Jewels For Jesus is Strategically Planning for a God-Driven Future

In late 2010, Jewels For Jesus embarked on an in-depth program evaluation exercise followed by an intense strategic planning period.

The outcome?

You'll be seeing a few changes to our organization in the weeks to come.

What's Changing?

First and foremost, Jewels For Jesus is getting a new look and a new name that will better communicate who we are to those who need the help and hope we offer.

Our new name...

...and look are part of a strategic plan to reach a greater number of women, men and families who need our help, regardless of faith backgrounds and life circumstances. Over 70% of the birth parents we have assisted have no faith background but have found hope and help in this place. That's wonderful news! However, we know that others have hesitated in approaching us, wondering if we would be open to helping them. We want to make it clear that we exist to offer hope and help to everyone!

What's Not Changing?

This is God's place - We remain firmly anchored in our conviction that this is God's place and the foundational Christian truths that guide our decisions and actions will remain unchanged.

We will continue to pursue excellence - We are equally committed to ensuring that the quality of our services remains unchanged. Those we assist deserve the best support God's people can offer. This is our humble goal and commitment to those who look to us for help and hope.

Why "JFJ Hope Centre"?

JFJ - Wanting to maintain a connection with our long and cherished history, we opted to keep the initials, JFJ, as part of our new name. We're proud of our heritage. The heritage of our founders Milton and Hazel Hill and those who followed in their footsteps, whose vision of helping children and families in the name of the Lord has lived on for over six decades.

Hope - We recognize the importance of being relevant to a world of people with crises and crushed hopes. Hope is what brings people to us; hope that we can help them even in times of seemingly hopeless crisis. This is true whether we're assisting someone faced with an unplanned pregnancy, or a couple faced with infertility while longing to be parents, or a parent who is struggling to feed, diaper or clothe their child. It is equally true of a young person trying to navigate the sea of decisions to a healthy, meaningful relationship. And hope is what God offers. We wanted our new name to communicate that this is a place where hope can be found.

For the next little while we'll be phasing in our new name and look. We will keep you posted on how to stay connected with us. For now, you can find us through the same website and email, and donations should still be given under the name Jewels For Jesus.