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Overcoming obstacles
- Conflict
Palestine and Israel
Jul 2024
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![A group of smiling young adults stand posed while wrapped in flags from various nations.](/sites/default/files/2024-06/Group%20-%20flags_1.jpg)
A season of growing and learning
United States + 1 more
Jul 2024
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![An MCC staff member observes workers packing emergency food packages in Amman, Jordan.](/sites/default/files/2024-07/podcast%20thumbnail.jpg)
Behind-the-scenes with emergency relief / Bruce Guenther
Palestine and Israel + 5 more
Jul 2024
Podcast/audio
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![A portrait of two-year-old Basthian Raul Alborta Rodriguez makes a game of rolling a tire at Samuelito Daycare in Santa Cruz, Bolivia](/sites/default/files/2024-06/RS132619_2022_0113_07493600.jpg)
Education impact report - Summer 2024
- Education
Bolivia + 1 more
Jul 2024
Impact report
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![Al-Najd Developmental Forum staff distribute emergency food that has just arrived in Gaza for distribution to families. The shipment arrived on March 19 and was distributed on March 23. *Names withheld for security reasons.](/sites/default/files/2024-07/RS135147_PSE20240323_gaza_dist_al_016.jpeg)
Relief impact report - Summer 2024
- Disaster response
Palestine and Israel + 1 more
Jul 2024
Impact report
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![Nyiranshuti Atanaziya speaks with MCC staff at Zambia's Meheba Refugee Settlement Camp.](/sites/default/files/2024-07/RS132829_Copy%20of%20IMG_2445_hpr.jpg)
Material resources impact report - Summer 2024
Zambia + 2 more
Jul 2024
Impact report
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One letter and an advocacy win? Is that possible?
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Poverty Reduction
Location
Canada
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Reflections on Christian Community Development in Rwanda
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Peace, Poverty Reduction
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Rwanda
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Story
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![Seamstress holding child's dress](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-04/RS133420_120_Mariyum%20desplaying%20her%20dress.jpg.webp?itok=hHZY3NcH)
Stitching an income together
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Poverty Reduction
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Bangladesh
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MCC program in Appalachia changes name
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Poverty Reduction
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Great Lakes + 2 more
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![Two story apartment building under construction with a blue crane in front](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-03/sprucelawn%20construction%20beyond%20housing.jpg.webp?itok=22FF2w8F)
Undercurrents - Affordable housing part 2
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Poverty Reduction
Location
Ontario
Date
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Podcast/audio
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Ep 24 - (un)affordable housing
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Poverty Reduction
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Ontario
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Podcast/audio
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![group of people stand in front of house with new metal roof](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-11/RS121102_Encienda%2017%20Peg.jpg.webp?itok=ID3-oUDW)
Building a roof while breaking down walls
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Poverty Reduction
Location
Great Lakes + 3 more
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If we change policies but not our hearts, will it make a difference?
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Poverty Reduction
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Ontario
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![Four women working in a kitchen](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-07/dsc04714a_small.jpeg.webp?itok=yLCHXDUX)
The Raw Carrot at MCC is celebrating five years!
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Poverty Reduction
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Ontario
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Media Type
Story
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Boring, but crucial: Indexing social assistance
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Poverty Reduction
Location
Ontario
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![The exterior of MCC BC's office in Abbotsford near a road with many tents pitched to the side](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/2023-04mccbcgladysaveabbotsfordedited.jpg.webp?itok=JCMh849M)
Homelessness prevention and outreach
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Poverty Reduction
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British Columbia
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Story
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![An illustration of scales with a wallet on one side and a family under a roof on the other. Underneath the scale it says, "Living wage"](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-07/je-livingwageicon-v2-1.jpeg.webp?itok=tVJ5YbRt)
Working at policy advocacy... sideways
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Poverty Reduction
Location
Ontario
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
Pagination
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