Around the world, children are growing up in environments shaped by trauma, chronic stress, and instability. According to the World Health Organization, over 1 billion children have experienced violence in the past year alone. And it’s not just the big events—daily exposure to neglect, poverty, and abuse causes deep, lasting changes in the developing brain. This affects how children relate, learn, and respond to the world around them. The result? A generation that is not only hurting, but often misunderstood—and misjudged—by the very systems trying to help.
The Stoplight Approach is changing the conversation about trauma—one child, one caregiver, one community at a time. Grounded in both neuroscience and Biblical truth, The Stoplight Approach offers a simple but powerful framework to help adults understand what’s really happening in a child’s brain and behavior. Using the visual metaphor of a traffic light—green for calm, yellow for anxious, red for reactive—it equips caregivers, teachers, and ministry workers with the tools to respond with compassion, not control. What began as a local mission has grown into an internationally recognized training model impacting thousands of lives across multiple continents.
What makes The Stoplight Approach unique is its heart for restoration. This isn’t just about managing behavior—it’s about healing relationships and renewing hope. By combining trauma-informed practices with God’s restorative vision for families, The Stoplight Approach is empowering Christian ministries, schools, and churches to walk alongside children and families in meaningful, transformative ways. Their training helps leaders move from frustration to empathy, and from burnout to sustained, Spirit-led care.
Their resources are simple, accessible, and grounded in faith. Whether you're a missionary on the front lines, a pastor in a local church, or a parent seeking to better understand your child, The Stoplight Approach offers practical support you can start using today. Their global reach means donors have a chance to sow into something that is both scalable and spiritually rich—meeting real needs with real solutions rooted in God’s love.
Prayer Request:
Pray that The Stoplight Approach remains a beacon of hope, guiding every hurting child toward healing and the peace of Jesus Christ.
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You can support ministry work that matters to you with confidence, knowing your gifts advance our key charitable purposes and uses funds efficiently and effectively to fulfill the ministry goals that you cherish.
The following information is provided as a requirement of Alberta's Charitable Fund-Raising Act, RSA 2000, c C-9.
The Great Commission Foundation ("The GC") is a charitable trust, established by a Deed of Settlement made as of September 1, 2002 and governed by an Amended and Restated Deed of Settlements made as of October 22, 2024.
The GC is a public foundation that is registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (with Canadian Charitable Registration Number 859928483 RR0001).
The charitable objects of The GC are:
1. The advancement of Christianity by spreading its principles;
2. The relief of poverty by the assistance to those persons lacking the necessities of life by giving them food, clothing, shelter or financial assistance;
3. The advancement of education including, without limitation, by the teaching of scripture and the promotion of literacy; and
4. The advancement of other "charitable purposes" as defined within subsection 149.1(1) of Income Tax Act, which includes the disbursement of funds to "qualified donees" as also defined in subsection 149.1(1).
We engage other ministries as agents to carry out projects that fulfill our charitable objects.
The GC anticipates raising an estimated amount of $12,000,000.00 this year from donation for the fulfillment of its charitable objects from donors in Alberta, Canada. The processing of these donations will cost, on average, six percent. The money raised will be going to fulfill the charitable objects of The GC.
For further information, please contact our Donations Team at donations-ca@thegc.org or call us at 1-855-488-7020. To speak directly to the GC's Donation's Manager, please call Kathy Stewart at (604) 229-8008. The GC has two (2) Canadian offices. Please visit our contact page for further details
*The Great Commission Foundation (the "Foundation") operates on the basis of Donor-Advised Funding. It is our utmost goal to meet the Donor's desire and intent to provide support to particular Foundation projects but, ultimately, the responsibility for the disbursement and ministry use of funds is the Foundation's. If the Foundation does not use the donation in the way the donor prefers, the Foundation will not return the donation to the donor.
*You will receive an official Canadian tax receipt for all eligible donations by the end of February of the following year. Thank you for your support of the missions and programs of the Foundation.
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Since 2002, The Great Commission Foundation has enabled ministry projects to thrive by providing charity admin expertise and guidance while promoting collaboration in fulfilling the Great Commission. We are registered with the Canada Revenue Agency for charitable work (charity number: 859928483RR0001RR0001).
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