INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR WORLD FREEDOM

The International Foundation for World Freedom (IFWF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that helps refugees and immigrants to the United States settle into their new homes and lives. The mission of the organization is to help serve the most vulnerable population of immigrants, refugees, and their children who have been displaced by war or other armed government conflict through providing shelter, basic needs and transitional support during the first months of their arrival to the United States.

The International Foundation for World Freedom meets its goals of helping ease the transition of immigrating families by providing them with shelter, household goods, and coaching. The foundation accomplishes these goals through:

• Supplying high quality household items including furniture, bedding, toiletries, towels, and other items that no person can live without;
• Providing consulting services, job coaching, and mentoring to individuals and families settling in the United States;
• Developing programs to provide refugees with short-term, free housing;
• Referring clients to providers of social services necessary to help them transition into a new life, school, and job.

IFWF partners with local organizations and companies to provide resources through:

In-Kind Grants
IFWF solicits and receives in-kind grants of home goods and food from major retailers. These goods are cataloged and warehoused, where they are distributed to families in need by IFWF staff and volunteers.

Non-Profit Partnerships
IFWF partners with local nonprofit organizations in and around the Los Angeles area to provide families with the support they need. These organizations include: community clinics, churches, and home ownership advocacy groups. IFWF is able to deliver bi-monthly or monthly loads of needed goods, and also build strong relationships with organizations that can further assist families as they transition to a new life in the United States.

Currently, the International Foundation for World Freedom is the only organization within a 50 mile radius of their headquarters working directly with families and nonprofits to re-grant high quality in-kind donations. The foundation create a streamlined donation process for major organizations and small nonprofits, assuring that goods are matched easily with families who need them most. Volunteers work one-on-one with families to provide hands-on service and to make sure that each family that the foundation works with is treated with respect and care.

Through the online Network for Charitable Organizations on the foundation website, local organizations can easily sign up to receive bi-monthly or monthly donations from the foundation's warehouse. The foundation also serves hundreds of families directly, through the volunteer-run warehouse of in-kind donations.

The International Foundation for World Freedom utilizes a network of volunteers, organizations and businesses to serve more than 500 families directly each year, with thousands of families served through their partner network. More than 90% of the foundation's annual budget going directly to programming.

Since being founded in 2004, the International Foundation for World Freedom has seen consistent growth. Progress and success is measured by:
• Assessing the strength of relationships with grant-making organizations;
• Growing the network of nonprofits that IFWF works with;
• Serving more families each year;
• Donating a higher quantity and value of goods each year.

In the last two years, the foundation has received unlimited funding for product grants from eight major corporations, and can re-grant all goods to other organizations within the IFWF nonprofit network. The volume of in-kind donations received tripled, and the value of the donations has increased 1,600 percent.

In 2012, the foundation saw a 40% increase in nonprofit partnerships, and currently serves over 500 families directly each year. The increase in partnerships allows the IFWF to indirectly serve upwards of 5,000 families in the area annually.