Since its inception in 2003, the James Fund has…

• Donated nearly 1,000,000 stuffed bears, bunnies and lambs to orphans and children in need around the world, communicating the love of Jesus and the good news of the gospel.
• Donated over $136,000 to aid orphans affected by the tsunami in India which includes under writing the annual operating costs of The Father’s House orphanage which serves 40 orphans who lost their families in the tsunami.
• Family Christian Stores® and The James Fund donated $100,000 to Feed the Children to help hurricane relief efforts in the Gulf States.
• Sponsored 32 mission trips enabling Family Christian Stores® employees, vendor partners and artists the experience of serving orphans and widows through hands-on ministry opportunities. There are 9 more mission trips scheduled for 2009.
• Funded and built a new boys’ dormitory at Casa Hogar Douglas, an orphanage in Monterrey, Mexico.
• Donated over $347,000 to adoption assistance agencies who offer grants to families seeking to adopt “forever” children.
• Donated over $300,000 to build and support two teen homes in Back2Back Ministries’ Hope Program in Mexico. The Hope Program was born out of a desire to see orphaned teens move away from an institutional life and live in a home where they can grow academically, spiritually, and emotionally.
• Donated over $100,000 for the purchase and support of a new Children’s Home in Monterrey, Mexico for 22 beautiful orphans at Rayitos de Luz (Little Rays of Light).
• Monthly support totaling $60,000 given to Casa Hogar Manantial de Amor, an orphanage in Monterrey, Mexico to assist with their operating expenses.
• Family Christian Stores® and The James Fund donated over $130,000 to Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund for college grants and financial assistance to surviving children and spouses of our U.S. military service members who have lost their lives in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
• We have launched our orphan care work in the Dominican Republic, serving alongside VisionTrust International. We sent two teams there in 2008, refurbishing the Jeshua House orphanage with a total makeover. We have also purchased a new school bus for the Christian School that serves the hundreds of orphans in the area of Santo Domingo.
• During the summer of 2008, we were able to send 155 foster children to 38 different Christian Camps across the USA. 15 foster children gave their lives to Christ and many others were encouraged in their faith and character building.
• Family Christian Stores’ customers made it possible for FCS to donate $25,000 to help to build a year round retreat center at a Christian Youth Camp in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This program will serve the foster children and the under served youth in that part of Michigan.
• Annually, the Family Christian Stores’ James Fund opens it stores for a day to especially touch the lives of orphans and widows. We connect with over 6,000 orphans and widows in this annual “Day of Sharing” event.
• Since the inception of the James Fund in 2003, we have had a goal of helping Family Christian Stores employees adopt orphans. The James Fund makes matching grants available to eligible FCS employees for up to $5,000 per adoption and to immediate family members for up to $3,000 per adoption.
• We’ve had the pleasure of seeing hundreds of families choose adoption; choose to start orphan care ministries in their local churches; or personally engage in hands-on work with orphans in various parts of the world.