When Life Gives You Scraps
“It’s so good making masks because it helps the community,” said Sandra, a Congolese refugee...
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Some recent UCC Disaster MInistries international grants
Here are some recent international grants approved by UCC Disaster Ministries: $20,000 to Global...
Read MoreDisaster recovery initiative is growing ecumenically
A pilot program to help communities launch long-term recovery following disasters is growing...
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Share the message of disaster preparedness this Christmas
Send joyful Christmas greetings and provide your friends and family a practical tool to get...
Read MoreUCC helps restore homes, livelihoods in Japan after Typhoon Hagibis
In central Japan in October, Typhoon Hagibis killed at least 80 people. More than seven million...
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UCC help for orphaned or abused children displaced by Dorian
UCC Disaster Ministries has contributed $15,000 to support care for 25 orphaned, abused, neglected...
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What you can do to support Hurricane Dorian recovery now
There's a lot you can do right now! Donate. Financial contributions are most effective, efficient...
Read MoreIn Nepal, new quake-proof homes funded by UCC number 73 and counting!
Updated 9/24/2019 It was Nepal's worst earthquake in 80 years, and the toll was devastating. The...
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UCC, partner in Puerto Rico, restore 105 Maria-battered homes
Schedule your work team Donate to Hurricane Maria recovery Two years after Hurricane Maria, Puerto...
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UCC Disaster Ministries supports Hurricane Michael recovery in six FL counties
$5,000 seed grants from UCC Disaster Ministries will go toward costs for three Hurricane Michael...
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UCC Disaster Ministries funds resiliency training for an entire Sulawesi village
$15,000 from UCC Disaster Ministries will fund 12 months of training for an entire village in...
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Pennsylvania couple lives out commitment to others through OGHS, Disaster Ministries
Meet Bill (William) and Ellen Matten of St. John's United Church of Christ in Boalsburg,...
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Mohammed: Work or School
One day, 13-year-old Mohammed and his friends told the coordinators of the local community...
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Small Connecticut church consistently tops OGHS giving list
How can a church that didn't become part of the UCC until 1989 celebrate being a major donor to the...
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Responding to Food and Nutritional Needs
Responding to the food and nutritional challenges of families living in extreme poverty in a remote...
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El Porvenir, Honduras: Lesby builds a Future for Her Daughter
It is not a coincidence that Lesby lives in the town "El Porvenir" which means the future. She has...
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UCC Disaster Ministries exec reflects on Florence, first anniversary of Harvey, Irma, Maria
By Zach Wolgemuth One year ago, we were witnesses to a series of destructive hurricanes that took...
Read MoreUCC support for Puerto Rico recovery reaches nearly $500,000
It's been a year since Hurricane Maria decimated Puerto Rico. UCC Disaster Ministries has...
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Growing Strong in the Face of Challenge
Victor Masdrico is a 17-year-old teenager of Haitian nationality and a beneficiary of the...
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Building Awareness to Reduce Child Trafficking
Children’s Future Inc. (CFI) serves 251 vulnerable children and their families in Battambang,...
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