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AMERICAN MISSIONARY PROGRAM: SERVED 680CON-SOLATIO AMERICAN MISSIONARY PROGRAM TRAINS AND SENDS YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN 18 AND 35 YEARS OLD TO SERVE IN SOME OF THE POOREST NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND THE WORLD (AVERAGE DURATION OF A MISSION: 14 MONTHS). FOR MOST OF THEM, THE MISSION WITH CON-SOLATIO IS A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE, A GENUINE "GRAD-SCHOOL OF COMPASSION".IN 2024-2025, 16 YOUNG ADULTS SERVED ON MISSION OVERSEAS AND ALTOGETHER, THEY HAVE BEEN MINISTERING TO ABOUT 3,200+ PEOPLE AMIDST THE MOST UNDERPRIVILEGED NEIGHBORHOODS OF ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, JAPAN, PERU, ROMANIA, SENEGAL, AND URUGUAY.THESE VOLUNTEERS HAVE ALSO BUILT A NETWORK OF 572 FINANCIAL AND SPIRITUAL SPONSORS IN THE UNITED STATES WHO HAVE BEEN TAKING PART IN THEIR MISSION THIS YEAR THROUGH THEIR SUPPORT AND RECEIVE REGULAR NEWS FROM THE MISSIONS. THE PROGRAM HAS THREE MAIN COMPONENTS:- COMMUNICATION AND RECRUITMENT- TRAINING OF AND FOLLOW-UP WITH THE VOLUNTEERS- ALUMNI PROGRAM

DOMESTIC PROGRAM: SERVED 780THE CON-SOLATIO TEAM CONSISTS OF 17 PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY VOLUNTEERS, STATIONED IN BROOKLYN. THEY SERVE 24/7 AS AN INDISPENSABLE SOURCE OF MORAL SUPPORT FOR DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, AS THEY STRIVE TO CREATE INTIMATE, LONG-TERM BONDS WITH THOSE IN NEED AND TO ASSIST THEM WITH DAY-TO-DAY SERVICES. IN 2024-2025, THEY VISITED 480 PEOPLE AT THEIR HOMES ON A REGULAR BASIS, ORGANIZED 35 COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS, AND VISITED 7 FACILITIES MONTHLY OR WEEKLY (NURSING HOMES, SHELTERS, HOSPITALS, ETC).