The Ride for Refuge helps some remarkable charities raise much-needed money for their tireless and determined work with displaced, vulnerable, and exploited people around the world.
Who are displaced?
We see it on the news all the time - many countries are experiencing the destructive and displacing effects of war, government breakdown, religious strife and social conflict.
The RIDE supports charities and churches who serve:
Refugees and Internally Displaced Peoples (claimants or sponsored)
Migrant Families (economically displaced and migrant workers)
Indigenous and First Nations People
Who are vulnerable?
Unfortunately, the world has no shortage of people left behind, ignored or simply forgotten, forsaken or considered unneeded.
The RIDE supports charities and churches who serve:
Widows (men & women)
Orphans (abandoned and street kids, as well as other disadvantaged children)
Homeless (urban or rural poor)
Abused (adults, the elderly, and kids)
Who are exploited?
Human exploitation has many faces, including human trafficking, s*x or economic exploitation, and forced prostitution and other s*x work (like forced stripping/pornography).
The RIDE supports charities and churches who serve:
Human Trafficking survivors and victims (child & adult)
Sex-trade survivors and victims (child & adult)
Forced labor survivors and victims (child, bonded, forced marriage, child soldiers)
Approved Programs
The RIDE requires all charities to apply for participation in our RIDE Charity Grant Program and each charity must fit both the people criteria above and the program criteria below:
Relief & Aid: Direct aid for catastrophe, war, and oppression
Development & Reconstruction: Direct or third-party NGO support for development and reconstruction initiatives including micro-finance and sustainable funding
Food & Water: Programs supporting nutrition, food banks, missions and accessible water
Shelter & Housing: Any shelter whether temporary, permanent or expansion
Medical & Dental: Treatment and follow-up care, including HIV clinics, pediatrics, pain management and all necessary supplies
Education & Tuition: Job skills, trades, ESL, career, tuition support, and Biblical curriculum and training
Settlement & Acclimatization: New arrival support, training, and financial aid
Counsel & Legal: Spiritual counseling, development, discipleship, care for post-traumatic stress syndrome, and immigration and a refugee claim legal counsel
