Now in Ghana · with GMAD
Rising together, one community at a time.
Our newest project is a partnership with Ghana Make A Difference (GMAD), which provides housing, education and healthcare for at-risk youth in Ghana. Turkey Trot funds are supporting GMAD’s new school construction and surgical center.
GMAD medical mission, Ghana
- 501(c)(3) Registered nonprofit
- 0 Paid staff. All volunteer
- 100% Of donations go to programs
No paid staff, and overhead is minimal and essentially self-funded by our volunteers. That is why 100% of your donation goes directly to programs. How we keep it that way
What we do
No magic bullet.
Real roots.
Poverty has no single cure, so we go after its root causes: building local capacity and strengthening families through solutions the community chooses.
Now: Ghana · with GMAD
Maternal & child health
A new surgical center for at-risk youth in Ghana and no-cost surgical care on annual medical missions, building on earlier health work in Guatemala.
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Now: Ghana · with GMAD
Primary education
Funding new school construction with GMAD in Ghana, after classroom desks and school projects in Guatemala.
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Guatemala
Economic opportunity
Performance-based incentives, economic development and public works that build family well-being.
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What your gift does
Your gift.
Their tomorrow.
PHI has no paid staff. Overhead is minimal and essentially self-funded by our volunteers, so 100% of your donation goes directly to programs.
Our main fundraiser, the Redlands Turkey Trot, puts 100% of its proceeds (after race costs) into Phoenix Hope projects, including the GMAD school and surgical center in Ghana, and REP community projects.
$10
Provides access to healthcare services
$30
Provides preventive treatment for tuberculosis
$50
Provides first line treatment for tuberculosis
Featured project · Ghana
Surgery and schools with GMAD
Funds from the 2023 Redlands Turkey Trot helped Ghana Make A Difference complete a new surgical center. On one mission, a volunteer team worked sun up to sundown there and performed over 200 major surgical procedures in five days.
Members of PHI also donate their time and professional services, providing no-cost surgical care on annual medical missions to Ghana. Turkey Trot proceeds now also support GMAD’s new school construction.
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Thanksgiving Day · Redlands, CA
Redlands Turkey Trot 5K
Redlands’ Thanksgiving morning tradition since 2014: a 5K run/walk and Kids 1K through the University of Redlands and Sylvan Park. Costumes encouraged. 100% of net race proceeds go to charity: Phoenix Hope projects, including the GMAD school and surgical center in Ghana, Redlands Educational Partnership (REP) grants for local schools, and Inland Harvest, which receives the canned food drive.
13th Annual
Thursday, November 26, 2026
- Kids 1K (12 & under) · 7:30 am
- 5K run / walk · 8:00 am
- Check-in from 6:30 am
- Start & finish: N University St & E Brockton Ave, by Ted Runner Stadium, University of Redlands
- Entry (fees included): 5K $39 with a canned food donation, $44 without. Kids 1K $23.
- Packet pickup: Redlands YMCA, the Tuesday (10a-6p) and Wednesday (10a-3p) before the race.
Race details from redlandsturkeytrot.org, the official race site.
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