"Knowing that my small life is making a big impact and feeding and sustaining the lives of kids around the world brings me to tears and is as humbling as it gets."
Tyler Heins
Sustainer since 2017, Moorhead, MN
Catch your breath, step up to the edge, and rappel 140 feet down the brand-new Portland Astoria Building just one block from the waterfront in downtown Portland. The first 90 people committed to raising at least $1,000 for Forward Edge programs will earn a spot to go Over The Edge. Proceeds from this event will provide desperately needed help to children and families through Forward Edge’s feeding, safe water, education, housing, discipleship, and job programs in some of the world’s poorest communities.
We focus on providing children with the tools and opportunities they need to overcome poverty and transform future generations.
All of our programs are envisioned and run by local leaders pouring into their own people.
We work with our communities, not for them, to determine their unique needs and discover creative solutions to overcome poverty.
"Knowing that my small life is making a big impact and feeding and sustaining the lives of kids around the world brings me to tears and is as humbling as it gets."
"It is such a privilege to give to these precious ones. We can't think of anything that would have higher priority."
"You people are truly making a difference in this world. Thank you so much for everything you have done and are doing."
Changing futures takes time. And often, it’s done one child at a time. Perla is a stunning example of how the tangible love of others—and Christ—sustained over a long period of time can radically transform the life of a child born into poverty.
Forward Edge is a highly accredited 501(c)(3) Christian relief and development organization connecting those in the U.S. and Canada with those suffering from extreme poverty around the world through child sponsorship, mission trips, and holistic community development.