Operation Blessing International

Is one of the largest charities in America, providing strategic disaster relief, medical aid, hunger relief, clean water and orphan care daily in 22 countries around the world.

Why do we exist?

Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation (OBI) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) humanitarian organization with a mission to demonstrate God’s love by alleviating human need and suffering in the United States and around the world.

Beginning in 1978 and headquartered in Virginia, OBI has touched the lives of more than 209.3 million people in 105 countries and all 50 states, providing goods and services valued at more than $1.7 billion.

Operation Blessing takes a “Swiss Army knife” approach and responds strategically by providing hunger relief, disaster relief, medical aid, clean water, orphan care, educational assistance and microenterprise opportunities to those in need in the U.S. and around the world.    

What have you accomplished?

OBI provides relief in real time by acting as a first responder in numerous disasters. In the last 12 months, our partners’ support has helped supply emergency aid to victims of: the recent hurricanes and floods in the U.S.; earthquake in China; cyclone in Myanmar; tornadoes in the southern U.S.; civil unrest and ethic violence in Kenya; China’s devastating snow storm; Bangladesh’s cyclone; catastrophic flooding in China, India and Pakistan; Peru’s 8.0-magnitude earthquake; as well as Hurricane Dean in Mexico and Hurricane Felix in Central America.

Here’s one example of how Operation Blessing is strategically meeting the needs of hungry families in the United States . Families like Eugene, 29, his wife Crystal, 27, and their two children. Eugene works for a factory in North Carolina and is also a volunteer fireman. Because of increasing food prices and other inflation, Crystal had to go back to work and put their children in day care.

Despite their efforts, the couple still did not have money to pay the bills and buy food. They even tried to apply for food stamps but were turned down because their combined income was just over the qualifying limit.

The family found help at Operation Blessing’s distribution partner, The Outreach Center. They received food, diapers, hygiene items and clothes.

“This really helps us out,” Crystal said. “This has helped us save so much money on things I usually can’t buy for the children.”

Operation Blessing delivered almost 1.5 million pounds of food and other product to The Outreach Center last year.

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