By the numbers: Church programs for education, employment
The Church of Jesus Christ emphasizes self-reliance and helping members feel empowered to meet their temporal, spiritual and emotional needs
An associate in the job-training program works in a Deseret Industries store.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
By the numbers: Church programs for education, employment
The Church of Jesus Christ emphasizes self-reliance and helping members feel empowered to meet their temporal, spiritual and emotional needs
An associate in the job-training program works in a Deseret Industries store.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church emphasizes self-reliance and helping members feel empowered to meet their temporal, spiritual and emotional needs through resources such as Deseret Industries, Transitional Services, BYU–Pathway, English Connect, Family Services, Employment Services, self-reliance courses and bishops’ storehouses.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes learning is a lifelong pursuit, brings people closer to God, and promotes dignity and self-reliance.
Deseret Industries helps people overcome barriers to employment and provides skills training — in addition to providing items at an affordable price. The Active Job Search program at Employment Services helps thousands of job seekers find new or better jobs.
Self-reliance courses help Church members learn principles and skills to empower them to care for their own needs.
The following statistics come from “Caring for Those in Need: 2022 annual report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”
Local government and education leaders cut the ribbon along with representatives from the nonprofit organizations that helped build a new block of classrooms for Ebenezer African Church Nursery and Primary School in Abeokuta, Nigeria, on Feb. 1, 2022.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Education
- 439 education projects
- 342 classrooms built or repaired
- More than 2 million students served
- 42,227 financial aid recipients
- 5,757 Church members in 52 countries enrolled in vocational training through financial aid programs like the Perpetual Education Fund
The new Welfare and Self-Reliance Services facility in Saratoga Springs, Utah, which was dedicated on Sept. 14, 2022.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Employment
- 9,186 Deseret Industries associates served
- 195,491 counseling hours
- 4,127 recorded job placements
Participants in self-reliance courses can learn skills that help them in the work force.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Self-reliance courses
- 14,186 self-reliance groups
- 106,261 participants in 88 countries and territories
