Global Missions
DPC supports missions worldwide and locally through quarterly donations. In 2008, DPC is supporting the World Surgical Foundation and Habitat for Humanity. Local missions supported in 2008 are Neighbors in Need and Safe Harbour.
World Surgical Foundation
All around the world there are children and adults who cannot get the healthcare they need. In many places, the technology is not available. In others it is just too costly. The World Surgical Foundation Inc. (WSF) takes healthcare where it is not otherwise available. From poor villages in developing countries to free clinics in an American city, the WSF makes healthcare accessible.
Since its inception, the WSF has sponsored several surgical teams that have brought equipment, medications and boundless energy to various islands in the Philippines completing approximately 25-40 surgeries a day over a ten-day period.
The WSF promotes continued patient care and medical self-reliance by teaching resident physicians state-of-the-art surgical techniques and showing them how to use the donated equipment and supplies that will stay in the local hospitals, which are far from large cities, after the mission.
Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need.
Habitat has built more than 225,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1 million people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter. Habitat is not a giveaway program. In addition to a down payment and the monthly mortgage payments, homeowners invest hundreds of hours of their own labor — sweat equity — into building their Habitat house and the houses of others. Habitat houses are affordable for low-income families because there is no profit included in the sale price. Mortgage length varies from seven to 30 years.
How are donations distributed and used? Donations, whether to a local Habitat affiliate or to HFHI, are used as designated by the donor. Gifts received by HFHI that are designated to a specific affiliate or building project are forwarded to that affiliate or project. Undesignated gifts are used where most needed and for administrative expenses.
For more information, please contact the local chapter:
Cumberland Valley HFH
39 Heisers Ln
Carlisle, PA 17013-9205
Phone: (717) 258-1830
Fax: (717) 258-9011