APPEAL CODE: #700-M APPEAL GOAL (revised): $750,000 SITUATION: The estimated number of fatalities from Typhoon Haiyan continues to fluctuate between 2,000 and 10,000. Whatever the final numbers, Typhoon Haiyan’s effects have been devastating, with aid channels slowed due to severe damage to infrastructure and officials urging residents of decimated cities such as Tacloban to leave and relocate. Typhoon Haiyan, with …
CWS, Immigrants’ Rights Groups Launch ‘Fast for Families’ at Capitol’s Doorstep
November 12, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – As communities across the country continue to escalate their campaign for genuine immigration reform and pressure leadership in the House of Representatives, faith, immigrant rights and labor leaders announced today the launch of “Fast for Families: A Call for Immigration Reform and Citizenship.” Leaders committed to a daily fast in front of the U.S. Capitol and at …
CWS Appeals for Help for Typhoon Haiyan Survivors
November 11, 2013
APPEAL CODE: #700-M INITIAL APPEAL GOAL: $250,000 SITUATION: Typhoon Haiyan has killed as many as 10,000 people in the Philippines, with the devastation it caused being described as “absolute bedlam,” the BBC reported. Hardest hit is the central Philippine city of Tacloban, which is said to be flattened and where hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced. The damage …
Church Sees Need; Offers English Classes to Refugees
November 8, 2013
The Rev. Reid Buchanan of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Lexington, Ky., knew there was a need for English language classes in the community, particularly those convenient to newly resettled refugees. Through his collaborative work with Kentucky Refugee Ministries, a CWS affiliate, Rev. Buchanan also understood the church would need to address two barriers to participation: limited public transportation …
Bringing Back the Smiles of Children and Youth Caregivers
Everlyne Nairesiae |
When the morning comes, it may sound like a normal day for everyone around the world. The sun rises in greeting and its rays give light and bring warmth to everyone – rich or poor, flora and fauna. The birds are heard singing and chanting in their mother tongues, celebrating the prospects of a new day. Men and women, youth …
International Situation Alert: Typhoon Haiyan
Situation As Typhoon Haiyan barrels down on the Philippines, nearly 13 million people are preparing for torrential rain, immense winds and potential flooding in what is expected to be a large-scale emergency. The storm is anticipated to affect 33 provinces, including those already struggling to recover from the recent earthquake in Bohol, and is prompting preparation efforts in other countries …
Back to School in Haiti
Rony Janvier | November 7, 2013
School: establishment where people teach. At school children receive the bread of instruction. A society cannot function without school, because school is the intellectual base of all of society. According to the ancient saying, “As school is, such is society.” The greatness of a nation is directly linked to the quality of its educational system and a good educational system …
CWS Appeal: Coffee Rust Plague (Honduras)
November 6, 2013
Appeal #6767 Appeal Goal: $111,500 Situation: Central America is undergoing the worst Coffee Rust plague since 1976. The state of phytosanitary emergency (measures for the control of plant diseases) has been declared in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras. The Coffee Rust Plague is a fungus that affects the leaves and destroys crops and plants. Once it attacks, the only option …
When Two Cultures Embrace for the First Time
Carol Roxburgh | November 4, 2013
Resettlement to a third country is one of three durable solutions for refugees. The remaining two are to return to their home country or integrate into the country where they have fled. Church World Service works to resettle refugees in 34 local affiliates across the United States. Having come from one of these offices to work at the CWS New …
When It Comes to Hunger, People ‘Feel Connected to the Issue’
Chris Herlinger | November 2, 2013
“Thank you for sharing your feet. God bless you.” With those words, Mary Catherine Hinds, CWS’s Senior Field Director for the Southeast United States, bid good luck to the hundreds of Raleigh, NC, residents who were about to begin the three-mile trek of this year’s Raleigh CROP Hunger Walk. I’m no stranger to CROP Hunger Walks. I first learned of …