries (ICM), we build Hope Centers that are transforming communities and the children they serve. A Hope Center is a building used as a community center, a feeding center, a youth center for after-school activities, a foster home and a church. Kids in third-world countries go to their Hope Center to be safe, to play, to study and learn, to be encouraged and receive hot meals. Families meet at the Hope Centers to get support and learn how to care for their children. Hope Centers have been funded in Belarus (2), Moldova (1), Ukraine (1), Nicaragua (20).
United states outreach
We partner with non-profit organizations to support specific programs that provide basic daily needs to children, including food, clothing, health and medical services, protection from abuse and neglect, access to organized sports, training, youth development, and activities that promote healthy lifestyles and mental wellness.
Empowered Dreamers - Nicaragua
Serving alongside Nicaraguans to support the youth in 18 communities in the capital city area of Managua. Our Nicaraguan project managers and leadership team are directing construction projects to build Hope Centers, youth development activities, youth camps and conferences, leadership training and general life skills training. In 2022, more than 22,000 meals were served to kids each month. We are waiting for mission trip opportunities to open up as the pandemic subsides in Nicaragua. There are many playgrounds to build and kids to hug! Come see Nicaraguans restore their communities!
Young Life Bahamas
Sponsoring summer camps at Young Life Bahamas, now serving local Bahamian teenagers in Eleuthera, Nassau Grand Bahama Island and Freeport. More than 500 youth face the challenges of fragmented families, teenage pregnancy, substance abuse and gang culture. Youth realize there are opportunities to change their future.
SANCHEZ MINISTRY - Madrid Spain
Overflowing Hands partners with Eli and Sherling Sanchez to support children’s programs and youth development in Madrid. The programs serve kids and teenagers of local and refugee families, providing fellowship, stability and support to children affected by the refugee crisis in Europe. Leadership training workshops encourage youth to set goals for a more positive future by raising awareness about choices, decisions and consequences.
Belarussian Outreach
Due to the war in Ukraine and uncertainty in that region of the world, Belarussian children are no longer able to come to America for our summer program. Over 15 years, more than 375 Belarussian children were hosted by American families during our six-week summer programs, providing relief from radiation contamination from the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster. While their immune system and body organs healed, their hope and faith grew. Host family groups were supported in Raleigh NC, Baltimore MD and South Hamilton MA. Our hope for all the Belarussian children we served is that they will be confident and steadfast future leaders of their country!
