World Concern is a Christian global relief and development organization extending life-saving help and opportunity to people facing the most profound human challenges of extreme poverty working to create lasting, sustainable change. Lasting change that provides lasting hope.
The agency operates in Africa, Southeast Asia and Haiti, with its headquarters located in Seattle, Washington. World Concern serves approximately 6 million people worldwide and has a staff of 877, with 846 of those being international and 31 based at headquarters.
World Concern is part of CRISTA Ministries, a Christian non-profit organization that oversees seven ministries, and a charter member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).
World Concern is also a founding member of the ONE Campaign.
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