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ACT Alliance in Ukraine5/9/2024 A core value at Week of Compassion is 'integrity'. We are grateful for partners and networks who hold to that core value, too. ACT Alliance eagerly shared the results of an external evaluator's assessment of the first two years of response in Ukraine. Week of Compassion will continue to share stories of the needs and concerns of impacted communities, and the long-term strategies for response. As the conflict moves into its third year, social services, psychosocial care, and community acclimation are key focal points. The images here provide a two-year impact report 'by the numbers'. Week of Compassion remains grateful for our partners through ACT Alliance, and for the important and creative ways they serve the world's most vulnerable people. That We Might Have Life5/7/2024 supporting students displaced in the Middle East Crisis
Celebrate Service4/23/2024 National Volunteer Week 2024Volunteerism empowers individuals to find their purpose, to take their passion and turn it into meaningful change. When each of us, in our own way, answers the call to make a difference, we make progress in solving our most persistent problems, and create stronger communities and a more just society. - Points of Light Foundation, on the 50th Anniversary of National Volunteer Week Week of Compassion connects volunteers to opportunities across the life of the ministry. We give thanks for the wide variety of people who are part of disaster relief, long-term recovery, and refugee response in congregations and communities. Refugee Response Gathering4/18/2024 join this online event May 7Is your church active in refugee response? Are you curious how you and your church can connect? Does someone at your church remember ‘doing this once’, but you know you haven’t been part in a while? On TUESDAY MAY 7 @ 7:00pm EDT, join Rev. Alan Dicken (Assoc Dir for Immigrant & Refugee Response) at this special Week of Compassion online gathering of Disciples engaged in refugee response ministry. Discover local needs, and connect with others who care about vulnerable persons. This is a chance to support, re-engage, and stir curiosity about refugee response. Refugee resettlement engages congregations and individuals who are ready to welcome refugees, preparing to serve even before a crisis is present. Week of Compassion provides support and resources, connections to resettlement experts, and accompanies you as you do the work to be ready when family resettlement is needed. As the November U.S. election nears, the concerns of refugees and immigrants will continue to make news. Be aware of the needs in your local community (in election season and out), and see how your congregation can be part of faithful welcome and true hospitality. For more information about the May 7th meeting - and the meeting link! - contact Alan Dicken. Better Together4/16/2024 marking Memorial Blvd's 50th Hike Against HungerIn February, Pastor Linda Tobias, of Memorial Boulevard Christian Church in St Louis MO, wrote a letter: We believe we are “Better Together.” This catchy slogan emphasizes the power of collaboration and unity. We believe that coming together as a community of believers strengthens our collective efforts and provides an opportunity of working together, step by step, taking a stand against poverty, hunger, and injustice in the world. With that, Pastor Tobias invited sibling congregations from St Louis and surrounding areas to join with MBCC for the 2024 Hike Against Hunger, the church’s 50th outing to raise awareness and support for the ministry of Week of Compassion. Fifty years ago, Elvera (Armstrong) Parks approached Memorial Boulevard’s pastor, Rhodes Thompson, to see if the church would sponsor her on a walk she was taking part in. The idea developed that MBCC would create its own event to raise an offering for Week of Compassion, and the MBCC Hike Against Hunger was born. Floor to Ceiling4/4/2024 how disaster site leaders make all the differenceAfter the urgent concern of a disaster has passed - when debris has been cleared, and news crews have gone home, and tarped roofs and boarded windows are doing a good-enough job of making space tolerable - it is the ongoing and careful attention to detail that helps families really recover, return to safe and secure houses, and feel like they’re home again. Group Volunteers and Disaster Site Leaders are a foundational part of long-term disaster recovery. On April 23, to celebrate National Volunteer Week, we’ll have stories of impact from recent Week of Compassion volunteers – and preview volunteer sites and opportunities where you can connect! update on Texas wildfires3/26/2024 Following the extensive wildfires in the Texas Panhandle in late February, Week of Compassion has been in regular contact with our local churches and ecumenical partners in the area. Caroline Hamilton-Arnold, Associate Director for Domestic Disaster Response, notes that in local coordination calls, no material donations were being requested (mostly due to space limitations for sorting and storing donations). In addition to Solidarity Grants to the churches in the affected areas, Week of Compassion’s primary engagement will be in the rebuilding and long-term recovery. |
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