Press & Resources
Responding to Severe Weather from Atlantic Storms
October 5, 2015 Episcopal Relief & Development is in touch with Episcopal dioceses along the US Eastern Seaboard where widespread flooding is prompting evacuations and causing severe damage to buildings and infrastructure. According to The Weather Channel, this ‘1,000-year rain event’ began on October 1, with
Muslims and Christians to Mobilize One Million Faith Leaders to Improve Child, Maternal Health
September 28, 2015 Issued by Episcopal Relief & Development, Member of the Faith Alliance for Health An interfaith coalition of faith-based organizations has announced it will mobilize one million faith leaders over the next five years to help improve the health of women and children in countries with high child mortality
Responding to Fires in Northern California
Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting relief and pastoral care efforts in response to the fires that have caused widespread evacuations and major damage in the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California. 9/25: Bishop’s Statement on Fire Response 9/21: Partnering on Fire Response in Diocese of Northern California
Episcopal Relief & Development and Episcopal Church of Liberia Expand Gender-Based Violence Prevention Partnership
September 17, 2015 Episcopal Relief & Development and the humanitarian arm of the Episcopal Church of Liberia (ECL-RD) have expanded their gender-based violence prevention and response program through a $680,000 grant from the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women. The initiative is equipping and mobilizing faith
Syrian Refugees Seeking Safety in Europe
Episcopal Relief & Development is engaging the Syrian crisis through support to agencies in Syria, to the Diocese of Jerusalem’s Holy Land Institute for the Deaf and in support of large numbers of people traveling out of crisis areas into Europe. The agency is in contact with Anglican Communion partners
Episcopal Relief & Development Renews Support for Syria’s Displaced
August 6, 2015 Episcopal Relief & Development has renewed its support of those impacted by the conflict in Syria through the Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC). FMEEC has been responding since the beginning of the crisis more than four years ago, working with host communities and churches to meet the