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  • An Old Timber Town's "Freedom Church of the Poor"

    August 29, 2025 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Response Location: United States, Grays Harbor County, Washington

    Chaplains on the Harbor, also known as the Freedom Church of the Poor, supports area residents experiencing poverty and homelessness through a resource center, a farm, outreach in prisons and encampments, and support with pursuing political advocacy. The organization helped community members to file a lawsuit against the city alleging a local ordinance made it difficult for outreach workers to access encampments, which ended with the city allocating funding for a sanctioned camping area.

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  • With ‘Green Islam,' climate action is a religious duty – and an act of community

    May 01, 2025 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Jakarta

    Green Islam is an Indonesian grassroots movement combining Islamic teachings on environmental stewardship with community-driven actions such as eco-boarding schools, green-certified mosques, and interfaith dialogues to address climate change and ecological crises.

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  • This school is empowering Almajiris in Katsina  with skills to stop them from begging

    March 24, 2025 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Katsina

    Save Humanity is a mobile vocational school that serves Almijiris, or those on a pilgrimage for Islamic knowledge, as well as other students without adequate access to education. The organization provides tutors that visit area schools twice a week to lead training in mobile phone repairs, leather working, and satellite dish installation so that Almijiris can earn a living, with 134 participants trained in 2024.

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  • Laudato Si' 101: Catholic University students boost energy efficiency at Newark Archdiocese

    March 11, 2025 |

    National Catholic Reporter |

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    Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

    Students at Catholic University of America in a net-zero design course are analyzing church structures and making suggestions for green improvements to address the climate crisis, reduce carbon emissions and support the Vatican’s Laudato Si’ mission to conserve energy and protect the planet. Though in its early days, the course has proven beneficial for U.S. dioceses, and students say it’s impacted the way they see architecture and design, and how it can have implications tied to the environment.

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  • Building a Better Indigenous Future

    December 24, 2024 |

    LiCAS News |

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    Response Location: Malaysia, Sabah

    Indigenous communities confronting poverty, loss of traditional land, and marginalization in Malaysia are finding support through PACOS Trust, a faith-based group focused on community organizing. By providing structured leadership training, advocacy skills, and livelihood development initiatives, PACOS empowers young Indigenous leaders to address pressing issues in the community, advocate for land rights, and preserve their cultural practices.

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  • 'One of the hardest days since the hurricane:' Asheville church needs more for rent relief

    December 13, 2024 |

    Citizen-Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    The Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church in Asheville, North Carolina, is providing rent assistance, including same-day eviction protection, for people impacted by Hurricane Helene.

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  • 'We're trusting in God's economy': Asheville church provides low-barrier rent relief to vulnerable residents

    November 21, 2024 |

    Blue Ridge Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    A church is helping residents of Asheville, North Carolina, pay their overdue rent and utility bills after Hurricane Helene. It's using discretionary funds and working with landlords to help those who apply.

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  • This support group for Israeli expats in New York offers Hebrew and hugs

    October 11, 2024 |

    The Forward |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Israeli Hug Center offers social support, group therapy, and robust programming for Israeli expats in New York City.

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  • The Muslim Sisters Aiding Widows Through Tough Times

    October 09, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

    The Pious Muslim Women group helps widowed women navigate tough times with its various programs, such as providing access to food, monthly allowances, child care and other necessary resources. So far, the group has helped more than 3,500 women.

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  • In Appalachia, Helene's Water Crisis Taps a Global Christian Response

    October 09, 2024 |

    Christianity Today |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Water Mission is helping ensure Western North Carolina residents have access to safe water following Hurricane Helene. The group installed four of its proprietary mobile water treatment systems which produce 15,000 liters of clean water a day. The group has also distributed and gassed 400 generators for people to power their wells.

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