BLESS CANADA is currently researching options that will enable it to solicit funds from outside sources, possibly even the U.S. Government. If you have any suggestions, please contact BLESS CANADA.

Yes. Even if a specific family is not sponsored by a contributor, they will still receive funds from the general fund of BLESS CANADA.

Yes, BLESS CANADA has a special fund for such situations. Some of the families who receive contributions from BLESS CANADA are victims of fanatical attacks, or terrorism. These individuals are assisted with contributions of money, clothing, economic opportunity assistance, medical assistance, educational assistance, etc.

Administrative costs fluctuate between 7-10%. Thus 90-93% of funds raised by BLESS CANADA go directly to needy Copts in Egypt.

Occasionally BLESS CANADA will send items (other than money) to Egypt. The items accepted must be of good quality, befitting the dignity of the needy. Currently, BLESS CANADA does not ship directly to Egypt.

Poverty: 34% of the Egyptian population, living on less than $2/day. Adequate sanitation: access to proper, safe, and clean excreta disposal, such as bathrooms, outhouses, or composts Illiteracy: the ability of an adult to write, in complete sentences, a paragraph about his day, his life, his job, etc.

The statistics have been compiled from current sources such as the United Nations 1998 Human Development Report and World Bank 1998; these groups work to assist the needy in many countries around the world. A complete list of sources from where the statistics were derived is available upon request.

BLESS CANADA's activities are supervised under H.H.POPE SHENOUDA III, with the help of H.G. BISHOP YOUANNES & Mr. Ikram Youssef in Toronto.

Yes, all contributions and donations are tax-deductible.

The money is wired to the BLESS account in Egypt every month. More specifically the donated money is sent whenever the need or urgency for it arises. H.G. Bishop Youannes handles these funds.