Appalachian Hunger and Poverty General Advance Special #982039
Purpose:
The Appalachian Hunger and Poverty General Advance Special (#982039)
provides support to ministries addressing the long-term, structural, and
systematic causes of hunger and poverty, along with meeting basic human need.
Goals of the Appalachian Hunger and Poverty General Advance Special are:
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to encourage local church ministries addressing economic oppression in
ways that seek to provide long-term improvement for needs of the region;
-
to provide advocacy for people suffering from economic injustice;
-
to assist and encourage development of new ministries or expansion of
current ministries seeking to address hunger and poverty in Appalachia;
-
to help meet emergency needs of some ongoing ministries dealing with
increasing client populations and decreasing resources and assisting
ministries in areas where no local funding is available;
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to raise funds to provide at least 15 grants of $2,500 per year.
Purpose:
The Appalachian Hunger and Poverty General Advance Special (#982039)
provides support to ministries addressing the long-term, structural, and
systematic causes of hunger and poverty, along with meeting basic human need.
Goals of the Appalachian Hunger and Poverty General Advance Special are:
-
to encourage local church ministries addressing economic oppression in
ways that seek to provide long-term improvement for needs of the region;
-
to provide advocacy for people suffering from economic injustice;
-
to assist and encourage development of new ministries or expansion of
current ministries seeking to address hunger and poverty in Appalachia;
-
to help meet emergency needs of some ongoing ministries dealing with
increasing client populations and decreasing resources and assisting
ministries in areas where no local funding is available;
-
to raise funds to provide at least 15 grants of $2,500 per year.
