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 Spring 2013

ALY (Anamosa Lunches for Youth) Iowa Conference	Attleboro Area Council of Churches Massachusetts Conference
Beautiful Day RI Rhode Island Conference	Briggs Center for Faith and Action Central Atlantic Conference
Chapel Hill UCC Preschool Indiana Kentucky Conference	Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM) Southeast Conference
Chicago Fair Trade Illinois Conference	Chicago Metropolitan Association Justice and Witness Ministry Team Illinois Conference
Community of the Beloved Southern Conference	Concerned Ecumenical Ministry New York Conference
Danville Congregational Church, UCC Vermont Conference	Education and Family Life Institute c/o God Can Ministries UCC Illinois Conference
First Congregational Church of Oakland California, Nevada North Conference	Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado Rocky Mountain Conference
FOCUS Churches of Albany, Inc. New York Conference	Food of God 4 the People of God California, Nevada North Conference
Hot Meals & Communuity Garden Harvest to Table Project Ohio Conference	Illinois People's Action Illinois Conference
Jail Guitar Doors California, Nevada South Conference	JOSHUA (Justice Organization Sharing Hope United for Action) Wisconsin Conference
Joyful Harvest Neighborhood Center Maine Conference	Lydia House Missouri Mid-South Conference
MassReLeaf Ministry Massachusetts Conference	Melfield UCC Southern Conference
Mission Behind Bars and Beyond Indiana-Kentucky Conference	New Mexico Faith Coalition for Immigrant Justice Southwest Conference
Norma F. Pfriem Urban Outreach Initiatives, Inc. Connecticut Conference	North Bay Organizing Project California, Nevada North Conference
Northshore UCC Pacific Northwest	Outreach United Resource Center, Inc. Rocky Mountain Conference
People's Forum on Peace for Life (Peace for Life) Philippines	Positive Pathways Kansas-Oklahoma Conference
Project Hope Spokane Pacific Northwest Conference	Sembrandopaz Colombia
Shalom House Missouri Mid-South Conference	The Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice of South Central Wisconsin Wisconsin Conference
The Shrine of the Black Madonna #1- UCC, Community Outreach Michigan Conference	The SMART Project at Mt. Zion Congregational UCC Ohio Conference
United Center for Caring at St. John's United Church of Christ Michigan Conference	United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Heights Phillippines
United Church of Christ, Cong-Free Community Dinner New York Conference	Uptown Faith Community Service Center California, Nevada Southern Conference
Center Church, First Church of Christ in Hartford Connecticut Conference

Grant Recipients for Fall 2012

An Interfaith Movement Pennsylivania Southwest Conference	API Equality-LA (Asian Pacific American Legal Center) Southern California Nevada Conference
Beneficent Congregational Church, UCC Rhode Island Conference	Brazilian Immigrant Center Connecticut Conference
Bread of Life Massachusetts Conference	Broadmoor Community Center Rocky Mountain Conference
Broward Organized Leaders Doing Justice (BOLD Justice) Florida Conference	Burlington Dismas House Vermont Conference
Campaign for Better Healthcare Illinois Conference	Cathedral in the Night Massachusetts Conference
Cathedral of Hope, UCC Southern Conference	Citizens Alert Illinoise Conference
Colchester Community Food Shelf Inc. Vermont Conference	Community Empowerment Fund Southern Conference
Covenant Community Food Pantry Central Atlantic Conference	Cropswap Carlsbad Southern California Nevada Conference
Crossroads Food Pantry Connecticut Conference	Environmental Health Coalition Southern California Nevada Conference
F.A.R.M. Cafe (Feed All Regardless of Means) Southern Conference	Faith Action Network Pacific Northwest Conference
Farm Labor Organizing Committee, FLOC Ohio Conference	First Central Congregational Church Nebraska Conference
First Congregational United Church of Christ, Memphis, Tennessee Missouri Mid-South Conference	GirlForward Illinois Conference
Good News Group Massachusetts Conference	Grace Interfaith Food Table (GIFT) Maine Conference
Grace UCC, Canton Ohio Conference	Hands Extended Loving People (HELP Ministry) Michigan Conference
Hands of Faith, Inc. Wisconsin Conference	Interfaith Coalition for Action Reconciliation and Empowerment (ICARE) Florida Conference
Interfaith Worker Justice Illinois Conference	International Labor Rights Forum Central Atlantic Conference
Joint Neighborhood Ministry (JNM) Missouri Mid-South Conference	Joyful Journey, Inc. Wisconsin Conference
Kaumakapili Church (Food Bank) Hawaii Conference	Loving Food Resources, Inc. (LFR) Southern Conference
Lutheran Church of the Cross-Food Pantry Illinois Conference	Martha's Kitchen/Mary's Heart (Free Community Meal) Illinois South Conference
Milwaukee Innercity Congregational Allied for Hope (MICAH) Wisconsin Conference	Miriam's Kitchen Central Atlantic Conference
Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance Southeast Conference	Olaa First Hawaiian Congregational Church Hawaii Conference
Opihikao Congregational Church Hawaii Conference	Oregon New Sactuary Movement Central Pacific Conference
Pilgrim United Church of Christ Southern Conference	Point Place United Church of Christ Ohio Conference
Polk Ecumenical Action Council for Empowerment Florida Conference	Prides Corner Congregational Church Maine Conference
Reconciliation Table Church Illinois Conference	Rochester Area Neighborhood House and Frist Congregational Church UCC Helping Michigan Conference
Rockland Interfaith Breakfast Program New York Conference	Safe Ground Sacramento, Inc. Northern California Nevada Conference
San Franciso Night Ministry Northern California Nevada Conference	Sexual Assault Victim Advocate (SAVA) Center Rocky Mountain Conference
Side by Side Wisconsin Conference	Southern Partners Fund Southeast Conference
Southside Community Ministries Food Pantry Ohio Conference	St. John UCC Maeystown, IL Mission Team Illinois South Conference
St. John United Church of Christ Ohio Conference	St. Mark's United Church of Christ Indiana Kentucky Conference
St. Paul United Church of Christ, North College Hill Ohio Conference	St. Paul's Community Outreach Ohio Conference
Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF) Southern Conference	Sunflower Community Action Kansas Oklahoma Conference
Suquamish Community Kitchen Pacific Northwest	Sweden Community Church, Sweden House Maine Conference
The Berkshire Immigrant Center (BIC) Massachusetts Conference	The George B. Crane Memorial Center (GBCMC) Massachusetts Conference
The Night Ministry (TNM) Illinois Conference	The Poverty Initiative New York Conference
The Society of St. Andrew Southern Conference	The Unheard Voices Project Southern Conference
The Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council Vermont Conference	The West Kaua'i Inter-Church Food Pantry (WKICFP) Hawaii Conference
Trinity Church of Northborough/Trinity Free Medical Program Massachusetts Conference	UCAN Illinois Conference
UCC Food Backpack Program Wisconsin Conference	UCOM (United Church Outreach Ministry) Michigan Conference
Ulster Project Utah Rocky Mountain Conference	United Church of Christ of New Smyrna Beach Florida Conference
United Congregational Christian Church -Lodi Community Outreach Community Northern California Nevada Conference	United Ministries/Earl's Place Central Atlantic Conference
Urban Community Outreach (UCO)/Drop-in-Center (DIC) Southern California Nevada Conference	US Office on Colombia Central Atlantic Conference
Vermont Works for Women Vermont Conference	Voices of the South Missouri Mid-South Conference
West Hollywood United Church of Christ Southern California Nevada Conference	Worcester Fellowship, Inc. Massachusetts Conference
Wyoming Association of Churches Rocky Mountain Conference	Young Women's Christian Association of the Central Carolinas, Inc. Southern Confernce
Zion United Church of Christ New York Conference	Conference Grant - Penn Central Conference
IIRON (Illinois/Indiana Regional Organizing Network) Illinois Conference

Grant Recipients for Spring 2012

Comida para Cherryland Y South California Nevada Northern Conference	Justice Overcoming Boudaries California Nevada Northern Conference
Food of God 4 the People of God California Nevada Northern Conference	United Church of Christ of La Mesa California Nevada Southern Conference
Centreville Immigration Forum (CIF) Central Atlantic Conference	Shaw Community Ministry, Inc Central Atlantic Conference
Churches for Middle East Peace Central Atlantic Conference	Koloa Union Church Hawaii Conference
St. John UCC - Chicago Food Pantry Illinois Conference	First Church of Lombard UCC Illinois Conference
La Academia Illinois Conference	Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ Illinois Conference
Kenwood UCC Illinois Conference	St John Evangelical UCC Illinois South Conference
Highland Area Christian Service Illinois South Conference	Arise Chicago Illinois Conference
Union Community Church Indiana-Kentucky Conference	ALY (Anamosa Lunches for Youth) Iowa Conference
Tulsa Hispanic Resources Association Kansas-Oklahoma Conference	Berkshire Resources for the Integration of Diverse Groups and Educations, Inc. Massachusetts Conference
Berkshire Food Project Massachusetts Conference	Attleboro Area Council of Churches Massachusetts Conference
First Congregational Church of Rockport Massachusetts Conference	Pawtucket Congregational Church Massachusetts Conference
United Center for Caring at St. John's UCC Michigan Conference	First Congregational Church, UCC Michigan Conference
Joint Religious Legislative Coaltion Minnesota Conference	Shalom House Missouri Mid-South Conference
Center for Artistic Revolution (CAR) Missouri Mid-South Conference	MADRE, Inc. New York Conference
FOCUS Churches of Albany, Inc. New York Conference	Graze on Faith - A Mission of Bloming Grove UCC New York Conference
Moving in Congregations Acting in Hope (MICAH) New York Conference	IndyKids New York Conference
IMANI Youth and Transitional Housing Program California Nevada Northern Conference	Advent United Church of Christ Ohio Conference
The SMART Project at Mt. Zion Congregational UCC Ohio Conference	Heroes for the Homeless Pacific Northwest Conference
IHART Harvest-Inc./The Potato Pennsylvania Southeast	Crossroads Urban Center Rocky Mountain Conference
Outreach United Resource Center, Inc. Rocky Mountain Conference	Newtown Florist Club Southeast Conference
Kirkwood United Church of Christ Southeast Conference	North Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations Southeast Conference
The Steering Committee for the Honor Program (The Other Death Penalty Project) Southern California Nevada	Concerned Citizens of the Tilery Southern Conference
Church of the Beatitudes UCC Southwest Conference	New Mexico Faith Coaltion Southwest Conference
Equality Wisconsin Wisconsin Conference	People's Forum on Peace for Life Phillipines
Illinois Conference, UCC, Fbo Iglesia Unida Immigrant Legal Assistant Program Illinois Conference