Our Mission
Mobilizing God’s people to bring hope to at-risk children and youth at home and around the world.
Open Arms Worldwide (Open Arms) envisions a world where all children grow up understanding that they are beautiful and precious in God’s eyes and are enabled to discover the hope and future that He has for them.
Worth
Faith
Love
Guidance
Destiny
Growth
What do we do?
Every community is unique, so our approach to reaching and teaching children must be adaptable. At the heart of our outreach are our Neighborhood Kids Clubs—safe spaces where children and trained Christian volunteers come together to play, learn, and grow. From this foundation, we tailor our efforts to meet the specific needs and culture of each community.
Our Programs
Project Zadok
Youth Corrections Outreach In Brazil’s state of São Paulo alone, there are roughly 20,000 adolescents and teens, 96% males, in correctional facilities. Project Zadok has a two-part mission: (1) to engage.
Neighborhood Kids Clubs
Open Arms’ Neighborhood Kids Clubs are the primary tool of our strategy to reach children at risk with the life transforming message of hope in Jesus right in their community.
Open Arms Sports Clubs
Open Arms Sports Clubs utilize the universal appeal of sports to engage children and youth aged 6 to 16 in underserved communities.
School of Missions
The School of Missions was formed to equip new and existing volunteers, as well as missionary candidates, to be more effective and fruitful followers of Jesus wherever they may be.
Our Objectives
- Affirm a child’s worth in God’s eyes.
- Inspire hope and a bright future.
- Build emotional and social foundations through love and acceptance.
- Teach decision-making based on biblical principles.
- Guide a child toward a life of love, service, and honor.
- Expand a child’s horizons through sports, art, and literature.
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