David Profitt grew up in Cape Town, South Africa and has visited the Hands and Feet site in 2017 and in 2023. He is passionate about justice and working with kids and families and adults of all ages to grow through making a difference in the world around them. David serves as the president of the board of Hands and Feet in the U.S. He works in Church ministry in the west Suburbs of Chicago.
Jen Chibucos grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago. She has her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Education. After teaching in a high school for 10 years, Jen shifted her focus to serving in Church ministry. Jen is a founding member of the board of Hands and feet in the U.S. and serves as the secretary. She is looking forward to the Hands and Feet trip to Cape Town in 2025!
David and Jen volunteer their time and gifts to make sure 100% of all money donated goes to the work in South Africa
We are proud to say that our Hands and Feet sister organization in South Africa is very responsible in providing services efficiently to those in need. 94.5% of all funds donated are used for running programs. 5% Goes to administration and .5% is spent on fundraising. Your generosity makes a real difference in a very efficient organization. To make a donation to hands and feet please click over to the home page.
It’s all about loving our neighbor, wherever they live.
Jen and David believe that loving our neighbor means loving across all kinds of barriers and borders.
During the missional component of VBS in 2022 and 2023, Jen and David partnered with Hands and Feet in Cape Town to give children in Glen Ellyn a global perspective and an opportunity to love their neighbor. Throughout the week, the children in Glen Ellyn developed compassion, an awareness of poverty, a global perspective, and were empowered to make a tangible difference in the lives of kids in Cape Town, South Africa. Seeing the positive impact both on the children in Glen Ellyn and the lives of the children and families in Cape Town South Africa, planted a seed to start the U.S. branch of Hands and Feet.
We had two interconnected goals when we founded the U.S. Branch of Hands and Feet:
1. To empower children and families in the Chicagoland area (and beyond) to be the hands and feet of Jesus and to make a difference in the lives of at risk kids and families in 7de Laan, Cape Town, South Africa.
2. To support the work of Hands and Feet and bring hope and change to the hurting communities of 7de Laan.
Our not for profit is founded on the belief that kids and their families can make a difference and that making a difference makes us all better.