Our Purpose

ADRA Canada is an independent humanitarian agency established by the Seventh-day Adventist Church whose mission is to work with people in poverty and distress to create just and positive change through empowering partnerships and responsible action. Our vision is to achieve a world without poverty.

The registered office is located in Oshawa, Ontario. ADRA Canada has a Board of Directors that is elected annually at a constituency meeting. ADRA Canada uses its resources effectively.

ADRA Canada is part of the ADRA international network operating in approximately 120 countries and usually partners with approximately 20 ADRA country offices with development projects. Through its established partners, ADRA Canada also supports community service projects in Canada every year. ADRA Canada also partners with ADRA offices around the world to support disaster responses.

ADRA recognizes the dignity that is inherent in each person and is committed to improving the quality of human life. It serves people without regard to their ethnic, political, or religious association. It helps those in need, especially those most vulnerable such as women and children. As one of the leading non-governmental relief and development organizations in the world, the Agency was granted General Consultative Status by the United Nations in 1997.