SDOP disburses more than $260,000 to 14 self-help projects in the U.S.
Community Financial Literacy in Portland, ME, provides newly arrived refugees with financial education in English and their native languages.
The money is from the One Great Hour of Sharing offering.
Projects range from financial literacy education for newly arrived refugees in Maine to support for a group of residents in a low-income Puerto Rican neighborhood to create a landscaping service business.
Grants were approved at SDOP's national committee meeting in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic May 19-22.
SDOP T-shirt design contest
Win money for college
Self-Development of People (SDOP) is sponsoring a T-shirt design contest as we celebrate 40 years of “People Investing in People” to demonstrate God’s justice and wholeness especially among the economically poor and oppressed. These original designs should reflect the mission of SDOP. E-mail your entries by August 31, 2010.
Authenticity
You never know where you may run into the Creator in your daily life.
The most recent time for myself was recently on a trip down to Los Angeles.
Grant recipients announced
The National Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has approved grants totaling $269,930 to 13 self-help projects in the United States. Money for the grants comes from the PC (USA)’s One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) offering.
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The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People is prepared to establish partnerships with groups in the United States or other countries.
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