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Amali Tower | October 30, 2013

With the international community deadlocked over a political solution to the ongoing Syrian civil war, the humanitarian community turns to refugee resettlement as a way forward to protect more than two million refugees created by the crisis. The conflict is now widely regarded as the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, burdening refugee host countries – Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq – …

Barry Shade | October 29, 2013

A year after Superstorm Sandy destroyed her hair salon and badly damaged her house in Far Rockaway, N.Y., Destiny is still “too stressed.” I met Destiny – a single mother with a son in college – during a recent visit to Sandy-affected coastal areas of New York City and Long Island. She was on her way back to town from …

Mary Catherine Hinds | October 25, 2013

As originally published by Sojourners, 10/18/2013, 4:32 p.m. http://sojo.net/blogs/2013/10/18/numbness-action-ending-world-hunger My child ate today. Breakfast was pancakes and sausage. Walking to school I said, “If you don’t like the leftover hamburger that I put in your lunchbox, just buy something from the cafeteria. You have plenty of money in your account.” Tonight we will have tacos, but if I am too …

Rev. Joseph Roberson | October 21, 2013

The faith community continues to play a central and crucial role in the welcoming of immigrants and refugees to the United States.  One of the primary reasons that CWS was established in the aftermath of World War II was to afford churches and denominations the opportunity to work ecumenically in the resettlement of refugees. Local congregations across our nation reached …

submitted by Amy Porter for the Youth Drama Group | October 19, 2013

This is the fourth year a group of terrific, socially conscious kids (ages 14-18) have created educational skits and activities to present to religious school children throughout the greater Nashua, New Hampshire area. Their idea is simple: to both teach elementary school age children about world poverty and hunger, and to inspire them to put their hearts and soles into …