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Thursday, Oct 15, 2015

Episcopal Relief & Development 75th Anniversary Gift Package Highlight of Holiday Giving

October 15, 2015 The 75th Anniversary Gift Package is the highlight of this year’s holiday giving season from Gifts for Life, Episcopal Relief & Development’s alternative giving catalog.  As the organization celebrates 75 years of healing a hurting world, congregations, families, groups and individuals are

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Monday, Oct 05, 2015

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

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Monday, Sep 28, 2015

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

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Monday, Sep 21, 2015

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

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Thursday, Sep 17, 2015

Episcopal Relief & Development and Episcopal Church of Liberia Expand Violence Against Women and Girls Prevention Partnership

September 17, 2015 Episcopal Relief & Development and the humanitarian arm of the Episcopal Church of Liberia (ECL-RD) have expanded their violence against women and girls 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

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Tuesday, Sep 08, 2015

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

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