News & Updates | Posted Friday, March 21, 2014
As originally published by Joy is the Grace, March 20, 2014 http://www.hollilong.com/2014/03/20/world-water-day-and-you/ Oh, you know, this Saturday I think I’ll “Hang Out” with Glennon Doyle Melton. Wanna join me? No really, I’m completely serious. I’m going to hang out with Glennon (yes, the Glennon of Momastery) and the really awesome folks over at Church World Service (yes, the CROP Hunger …
News & Updates | Posted Monday, March 25, 2013
Recently I traveled to northern Vietnam with a group of fellow CROP Hunger Walk volunteers to see firsthand how CROP Walk dollars are used. We visited several ethnic minority villages in the far northwestern district of Muong Te, which lies in the “frontier” region of Vietnam bordering China. The CWS staff in Vietnam had to get permission from the government …
News & Updates | Posted Monday, March 18, 2013
PHOENIX, Ariz/SPRINGFIELD, Ohio/STORRS, Conn. – CROP Hunger Walks have been called the “granddaddy of charity walks.” At age 97, Lester Dray well may be the granddaddy of walkers. When the Litchfield Park, Ariz. retiree participated in his area’s Feb. 24 West Valley CROP Hunger Walk – his 21st walk since the 1980s – Dray says it signaled his own baton-passing …
News & Updates | Posted Tuesday, September 4, 2012
DeWitt, Iowa — DeWitt, Iowa, college sophomore Joshua Willey is determined to do his part to end hunger in his lifetime, and he’s not deterred by the looming obstacles: the global food crisis, the 1 billion hungry people in the world, this summer’s unprecedented droughts or the still sluggish economy that is taking a toll on the budgets of many …
News & Updates | Posted Thursday, October 27, 2011
That was the immediate response of refugee teens in northwestern Rochester, N.Y., when Kathy LaBue suggested they organize a CROP Hunger Walk as a community service project. LaBue is co-founder of Mary’s Place, a community center for the many resettled refugees living in Rochester’s Maplewood and Edgerton neighborhoods. “I had walked in CROP Hunger Walks before, but the refugees hadn’t …
News & Updates | Posted Friday, June 26, 2026
After being displaced twice, Veronique rebuilt her life in Tanzania’s Nyarugusu Refugee Camp by becoming a farmer and community leader, improving her family’s food security while empowering others to do the same. Forced to Flee, Determined to Rebuild When people are forced to flee due to conflict, they are not only leaving behind their homes. They are leaving behind their …
News & Updates | Posted Friday, June 26, 2026
In the small coastal town of Chornomorsk, Ukraine, news spreads fast. For a person living with HIV, like Oksana, the fear of private life becoming public can feel debilitating. Oksana spent years trapped in self-stigma, afraid of being judged by her neighbors and wanting nothing more than to become invisible. Then, her biggest fear came true: during a visit to the local clinic, her doctor violated medical confidentiality, writing her …
News & Updates | Posted Friday, May 1, 2026
Along the Thailand–Myanmar border, democracy activists and displaced families are finding safety, mental health support and essential resources. Stories like Ei Ei Khin’s show how local partnership and access to safe shelter restores dignity, stability and hope for people facing trauma and conflict. Finding Safety Through Shelter and Community Support In the shadow of conflict and forced displacement, the path …
News & Updates | Posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Rooted in resilience, communities are confronting the climate crisis through local leadership, adaptation and partnerships that protect livelihoods and build a more hopeful future.
News & Updates | Posted Sunday, March 22, 2026
Everyone deserves access to clean water, yet for millions around the world, safe drinking water and proper sanitation remain out of reach. From collapsed infrastructure and poor management to conflict and climate change, several factors contribute to families being unable to access their right to safe water. Rising global temperatures and extreme weather events are making clean water scarcer and …