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How the Minnesota Council of Churches is bridging divides this election year

Anna Colletto

August 26, 2024 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Minnesota

The Minnesota Council of Churches’ Respectful Conversations initiative brings together members of different congregations to find empathy and common ground around divisive issues such as policing, guns, and the upcoming election. Since 2012, the program has hosted more than 300 conversations attended by over 8,000 people, the majority of whom reported a stronger sense of empathy for people with different viewpoints after participating.

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Researchers Turned to Churches To Study St. Louis Air Quality

Rebecca Randall

August 22, 2024 |

Sojourners |

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Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

A St. Louis faith and advocacy organization, Metropolitan Congregations United, helped scientists bring together a group of churches willing to install air quality monitors to gather data on pollution and call for solutions.

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Puerto Rico parish aims to be climate resilience hub to respond to extreme storms

Rebecca Randall

August 19, 2024 |

National Catholic Reporter |

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Response Location: Puerto Rico, Cataño

Nuestra Señora del Carmen Parish in Cataño, Puerto Rico, received funding from a nonprofit to install solar panels to provide a stable source of power for the community during outages and extreme storms. It’s a key part of a budding community-led climate resilience hub.

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Women in Kerala mahallu committees are bridging the gender gap in mosques

Najiya O

August 09, 2024 |

The News Minute |

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Response Location: India, Kerala

In the 2000s, Kerala's Santhapuram village pioneered the inclusion of women in mahallu, which are mosque area committees, after women demanded representation. Groups of women joined forces to form a grassroots initiative and advocate for more representation. This led to women gaining roles as elected councilors and executive committee members in mosque governance, and now 87 of the 600 mosques in the area include women in their committees.

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Muslim spiritual care providers improve outcomes at HCMC

Hibah Ansari

July 17, 2024 |

Sahan Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

In partnership with Open Path Resource, Hennepin Healthcare started integrating spiritual care into the medical care plan for Muslim patients to address stigma and build trust with medical professionals. The addition of spiritual care has had a significant impact on the hospital’s psychiatry department, reducing readmission rates from 24% in 2019, to 9% in 2023.

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Alhambra neighbors work together to help those less fortunate

Ford Hatchett

June 20, 2024 |

KNXV-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Volunteers and neighborhood residents gather at the Alhambra Beloved Community Church in Phoenix, Arizona, each week to provide meals, showers, and a place to get out of the summer heat to people who need it.

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Meal to meal: New Jersey neighborhood center addresses food desert

Dan Stockman

June 06, 2024 |

National Catholic Reporter |

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Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

Through volunteers and partnerships with other local organizations, the Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Center distributes a month’s worth of food to families in need for free, as a large portion of the population is undocumented, unemployed, or otherwise ineligible for government assistance. The Center also provides services such as English language classes, a clothes closet, a diaper bank and assistance getting a driver’s license.

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Doctor missionaries and long tale of leprosy in Nigeria

Peace Oladipo

May 30, 2024 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

The leprosarium, run by the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), provides free treatment, shelter, and support to those ostracized due to their leprosy diagnosis. Since forming, ECWA has helped 1,000 patients overcome the disease.

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Faith-Based Initiative Helping Nigerians Beat Unemployment

Chinonso Kenneth

May 30, 2024 |

Religion Unplugged |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The Youths United for God Global Foundation trains youth in various skills and trades, such as cutting hair, farming and working with computers, to help them become better equipped to secure jobs and income. Training sessions run every three months, and so far over 1,000 youths have been directly impacted by the program, many of which have gone on to forge careers and gain a sense of financial security with their newly-learned skills.

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Revolution in the Soil: How One School is Responding to Food Insecurity

Latasha Rouseau

May 29, 2024 |

Sapelo Square |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

A community garden is part of the curriculum at the Mohammed Schools of Atlanta to teach students how to grow their own food. Amid a food desert, the garden provides fresh food for the school cafeteria and produces enough that students can take crops home to their families each week.

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