Food
Syria, United States
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… a task more urgent as food prices rise. … … Since 1946, volunteers have gathered to can meat through MCC’s mobile … cans, or nearly 1 million pounds, of meat with primarily volunteer labor is an act of devotion. Months before a single …
Great Lakes, Illinois
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Estefany Sanabria is a third-year law student at DePaul University College of Law with a promising future. She was one of seven young adults from the Great Lakes region who spent this past summer participating in MCC’s Summer Service program. The Summer …
Bolivia
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From Indonesia to Bolivia – YAMEN participant Arni Alice Paidjo describes her time in Bolivia, Santa Cruz through her five senses: Taste: fresh food (especially the meat) Touch: tight hugs and kissing the cheeks with sound Smell: sun on the skin Hear: …
Alberta
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… traffic, public transportation access and closer to the volunteer base. This location checks off all of those boxes. …
Poverty Reduction
Ontario
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… of finding new life, new beginnings that our staff and volunteers are so privileged to come alongside.” … … For … like to get involved in this life-changing work, visit our volunteer page . *Last names are withheld for privacy …
Migration and Refugees, Education
Maryland
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… for adult immigrants through use of professionally trained volunteer teachers. We have been very fortunate to have …
Migration and Refugees
Ecuador
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… people file into the church’s courtyard. Within minutes, a volunteer brings coffee and cookies. The sun begins creeping … they are humans.” While the interviews are happening, two volunteers play with the children in a separate room, giving …
Canada
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… in the MCC world and to each of the nearly 30,000 volunteers who work with it across the U.S. and Canada every … local canning committees over the years in rallying the volunteers, sourcing the meat, the logistics–there’s a lot of … engagement activity, bringing in a wide diversity of volunteers. And finally, the stationary cannery will enable …
United States, Canada
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I’ve just removed my headset and stepped away from an MCC Crisis Response Team (CRT) meeting. My son is downstairs, warming up for his soccer game. But the pitch will have to wait. Right now, my thoughts are focused on the hectic streets of Bujumbura and …
Indigenous Neighbors
Manitoba
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… position on the Interfaith Council and Hydropower is I'm a volunteer. I've been with them for about eight years but only … Kyle Rudge (03:34): It should be noted that ICH is a volunteer driven organization. It's driven by passion and …
Food
Palestine and Israel
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… purposes. Top photo caption: Judy*, 11, and Qusai*, 12, volunteer with MCC's partner Al-Najd Developmental Forum …