Since launching in 2019, Side by Side Alliance continues to prove that a small nonprofit can make a HUGE difference in the lives of families living in vulnerable communities. But this would not be possible without the compassion and generosity of people like you! Side by Side Alliance (SSA) seeks to encourage families through the hope of the gospel, equip men and women with employable skills, and empower people for a lifetime of providing for their own families!

SSA’s Executive Director, Laura Barbee, and two other women from the US, recently traveled to the Philippines to visit the SSA team and the seventy-five participants of SSA’s most recent project, ARISE! The ARISE training equipped women from three barangays (villages) with skills in organic gardening, empowering them to grow nutritious food for their families for a lifetime!

The ARISE participants were excited to host the visitors in their homes and gardens – and everyone was inspired by their hard work and commitment to using their new skills for the good of their families! Many of the participants are also helping others in their communities who are in need, and many are also able to see some of their produce for additional income!

We are thankful for the support of caring people like you who choose to love neighbors on the other side of the world! Through God’s grace and your generous support, SSA is coming alongside people in our partner-communities with real hope! We are building and maintaining relationships with these families as they build their own paths out of poverty. And God is gracious to transform all of us in the process!

Upcoming Opportunities

Side by Side Alliance is poised to bring help and hope to more families in the coming year, but we need your help to do this! We will steward your donations well, with every dollar given going to the people and projects in the Philippines!

Please consider giving so that these opportunities can become realities this year!

Collaborating with the Eastern Visayas State University’s (EVSU) College of Technology faculty and staff to provide training in Welding for men from two or three communities! Providing linkages for the Welding participants with local contractors and professional
welders to give them practical experience and better opportunities for employment after the training!
Coordinating the process and funding so the Welding participants can sit for a national
certification exam which signifies to employers that they are skilled and proficient in
welding!
Collaborating with a certified instructor to provide the ARISE training in organic gardening for women in three additional communities!
Collaborating with EVSU’s College of Engineering to provide the IMPACT training (carpentry, masonry, & plumbing) for a group of men from two or three communities Providing linkages for the IMPACT participants with local contractors to give them practical experience and better opportunities for employment after the IMPACT training!
Coordinating the process and funding so the IMPACT participants can sit for a national certification exam in one of the three skill areas!
Sharing the love of God through Rays of Hope outreach events for the children in our partner-communities!

SSA is excited about every opportunity to bring these practical trainings, build long-term relationships, and share the hope of the gospel with families in vulnerable communities in the coming year... But we can only continue this good work with your help!

Will you continue to help (or join!) Side by Side Alliance in 2025 as we encourage, equip, and empower people to gain freedom over their poverty and to experience new purpose and joy in their lives?

With much gratitude,
Jim & Laura Barbee, on behalf of the Side by Side Alliance team

Side by Side Alliance: Giving Tuesday 2024!

By Side by Side Alliance, Inc.

Side by Side Alliance: Giving Tuesday 2024!