Neighbors in Need Grant Recipients

Through your generous gifts to Neighbors In Need, the United Church of Christ is offering hope to millions of people; we are transforming lives, the nation, and our world. Read some of stories from our past recipients.

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Grant Recipients for Fall 2011

Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF) Southern Conference	WATER, Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual Central Atlantic Conference
Victory Christian UCC Southern Conference	Contact Center Ohio Conference
A Just Harvest (Good News Community Kitchen) Illinois Conference	MADRE, Inc. New York Conference
Interfaith Coalition for Action Reconciliation and Empowerment (ICARE) Florida Conference	Interfaith Worker Justice Central Atlantic Conference
St. Mark's United Church of Christ Indiana/Kentucky Conference	Vermont Interfaith Action Vermont Conference
Celilo Indian Education Program (CIEP) Central Pacific Conference	United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Heights Philippines
Latin America Working Group Education Fund Central Atlantic Conference	United Church of Christ of New Smyrna Beach Florida Conference
Just Economics Southern Conference	St. Paul's Community Outreach Ohio Conference
Boys and Girls Club 1st Congregational Church Ohio Conference	Southside Worker Center Southwest Conference
Center on Conscience & War Central Atlantic Conference	Sarasota United for Responsiblity and Equity (SURE) Florida Conference
Cathedral in the Night Massachusetts Conference	Spirit of Peace UCC Just Peace Group South Dakota Conference
Prophetic Public Witness Team, First Congregational Church of Oakland Northern California Nevada Conference	Community Empowerment Fund Southern Conference
Polk Ecumenical Action Florida Conference	Sexual Assault Victim Advocate (SAVA) Center Rocky Mountain Conference
Oregon New Sanctuary Movement Central Pacific Conference	Pilgrim United Church of Christ Southern Conference
Eaton United Church of Christ Kids Club Ohio Conference	Ulster Project Utah Rocky Moutain Conference
Hillsborough Organization for Progress & Equality, HOPE Florida Conference	Kindred Spirits Charitable Trust Florida Conference
Arlington Congregational, United Church of Christ Florida Conference	Iao United Church of Christ Kawaii Conference
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition Minnesota Conference	The Supper Club Central Atlantic Conference
H.E.L.P.S. Ministry Illinois Conference	Michigan United Michigan Conference

Grant Recipients for Spring 2010

Advent United Church of Christ Columbus, OH	Arise Chicago Chicago, IL
Churches for Middle East Peace Washington, DC	Eagle Butte Learning Center Pierre, SD
First Christian Church Las Cruces, NM	Food of God 4 the People of God Berkeley, CA
Gregory Congregational United Church of Christ Wilmington, NC	Illinois People's Action Bloomington, IL
Interact New Smyrna Beach, FL	Migrant Health Services, Inc. Moorhead, MN
Molo Village - St. Peter's United Church of Christ Louisville, KY	Montana Organizing Project Missoula, MT
National Gun Victims Action Council Chicago, IL	Newton Florist Club Gainesville, GA
Oklahoma Sponsoring Committee, INC. Oklahoma City, OK	Ola'a First Hawaiian Chruch Kurtistown, HI
One Voice LGBT Community Center Phoenix, AZ	Spring, Inc. A National Single Parenting Ministry Enfield, NC
The Community Cupboard Mobile Food Pantry at Countryside Community Church Omaha, NE	The Lutheran Center Billings, MT
The Steering Committee for the Honor Program	Tri County Area Senior Center Evansville, IN
Union United Church of Christ Norfolk, VA	WNYCOSH-WNY Worker Center Buffalo, NY
Young Prophets of the Covenant UCC South Holland, IL

Grant Recipients for Fall, 2010

A Just Harvest (Good News Community Kitchen) Illinois Conference	Burlington Dismas House Vermont Conference
Celilo Indian Education Program (CIEP) Central Pacific Conference	Centreville Immigration Forum Central Atlantic Confence
Church of the Beatitudes UCC Southwest Conference	Community Table Illinois Conference
Contact Center Ohio Conference	Environmental Health Coaliton Southern California Nevada Conference
Erase the Hate (ETH) Campaign 2011 Ohio Conference	Fighting Against Injustice Florida Conference
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) New York Conference	Hawaii Harvest Hawaii Conference
Helping Empower Local People Southern Conference	IBON International UCC Philippines
Illinois Maya Ministry Illinois Conference	Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida Florida Conference
Interfaith Coalition for Action Reconciliation and Empowerment (ICARE) Florida Conference	Just Economics Southern Conference
Latin America Working Group Education Fund Central Atlantic Conference	Liberation UCC Ohio Conference
Long Island Can (Congregations Associations and Neighborhood) New York Conference	National Coalition for Burned Churches & Community Empowerment Southeast Conference
Religious Coalition Against Discrimination (RCAD) Maine Conference	Rural Advancement Foundation International -USF Southern Conference
Rural and Migrant Ministry New York Conference	St. Paul's Community Outreach Ohio Conference
Suisun Fairfield UCC (Congregational) Northern California Nevada Conference	The Poverty Initiative New York Conference
United Interfaith Action of SE Massachusetts Massaachusetts Conference	Washington County Food and Fuel Alliance Maine Conference
WATER, Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual Central Atlantic Conference	Women for Women of Malawi, Inc. New York Conference
YWCA Northern Rhode Island Rhode Island Conference