Outreach Ministries Resources
~Activities~
Activities
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Children’s Sabbath & the Children’s Defense Fund
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Millennium Development Goals
Mission: Literacy & Education
Mission: Hunger
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Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers. http://www.bread.org
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Children’s Fund for Christian Mission and its international associated organizations are dedicated to serving the needs of children worldwide--primarily through person-to-person programs, in the context of the family and community, and using a developmental approach through national and local partners. http://www.papaink.org/gallery/home/artist/display/161.html
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CROP Walk is a community based fund raising event that raises money for local hunger-fighting agencies as well as the international relief and development efforts of Church World Service. http://www.churchworldservice.org/CROP/
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Food for the Poor ministers to spiritually renew impoverished people throughout Latin America and the Caribbean by raising funds and providing direct relief assistance to the poor, usually by purchasing specifically requested materials and distributing them through the churches and charity organizations already operating in areas of need. http://www.fordforthepoor.org/
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ECHO - Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization is a non-profit, Christian organization actively involved in networking global hunger solutions that specifically focuses on small rural farmers and urban gardeners in developing countries. http://www.echonet.org/about.htm
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Heifer Project International combats hunger, alleviates poverty, and restores the environment by providing appropriate livestock, training, and related services to small-scale farmers worldwide. http://heifer.org
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The Society of St. Andrew (http://www.endhunger.org/index.htm) is an ecumenical Christian ministry that feeds the hungry all year long by saving fresh produce that would otherwise go to waste and giving it to the needy. It includes several projects:
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The Potato Project has redirected 45,000-pound loads of fresh, nutritious produce to soup kitchens, Native American reservations, food pantries, low-income housing areas, local churches, and other hunger agencies for distribution to the poor.!
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The Gleaning Network coordinates volunteers, growers, and distribution agencies to salvage food for the needy.
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Harvest of Hope is an ecumenical study, worship, and action mission trip program
Mission: Housing
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Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian organization dedicated to eliminating substandard housing and homelessness worldwide. Habitat is founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, decent, affordable place to live in dignity and safety. http://www.habitat.org/
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Trevor's Campaign (blankets for the homeless) It was a cold December night in 1983 on which 11- year-old Trevor Ferrell saw a TV newscast about people living on the streets. Those images stirred compassion deep within Trevor and he pleaded with his parents to take him to downtown Philadelphia so he could give his blanket and pillow to the first homeless person he met. In ensuing weeks, with the help of family, classmates and neighbors, Trevor made nightly trips into Philadelphia to distribute food, clothing and blankets to the needy. Through the generosity of hundreds of citizens and businesses, this little "campaign" soon grew into places to stay and an entire array of programs. http://www.trevorscampaign.org
Mission: The Environment
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Children’s Rain Forest (Monteverde Conservation League) is a private, nonprofit association of Costa Rican and International members. It manages and preserves for current and future generations the Children's Eternal Rain Forest (Bosque Nuboso Eterno de Los Ninos) , which contains over 50.000 acres; the largest private reserve in Central America. The MCL carries out various projects related to research, education, protection, habitat rehabilitation and volunteering. Its mission is to conserve, preserve and rehabilitate tropical ecosystems and their biodiversity. http://www.monteverdeinfo.com/
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National Arbor Day Foundation helps people plant and care for trees and encourage the celebration of Arbor Day to advance global environmental stewardship for the benefit of this and future generations. http://www.arborday.org
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Pennies for the Planet is a project of the World Wildlife Federation (WWF). Since 1994, it has been alerting people around the world to problems faced in various eco-regions around the world, while inspiring people to take action. This annual campaign has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for conservation projects around the world... one penny at a time. http://www.worldwildlife.org/windows/pennies/
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Save our Streams (SOS) is a national watershed education and outreach program of the Izaak Walton League of America http://www.iwla.org/SOS/
Mission: World Peace and Conflict Resolution
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Friends of the Americas was established in 1984, it has reached out with a hand of friendship to more than 500,000 people suffering from wars, natural disasters and poverty in Latin America. http://www.friendsoftheamericas.org/index.html
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Religious Task Force on Central America and Mexico – International peace leadership programs for ages 13-18. Designed to counter racism and violence among youth http://www.rtfcam.org/
