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Your gift today helps Wings of Hope bring healing and hope to people in need. With your support, we can fly patients to lifesaving care, our global partners can deliver medical aid to remote communities, and inspire students through aviation and STEM. Make your year-end gift today and help us change lives—one flight at a time!
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Abriya's Story
Wings of Hope’s Medical Relief & Air Transport Program provides a vital lifeline to individuals, like Abriya, facing serious medical conditions by flying them free of charge to specialized care that is otherwise inaccessible.
For the first six years of their daughter’s life, Belinda and her husband, who move and travel frequently in their work as ministers, scheduled their travel around Abriya’s appointments at Shriners Children’s St. Louis for treatment of limb length discrepancy. When they learned Abriya, now seven, would need major surgery, Belinda knew making the nearly 9-hour drive to St. Louis from their home in Louisiana would not be easy. Fortunately, the Shriners team told her about Wings of Hope, and Abriya and Belinda took their first flight in May.
“The compassion that Wings of Hope has shown couldn’t have come at a better time,” said Belinda. “It’s been a blessing.” Belinda said the entire Wings of Hope team “made my daughter feel like a celebrity — made me feel like a celebrity.
Operating within an 800-mile radius of our headquarters in Missouri, our flights reach 26 states, connecting patients—many of them children like Abriya—to hospitals that offer critical care unavailable in their local communities.
Global Partners: Paraguay
Iglesia Centro Cristiano Siloh
Wings of Hope’s Global Program works with 8 partner organizations to build long-lasting aviation programs that meet the needs of local communities. Each program is designed with respect for local people and their independence. In addition to providing direct support, our Global Program partners have access to webinars on aviation and humanitarian topics and gather annually to share achievements and lessons learned. Wings of Hope also aids partners in sourcing aircraft, parts, maintenance, and pilots, as well as offering support in funding requests, strategic planning, and impact evaluation. By harnessing the collective strength of these global partnerships, Wings of Hope ensures that more people have access to the resources necessary for healthy and dignified lives.
One of our partners is Iglesia Centro Cristiano Siloh (CCS) in Paraguay. CCS works to provide free dental care service via aviation. They fly volunteer dentists to remote areas in Paraguay for a full day of dental care with free medication, bringing relief to people either without access to dental care or without the resources to be able to afford dental care. In addition to dental services, CCS provides health care services including vaccinations, maternity check-ups, and medicine prescriptions and administration. In 2024, CCS conducted 21 flight missions and provided dental care to more than 750 patients and medical care to more than 500 patients.
SOAR into STEM
SOAR into STEM is a dynamic five-week program that introduces high school students to the fundamentals of aviation and STEM through immersive, project-based learning. Students explore topics ranging from aerodynamics and engineering to aircraft maintenance and flight navigation. The program is anchored by Wings of Hope’s global aviation mission, showing students how STEM careers can be tools for service and humanitarian impact.
Participants receive direct instruction from experienced STEM educators, current and retired aviation professionals and other industry leaders. Each session is designed to be interactive, hands-on, and inspiring, concluding with a Young Eagles Discovery Flight where students take flight in a single-engine aircraft—often their first flight and a life-changing experience.
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For questions, please contact Brittni Snidle, Director of Development & Communications, at 636.778.5516 or brittni.snidle@wingsofhope.ngo