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World Relief Responds to New DHS Memo Regarding DACA, Urges Congressional Action
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** July 29, 2020CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – Today, the Trump Administration issued a memo that, for the moment, allows recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)…
Read MoreWorld Relief Announces New Monthly Giving Opportunity, The Path
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** July 14, 2020CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE – Today, World Relief, a global humanitarian organization that brings sustainable solutions to alleviate poverty and respond to disasters worldwide, announced…
Read MoreIn Light of Ongoing Violence and Food Insecurities in Sudan, World Relief Gives Aid to Thousands in Need
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** July 14, 2020CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 World Relief Sudan Received $4.8 million from Sudan Humanitarian Fund in 2019 to Respond to Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan BALTIMORE – World…
Read MoreStartling New Report Reveals 90% Reduction in Christian Refugee Resettlement from Countries with Persecution
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** July 10, 2020CONTACT: Madeline Ingrammadeline.ingram@pinkston.co(571) 326-3090 Paige CollinsOpenDoors@iconmediagroup.com(615) 934-4162 Leaders of the country’s largest Christian traditions respond with alarm as World Relief and Open Doors USA release…
Read MoreWorld Relief Announces Research on Improving Agriculture, Economic and Nutrition Benefits in Partnership with MEDA and University of Michigan
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***June 18, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren CarlLauren.carl@pinkston.co703-388-6734 Findings show that households who participate in both Savings Groups and Farmer Field Schools in tandem reap greater reward BALTIMORE – World Relief,…
Read MoreWorld Relief Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling Challenging Trump Administration Attempt to Terminate DACA
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***June 18, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren CarlLauren.carl@pinkston.co703-388-6734 BALTIMORE – Today, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court challenged the process by which the Trump administration sought to terminate the…
Read MoreWorld Relief Honors Refugees’ Resilience & Sacrifice for World Refugee Day 2020
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***June 17, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren CarlLauren.carl@pinkston.co703-388-6734 BALTIMORE – This week, World Relief is marking World Refugee Day 2020, which is annually commemorated on June 20, with a number of…
Read MoreWorld Relief Calls on Church to Rise Up for Biblical Justice in the Face of Ongoing Racism
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***June 3, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren CarlLauren.carl@pinkston.co703-388-6734 BALTIMORE – World Relief has worked for over 75 years in the U.S. and in 100 countries throughout the world to stand with vulnerable people of every background.…
Read MoreWorld Relief Responds to Announced Restrictions to Immigration Due to COVID-19
In response to President Trump’s announcement via Twitter and subsequent executive order halting immigration in the light of the COVID-19 crisis, World Relief urges the administration to reconsider.
Read MoreThe Impact of COVID-19 in Developing Countries and Ways to Respond
On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, World Relief, a global Christian humanitarian organization that brings sustainable solutions to alleviate poverty and respond to disasters worldwide, hosted a live press call on how COVID-19 is impacting developing countries, particularly in Africa, and ways to respond.
Read MoreWorld Relief Celebrates International Women’s Day, Announces New Organizational Oversight Board Gender Ratio
This International Women’s Day, World Relief recognizes the women and girls served through various programming throughout the world and maintains that the goal of achieving “Each for Equal” doesn’t need to be a future eventuality, but today’s reality. To that end, World Relief is renewing our commitment to elevating women by announcing that we have welcomed a 75% increase in the number of women participating in our board, which is now 45% female.
Read MoreWorld Relief North Texas Reveals New Name, Expanded Footprint
Today, World Relief’s office in Texas announced a new name: World Relief North Texas. Formerly known as World Relief Fort Worth, the organization has had a presence in Texas for the last 40 years, welcoming and resettling refugees and providing a variety of services to asylum seekers and other immigrants. In the last nearly 20 years, 88,572 refugees have been resettled in the state, of which many have been persecuted for their faith, their service to the U.S. military abroad or for peacefully advocating for human rights.
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