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Abeer, who herself has a visual impairment, has volunteered with IOCC’s programs in Jordan for six years, helping us reach others with visual and hearing disabilities to improve their quality of life.

JORDAN: ENVISIONING A RESILIENT FUTURE

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Source: International Orthodox Christian Charities Abeer, a 31-year-old Palestinian-Jordanian, volunteers with IOCC in Jordan, supporting some of our programs there for people with impairments and disabilities. She’s now volunteered with IOCC for six years. Abeer’s story reflects her determination and resilience. She was diagnosed at age 12 with macular edema, a disease that causes blurred vision, and visual disabilities run in her family. But Abeer worked hard in school and, with support from her parents and her school principal (who printed books for her in larger font so she could read more easily), she graduated from high school with distinction. She…

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Earthquake Response: Meeting Needs in Syria and Turkey

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Source: International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) IOCC is in touch with partners in Syria (shown here during initial emergency action) and Turkey as we assess needs and identify an appropriate response to the devastating earthquake. (Photo: GOPA-DERD) Upon hearing news of the early-morning earthquake on February 6, 2023, the hearts of IOCC’s staff went out to all those affected. We then got in touch with partners in and around the affected regions. Our local partners in Syria have indicated that basic needs (like food, bedding, and clothing) are most pressing right now. As we assess needs of those displaced by…

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Making the Journey to Pascha Together – A Free Resource from IOCC

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Source: International Orthodox Christian Charities IOCC humbly offers a collection of spiritual reflections each Lent, plus other resources you may find helpful during the Great Fast. Throughout the season, we’ll add more, so you’re invited to check back again from time to time. Click here to view/download the Reflections for Great Lent Pamphlet.

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Electricity pylons, power lines and cooling towers of the cogeneration plant near Kyiv (Ukraine) in winter.

Ukraine Relief Update

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Source: International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) IOCC Programs Provide Vital Assistance in Ukraine, Romania, and Poland As winter in Ukraine deepens, a new set of needs arises. Damage to infrastructure during the ongoing conflict has left thousands of civilians without water, power, and heat. To address these growing needs, IOCC is drawing on experience in other areas torn by conflict. New efforts are focused on providing vital alternative power options—including generators and solar-energy systems. IOCC is also working to create programs to support income generation and employment. In addition, IOCC and a local partner are providing psychosocial support to help…

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Assessing Hurricane Ian’s Impact – Hope and Help after the Storm

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Source: International Orthodox Christian Charities Hope and Help after the Storm With Ian moving north, IOCC is coordinating with partners across the region and is in touch with Orthodox clergy in affected areas. As response to this destructive storm develops, IOCC’s US team is working to identify where and how we can most effectively serve. Please pray for everyone affected. Disaster preparedness and response are core to IOCC’s US Program. During hurricane season, this means our teams often respond in the early days once a storm has cleared to help communities take the first steps toward cleanup and recovery.…

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A Delectable Spring Evening: North Jersey Tasting to Benefit International Humanitarian Work

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Area Orthodox Churches Host Benefit for International Aid Organization  CLICK HERE or on the image above to view the PDF Clifton, NJ (May 6, 2022) — Four North Jersey Orthodox Christian churches are co-hosting an evening of food, wine, and fellowship for a good cause, with proceeds going to the humanitarian relief organization International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC). After two years of virtual events, A Taste of North Jersey is once again being held in person on Saturday, May 21 at Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church (35 Orange Avenue, Clifton, NJ). The evening will begin with the celebration…

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IOCC Responds to Ukraine Crisis

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Source: International Orthodox Christian Charities Agency Sets $1 Million Fundraising Goal for Immediate and Long-Term Support Baltimore, Md. (February 28, 2022) – The humanitarian and development agency International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is responding to needs created by the conflict in Ukraine. Given the enormity of the crisis, IOCC has launched a campaign to raise at least $1 million dollars in private donations to support this work. In response to the crisis in Ukraine, IOCC is working with partners in country and across the region to help address immediate needs, while looking ahead and planning for longer-term response. Initial efforts…

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IOCC MOURNS CO-FOUNDER JOHN G. RANGOS SR.

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Source: International Orthodox Christian Charities “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that…

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International Orthodox Christian Charities Launches Campaign for Children’s Programs in Syria

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Source: Orthodox Church in America Dream Centers offer Children, Families Safe Spaces, Support Overcoming Trauma BALTIMORE, MD [IOCC] – International Orthodox Christian Charities [IOCC] is launching a new fundraising campaign, aiming to raise $250,000 for programming that supports children and families who have survived trauma and tragedy in Syria. Children are among the millions affected by the conflict in Syria, including many displaced in their own country. Whether through exposure to violence or the loss of a home, family member, and stable daily life, children are especially susceptible to mental distress and uncertainty about the future. Working with Church partner the Greek…

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IOCC publishes lenten reflections on vocation of service to others

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Source: Orthodox Church in America BALTIMORE, MD [IOCC] With the season of Great Lent upon us, International Orthodox Christian Charities recently released a printed booklet of weekly reflections on the theme of service as a vocation. Designed for use by Orthodox Christians during the Great Fast, the booklet opens with a message on “the work of love” from His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicolae of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas, liaison bishop to IOCC from the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America. Reflections follow for each Sunday of Lent, penned by IOCC staff members based in the…

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IOCC Supporters Surpass $1 Million Challenge Gift to Aid Families in Greece

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Source: The National Herald By TNH Staff BALTIMORE, MD – From October 2017 through February 2018, IOCC supporters gave more than $1.2 million under the Jaharis Family Foundation Inc.’s $1 million matching challenge to help people in need in Greece, IOCC announced on May 1. In October 2017, IOCC announced the foundation’s challenge, issued to help support emergency and development projects in Greece. The Jaharis Family Foundation Inc. offered to match donations to IOCC’s Give for Greece program, dollar for dollar, up to $1 million. IOCC issued a call for donations, and supporters across the country and the world responded.…

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