Nurturing the roots of holistic wellbeing
Rather than focus on project-based outputs or services, we seek to invest in the holistic wellbeing of people living in vulnerable communities around the world.
Through our grantmaking, we prioritize community-led initiatives that seek to heal people’s connections to God, self, others, and creation. As communities embrace new mindsets about their own identity and purpose, and learn to steward resources in more innovative ways, new paths unfold.
We believe if you heal the spirit of a people, they will lead themselves
We believe that it is not simply lack of access to such things as education, healthcare and job creation that keeps communities from flourishing, but a much deeper brokenness of spirit evidenced by lack of voice, purpose, meaningful relationships, agency and connection. (See Theory of Change)
Choosing our Grant Partners
When exploring new partnerships, we use the following criteria in our evaluation process.
We focus on 4 geographic areas – Mexico, Haiti, Northern India, and East Africa – prioritizing community-based organizations in specific regions of each country that can be connected and learn from each other.
Our support goes beyond funding. We seek to be mutual partners, creating opportunities for networking and collaboration across regions.
We seek partners who share our values and approach to living and working in community.
We are place-based, prioritizing rural communities; we are faith-inspired, responding to God's call to service and justice; and we are healing-centered, prioritizing grassroots initiatives that promote healing and reconcilation.
If your organization meets all of our partner requirements and would be interested in future funding, please fill out our inquiry form.
Our Global Partners
Our current grantees work in one or more of the following areas of community development.
Stories
Changing Mindsets and Livelihoods in India
Inderpaul is a cotton farmer in the Vidarbha region of India. Due to poor weather conditions, he fell into heavy…
Combatting Gender-Based Violence in Latin America
In 2018, VHF hosted our first international grant partner retreat in Mexico City. Forty people from 15 organizations attended. Following…
We For Others: Mindset Change in India
When I (Joseph) joined Vista Hermosa Foundation as a Program Officer to steward relationships with partners in East Africa and…
Changing Mindsets and Livelihoods in India
Combatting Gender-Based Violence in Latin America
We For Others: Mindset Change in India
ITS WONDERFUL TO EDUCATE
At the Center for Sharing we encourage everyone to come and make good use of their time. It is a place where new friendships are made, family bonding’s are strengthened, careers take shape, and meaningful relationships are formed without any expectations but purely with a sense of service to one another. It was therefore wonderful…
AGAINST ALL ODDS
Robert Olivares is a twenty-three-year-old young man who will graduate from college this June with a double major in Social Work and Spanish. He has lived in the Lake-view community, Pasco since he was 12 years old. It was a community known for gang affiliations and other anti-social activities. He grew up in a household…
WE ARE GRATEFUL
It was an honor to host Glen Knopp and his family on the 23rd March 2018 at the Collegium Café. The Knopp family owns Inland Tarp and Liner. It is with great pride that we at the Center for Sharing have been able to partner with the Knopp family, who has been supporting the ministry…
ST. PATRICK’S DAY AT THE COLLEGIUM CAFE
St Patrick’s Day, on March 17, remembers one of Ireland’s patron saints, St Patrick. Although he was originally kidnapped and taken to Ireland from his homeland, he came to love the people there, so after he escaped, he studied to become a missionary and went back.Today this day largely celebrates Irish-American culture in the United…
TWO EXCEPTIONAL KIDS
Last week two brothers walked into the Collegium. They were John Seih and John Win aged 9 & 8 years old and live in the Tierra Vida community. They appeared to be quite excited and ordered four milk shakes. Rachel asked them why they were ordering the two extra milk shakes. They instantly told her…
HELPING A FRIEND IN NEED
On a regular afternoon at the Collegium I saw Christian and Jennifer with their school books. I thought they were both doing their homework. I however decided to talk to them and asked them what they were doing? Christian told me that Jennifer was helping him with his mathematics homework. Christian is 10 years old…
Ways to Empower Women and Girls
Happy International Women’s Day! To celebrate this important day, World Vision offers seven easy ways to make a big difference in the lives of our daughters, sisters, and mothers, both at home and around the world. Tell the women in your life that you care. Empowering women starts right in our families, workplaces, and neighborhoods. Write…
WHEN ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
It was a busy evening and as usual I was greeting and welcoming guests into the Collegium. In the process I proceeded towards a gentleman who was who seated for a while doing his work and so I greeted him and welcomed him to the Café. He told me his name was Leo Guitierrez and…
COFFEE WITH THE COPS AT THE COLLEGIUM
On a wonderful chilly afternoon (21st February 2018), The Pasco Police extended their generosity and walked into the Collegium to have coffee with everyone who was interested in meeting them at a more personal level. The event which was called “Coffee with the Cops” was well represented by the Pasco Police. We had residents from…
BREAKFAST WITH THE MENS FELLOWSHIP FROM HILL SPRING
On the 10th February 2018 we had the Men’s Fellowship from the Hill Spring Church have breakfast with us at the Collegium. The Men started to gather at the Collegium by 7:30 am and by 8:30 am we had 25 Men comfortably seated at the Collegium having their Breakfast. The Men’s Fellowship spent over two…