Joni and Friends

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Aug 14, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$21,232,146

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Joni and Friends Family Retreats provide a unique service to families caring for a disabled family member by providing a safe place for families affected by disability to receive Christian counsel, encouragement, and resources to help with the daily challenges of life with a disability. Dozens of organizations offer camps ranging from a few days to eight weeks for children, teens, and adults with various disabilities. However, Joni and Friends knows of no other organization that provides the special opportunity for entire families to attend a retreat together where each person -- able bodied and disabled -- receives love, attention, and personally fulfilling activities while the family also receives rejuvenating rest, attends informative sessions, spends time with each other, and has opportunities to grow in their faith in Christ.Wounded Warrior GetawayThe Wounded Warrior Getaway has been specifically designed to serve the growing number of soldiers returning home from service in Afghanistan or Iraq with life-altering disabilities. Their marriages and families are in crisis due to the consequences of a sudden disability. At the Warrior Getaway, families are strengthened and care-givers (parents and/or spouses) receive the support and resources they need. Long-term benefits from the Warriors Getaway include: healed marriages, and soldiers that speak of new-found hope and ability to handle their new situation in life. To honor these men and women and their service to our country, the cost for attending the Warrior Getaway is 100% sponsored for each warrior and their family. International Family RetreatThe Joni and Friends International Family Retreats are modeled after our National Family Retreats, but are modified to reflect the culture of the host community. Through culturally relevant and sensitive International Family Retreats, families affected by disability find a safe place to receive Christian counsel, encouragement, information and resources to help with the daily challenges of life with a disability. This program is strengthening the foundation of the family unit and is touching one of the world's largest unreached populations - people affected by disability.

Activity 3

The Christian Institute on Disability will educate and train a new generation of pastors and lay leaders in the importance of disability ministry. The CID includes the following components: Education and Training: Degree programs - from undergraduate through Master's Degrees - and course work designed to equip a new generation of leaders for effective disability ministry. Internship program: Offering various training opportunities including: a certificate program in disability ministry, hands-on training at a Family Retreat, and/or ministry training at a Joni and Friends office. Public Policy: Shaping culture with a Biblical world view on issues concerning the sanctity of human life. Team MEDTeam MED sends professional teams around the world to address the healthcare and personal needs of people with disabilities. Joni and Friends recruits doctors, dentists, optometrists, and rehab specialists, who volunteer their time to equip our international partners as they care for people with disabilities in their local areas. Our medical experts share the love of Christ with patients and connect them to churches in their community. Total Access Total Access empowers churches in nations around the world to make schools, homes, and hospitals more accessible to people with physical disabilities. Our vision is to partner with churches, ministries, and individuals in the U.S. by putting together small teams of construction professionals and support people. These teams labor alongside our International Partners to build ramps, widen doorways, and do other projects for people using wheelchairs, walkers, and canes. Teams also give out Bibles and devotional materials, while in-country partner churches handle the evangelism and follow-up.

Filer

EIN

95-3402002