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Grant Recipients for Fall 2012

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

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