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Community has many faces and many meanings. This page offers links to a wide variety of community resources on poverty relief, peace, justice and human rights, of interest to persons of faith. The list begins with a description of a new or ongoing project of special note.
A new initiative at a Greek parish in Portland, Oregon, "CUSINA" (modern Greek for "kitchen") is a program that offers Greek cooking classes to people who are transitioning out of homelessness into housing. The parishioners are working with a local community organization that specializes in helping people make this transition. The goal of these classes is to create a "cooking community," a set of supportive and strengthening relationships that will help people through the transition into the housed community, as well as providing practical skills and a new sense of competency. Those who complete the course will receive a free cooking set with good pots and pans, quality knives for food preparation, and other utensils they can use to establish a new home, and perhaps even a new job! FOOD
BANKS
Find a local food bank in the US SERVICE
AND RELIEF AGENCIES Beliefnet:
Religious service agencies (Christian, Islamic and Jewish) RELIEF RESOURCE BY FAITH GROUP Canadian
Lutheran World Relief OTHER AGENCIES: RELIEF, PEACE, JUSTICE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS Bread
for the World This list is not intended to be comprehensive; additional suggestions welcome. PLEASE NOTE: The listing of an organization on this site does *not* constitute an endorsement; inquirers should research organizations very carefully to find the group that best fits your sense of social responsibility before donating time, money or other resources. |
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