ReachOut | Local Partnerships
SOULS HARBOUR RESCUE MISSION
Souls Harbour exists to rescue people from poverty, addiction and sin by offering emergency help such as food, clothing and shelter, life-changing recovery programs and the Gospel Message. In addition to volunteer support for Friday meals pre-Covid, through ReachOut, Deep Water supports Souls Harbour financially on an ongoing basis.
YOUTH UNLIMITED HALIFAX
Youth Unlimited Halifax desires to be able to walk alongside teenagers no matter what stage of life they may be in, or what circumstances they may find themselves in. YU hopes to see lives transformed and in turn become contributors to their community. Currently, Youth Unlimited offers three free programs, two school-based athletic programs (Gympact and Unlimited Hoops) and a drama club called Centre Stage. They’ve also recently opened WayPoint, a weekly drop-in centre for teens!
JOSEPH HOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Deep Water partners with Joseph Howe Elementary on Maynard Street with cleanup efforts, service projects like our winter clothing drive, and hosting and serving their annual Christmas Breakfast. This year we’ll also be providing support for their food security programs, as well as exploring some relational opportunities post-covid.
OPEN DOOR CENTRE
The Open Door Centre exists to empower young people to make critical life decisions. The centre provides its clients with the information, resources, advocacy, emotional, physical and spiritual support they need for unplanned pregnancies, pornography addiction and sex trafficking. All their services are free and confidential.
BENEVOLENCE FUND
Our Benevolence Fund helps to provide emergency support in the form of gift cards for essentials like groceries and toiletries.
THE HELM
The Helm is an addictions recovery and support home for men, located outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Their goal is to help men trapped in addiction find restoration, purpose and direction. They offer an extensive program that not only helps with addiction and recovery, but also seeks to bring healing emotionally, spiritually, and physically, providing everything from counselling to physical fitness classes and work skills and opportunities.
POWER TO CHANGE
Josh and Deb Wong
Power to Change consists of 11 ministries that come alongside the church to help people take their next step towards Jesus. Josh and Deb Wong serve with the student’s campus ministry, helping college and university students connect with Christian communities to explore and understand how Jesus is relevant to all of life. Josh has led various teams to help students connect to the message of Jesus through online and digital means. Recently, he has accepted the role of National Director of Strategy and Operations to lead the ministry towards increasing effectiveness in helping students draw closer to Jesus. Deb, who was raised in Halifax, gives leadership to the Creative Communications department and works to help the ministry apply biblical reconciliation and the gospel as they minister to the wide range of students connected to P2C nationally and internationally.
ReachOut | National & International Partnerships
Cory and Jen (NE Asia)
Cory and Jennifer (Northeast Asia)
WORLD HOPE CANADA
Disaster Relief Fund
World Hope Canda’s Disaster Relief Fund helps communities around the world who are affected by natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and conflicts. World Hope is often the first on the ground in a community helping to mobilize emergency relief volunteers, networks of local and global nonprofits, corporate, church, and logistics partners.
THE SCHMITZ FAMILY (NICARAGUA)
Ryan and Sarah have been long-term missionaries with Global Partners in Nicaragua since 2009. They serve the Nicaraguan church by hosting short-term mission teams in order for individuals, families, and communities to learn more about Christ and experience his redemptive power. They build relationships with the Nicaraguans through economic development and reaching out to young students with the hope of Jesus. Through ReachOut, Deep Water supported the Schmitz family directly as well as providing funds for a building for a new church plant in El Pochote.
COMPASSION CANADA (NICARAGUA CHILD SURVIVAL PROGRAM)
Compassion Survival was launched in 2003 and is Compassion’s earliest intervention within the ministry’s holistic child development model to combat global infant and maternal mortality rates and promote early childhood development. The program helps when risk is highest - during pregnancy and the first year of life. By intervening within this critical timeframe, Compassion Survival aims to prevent deaths among pregnant mothers, newborns and infants in poverty, giving little ones the best possible chance to reach their first birthday.
PETION-VILLE WESLEYAN CHURCH, HAITI
Deep Water has had a long partnership with Pastor Jeannot and the Petion-Ville Wesleyan Church in Haiti, offering support, training, and prayer.