Poverty Reduction
Ontario
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… with a gathering of old and new friends and volunteers. CoF started in 2000 to address the profound … from homelessness into secure housing. A small group of volunteers and a staff member meet weekly with the program … I wanted was friends.” Carol found those friends through volunteers, staff and fellow Circle of Friends participants. …
United States
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… His wife Martha had other ideas: Why don’t we consider volunteering with MCC, she asked. He made what he thought was … his year in the U.S. through MCC’s 2018-2019 International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP), Oscar Suárez, who is from … people they don’t know.” He was struck by the work of the volunteers who had helped to can it, and of those across the …
Ontario
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… New Hamburg buzzed with warmth and energy on January 25 as volunteers gathered for the Great Winter Warm-Up (GWW). From … Leah Brown at leahbrown@mcco.ca to learn more about volunteering for one of the comforter knotting groups in …
Disaster response
United States
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… are: turkey, beef, chicken and pork. … Step 3: Volunteers put the meat and a teaspoon of salt into each can. … Then the cans are weighed and volunteers add or remove meat until they weigh between …
Restorative Justice
Alberta
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… and empathy demonstrated by numerous staff members and volunteers have had a profound impact on communities … of this program will be met with sadness by core members, volunteers, staff, and partners. MCC Alberta will collaborate … MCC Alberta would like to extend a thank you to the staff, volunteers and donors who made this program possible. … 98 …
Canada
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… the Out of the Cold movement -- pop-up shelters staffed by volunteers. But as homelessness persisted, a combination of … mixed with a new wave of powerful street drugs pushed the volunteer-run Out of the Cold approach beyond its capacity. …
Migration and Refugees
Kansas, Jordan
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… with a look at how comforters are pieced together by volunteers. Alex Azar, MCC Program officer in Jordan, shared …
Ohio, Great Lakes
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… made the store a fun, inviting place for customers and volunteers alike while raising funds for MCC’s work around … in what her husband Neal called “her mission” working with volunteers of all ages in the thrift shop and Ten Thousand … to come in, but through the way she interacted with volunteers and customers. “Her legacy of treating everyone …
Event
… For the past 45 years, dedicated volunteers have kept the tradition of the relief sale alive. … fruit, baskets full of chocolate, Pastors and youth who volunteered their time, football and volleyball tickets, …
Justice and Equity
Pennsylvania
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… of deodorant, bar of bath soap and bottle of lotion. … … Volunteers from Circle of Hope, KBN and the local community … Material Resources Center in Ephrata, Pa., a core group of volunteers assisted in readying kit supplies for packaging. …
Climate Change
Virginia
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… In 2016, a group of volunteers gathered to install 180 solar panels on the roof … While the shop does not resell every donation, staff and volunteers look over items closely to determine value before …