Appeal Number 627-T Update (April 20, 2012) Appeal Goal: $110,000 Situation: Spring storms and tornadoes continue to cause significant destruction throughout the United States. In recent weeks we’ve seen devastating tornadoes in Texas with significant damage in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Communities most severely impacted were: Arlington, Forney, Lancaster and Dallas. Last weekend’s tornadoes impacted states in the Midwest including …
A Summit, and a Moment to Spotlight the Problem of Childhood Hunger
This is a cross-posting of a blog called standupfighthunger.tumblr.com written by our Deputy Director, Head of Programs, Maurice A. Bloem. New York – The announcement by Mayor Rahm Emanuel that Chicago will host a May 21 summit on the issue of child malnutrition in the U.S. and throughout the world is good news. If no other reason than to put …
Workshop to focus on helping Harrisburg recover from tornado
April 18, 2012
Rev. Bryan Crousore, an emergency response specialist with Church World Service, will conduct a free workshop on “Long-Term Recovery from Disasters” for clergy and community members who are helping people affected by the Feb. 29 tornado in Harrisburg, IL. The workshop will take place on May 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Zion United Church of Christ, 930 …
CWS’s Herlinger wins DeRose-Hinkhouse writing awards
April 16, 2012
Philadelphia, Pa. – Church World Service writer Chris Herlinger has won two top awards from the Religion Communicators Council for his reporting from Haiti. Herlinger won Best of Class in the categories, writing for publication and specialized writing, in this year’s De Rose-Hinkhouse Awards, announced Thursday, April 12, at the council’s April 12-14 convention, held this year in Philadelphia, Pa. …
CWS Emergency Situation Report: Sahel (Africa) Food Crisis
April 13, 2012
Situation: A deepening food crisis is affecting an estimated 12 million people concentrated primarily in the West African region of the Sahel, with the fear that famine is imminent. The governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Chad and Niger have already declared states of emergency and called for international assistance. The United Nations says that a shortfall of more than …
CWS, interfaith coalition to Congress: Save Farm Bill food aid funding, reform U.S. policies
April 12, 2012
Editors: See full text of letter as sent to members of the Senate: www.churchworldservice.org/farmbill Washington, D.C. — As U.S. lawmakers are set to resume deliberations of the 2012 Farm Bill, global humanitarian agency Church World Service and other members of a leading interfaith coalition called on lawmakers in Washington on Wednesday to fundamentally change U.S. food aid policies to lower …
CWS hails USAID Nairobi forum, donor pledges to avert future Horn of Africa crises
April 10, 2012
NEW YORK/NAIROBI — The head of global humanitarian agency Church World Service is hailing fresh commitments announced by USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah and African development leaders aimed at developing greater drought and famine resilience to prevent future crises in the Horn of Africa. CWS applauded also the U.S. announcement last week that it will provide an additional nearly U.S. …
Micronutrient supplements helping overcome child malnutrition, but more needed for long-term food security
March 30, 2012
KINANGO DISTRICT, Kenya — In the dry and poor east Kenya district of Kinango, humanitarian worker Sammy Mutua watched and listened as mothers recounted how their small children, suffering from malnutrition, had been listless and had little appetite, but now were eating heartily after only one month of daily multi-micronutrient powder supplements (MNPs) sprinkled in their porridge. Mutua, staff member …
March 30 Lancaster conference seeks to strengthen refugees’ integration
March 28, 2012
Strengthening the integration of refugees being resettled from around the world to Lancaster County, Pa., is the goal of a community conference set for Friday (March 30) and cosponsored by Church World Service and Franklin and Marshall College. The conference is the latest in a series of collaborations between CWS and the college, whose president, professors and students actively support …
Principles, priorities for a ‘faithful’ federal budget unveiled
March 23, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC -— Church World Service is among supporters of the “Faithful Budget” proposal unveiled March 22 for congressional consideration. The proposal contains a set of comprehensive and compassionate budget principles that will protect the common good, value each individual and help lift the burden on the poor. CWS executive director and CEO the Rev. John L. McCullough, who will …