Urgent Needs at the Hope Center

This post marks the first time I have used this blog for the purposes of fund-raising but we are in a tough situation here so I am taking the risk.  In recent weeks Ukraine has been struggling through negotiations with the Russian energy monopolies over what officials in Kiev consider extortionist pricing.  As I understand it, this has been partly responsible for energy and fuel shortages here in Kerch, with many people being without heat or electricity during a month (February) which was given a name which means "severe" in Ukrainian.

Whether this is a contributing factor to our issues at the Hope Center, I do not yet know, but it can't help.  There was a massive increase in our bills beginning in January and at this juncture we are struggling to pay for our necessities from our budget.  We are being forced to beg the water department, the electric company, and our food suppliers not to cut us off for lack of payment.  We have a few dozen vocational school students living here who trust us to provide food and heat; this trust is in jeopardy.  We've already cut back our outreach and feeding programs to save our remaining food for the students here on our campus.  This is to say nothing about the delays in paying salaries for our employees.

If you are able to help us continue the work here in Ukraine, please go to the Global Action website and contact the Colorado Springs office or just follow this link to GA's online donation forms.  Under the section on your personal information is a short list of projects.  Please input the gift amount in the last line titled "Other" and then specify that it is for the "Ukraine Hope Center" in the comments box at the bottom of the form.  Of course it is all tax deductible.  Thanks.