People who signed up for a Church World Service hands-on disaster recovery workshop might not have expected hands on to include assembling a jigsaw puzzle. Of course, there was a point to the exercise, which opened the workshop for disaster case managers, case management supervisors, construction managers and long-term recovery group leaders working to help New Jersey households recover following …
Changing Seasons, Changing Lives
Joya Colon-Berezin |
For some the transition from fall to winter – falling leaves, colder weather – represents a metaphoric transition from life to death. Even the roots of Halloween, which many of us celebrate this week, are often traced back to the ancient Celtic celebration of the New Year on Nov. 1. This date marked the end of summer and the beginning …
In Syrian Refugee Crisis, Resettlement Viewed as a Way Forward
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 – …
Superstorm Sandy: Through the Long Journey to Recovery
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 …
From Numbness to Action: Ending World Hunger
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 …
CWS Appeal: Cambodia Flooding
October 24, 2013
Appeal #700-L Appeal Goal – $125,000 Situation: As noted in an Oct. 11 situation report, Cambodia is experiencing severe flooding as a result of greater-than-average rainfall caused by typhoons and other severe weather systems. The Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers are overflowing and 16 of 24 provinces are affected by severe flooding, especially those by major river courses. Flooding has …
CWS Appeal: Cambodia Flooding
Appeal #700-L Appeal Goal – $125,000 Situation: As noted in an Oct. 11 situation report, Cambodia is experiencing severe flooding as a result of greater-than-average rainfall caused by typhoons and other severe weather systems. The Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers are overflowing and 16 of 24 provinces are affected by severe flooding, especially those by major river courses. Flooding has …
Welcoming Strangers!
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 …
CWS, Faith Leaders Call for High-Level U.S.-Cuba Talks
WASHINGTON – The Rev. John L. McCullough, Church World Service president and CEO, is joining other Christian leaders in calling on President Barack Obama to initiate direct, high-level dialogue with the government of Cuba. “We believe now is the time for the United States to take concrete action to pursue a path toward improved relations with Cuba,” McCullough and leaders …
CROP Hunger Walk Youth Drama Group
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 …