WORLD is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2013 Hope Awards for Effective Compassion is Administer Justice in Elgin and Geneva, Ill. The ministry’s founder, Bruce Strom (pictured at right; photo by Jeffrey T. Marshall of Pixel Rally), accepted the award and a check for $25,000 at a reception at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 13. (See “And the winner is …” by Marvin Olasky.)
Administer Justice, our Midwest Regional finalist and the recipient of the most votes in an online poll of WORLD’s readers, is made up of Christian lawyers who assist the poor and immigrant populations in Illinois who have legal problems. Four other regional finalists—Beltline Bike Shop in Atlanta (South), My Safe Harbor in Anaheim, Calif. (West), Hope Christian Center in the Bronx, N.Y., (East), and HOPE International’s program in Haiti—also were recognized at the reception in Washington, with each ministry receiving a check for $4,000. A generous donor made the cash awards for the ministries possible.
Help on wheels
Beltline gives kids a chance to earn a bike and learn a work ethic
by Susan Olasky and Rachel Cooper
Farm and home
Women on their way to drug rehab can begin the healing process at Solus Christus
by Kira Clark
Free retainer
In Illinois, Administer Justice helps the poor get their day in court
by Daniel James Devine
Help and hope
The Shepherd Community Center anchors a struggling Indianapolis neighborhood
by Daniel James Devine
Parent practicum
My Safe Harbor helps single mothers break the dysfunctional cycle of broken homes
by Angela Lu
Desert oasis
A border doesn’t stop Crossroads Nogales Rescue Mission from being good neighbors to those in need
by Angela Lu
Urban L’Abri
Hope Christian Center offers discipleship—not rehab—for the homeless and drug-addicted
by Emily Belz
Brotherly love
Hundreds of volunteers bring the gospel to prisons, nursing homes, homeless men, and others with Active Compassion Through Service
by Emily Belz
Bearing fruit
HOPE International’s effort to help Haitians learn to save money looks beyond financial returns
by Jamie Dean
