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From Personal Roots to Professional Impact

November 4, 2024 | Comments Off on From Personal Roots to Professional Impact

Sam reflects on her journey as she marks her first anniversary as a Volunteer Coordinator at World Relief Quad Cities.

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Compassion, Consideration, and Social Justice

April 1, 2021

Dr. Chris Strunk is a Professor of Geography at Augustana College, and this spring he decided to create a partnership…

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Volunteer Appreciation: A Lifetime of Friendship

April 1, 2021

When Donald and Joyce Halterman first learned about WRQC’s mission through their church in July of 2019, they felt compelled…

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On the Basis that You Can Give

April 1, 2021

Meghan Arshad celebrated the end of her six-month commitment through World Relief’s Cultural Partnership Team (CPT) program on Saturday, March…

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Sharing Culture and Experiences Through Volunteering

April 1, 2021

Susan Llewellyn said one of the first things she learned while volunteering for World Relief was about rice. She started…

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Overcoming Food Insecurity

April 1, 2021

Quad City native Shirley Johnson enjoys going on hikes and bike rides outside, even stopping along her way to pick…

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Press Releases

World Relief Calls Upon International Community to Address Global Health Threat of Mpox

August 16, 2024

On August 14, the Africa CDC declared mpox (previously known as monkeypox) as a global health threat. The disease has now spread to 14 African countries, resulting in over 17,000 cases and 500 deaths, as well as heightening the threat of mpox becoming a larger, more devastating global pandemic. 

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Integral Alliance calls for more attention and collective action for Neglected Crises 

July 10, 2024

The Integral Alliance today released a report and held a press call imploring for collective action to address the needs of people in neglected crises

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Evangelical Leaders in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina & Across the US to Presidential Candidates: Consider a Biblical Perspective on Immigration

January 11, 2024

Today, evangelical pastors and leaders from Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina joined a virtual press call convened by the Evangelical Immigration Table and World Relief, urging presidential candidates – of all parties – to commit to be guided by biblical principles as they approach the topic of immigration.

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Open Doors US & World Relief Warn Proposed Changes to U.S. Asylum Laws Could Imperil Persecuted Christians

December 15, 2023

Today, World Relief and Open Doors US published the 2023 “Closed Doors” report detailing the current state of religious persecution around the world and its connection to U.S. refugee resettlement and asylum policies. Read more here.

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World Relief & Open Doors US Release New Report on the Rise of Persecuted Christians & Global Displacement Around the World

September 21, 2023

Today, World Relief and Open Doors US published the 2023 “Closed Doors” report detailing the current state of religious persecution around the world and its connection to U.S. refugee resettlement and asylum policies. Read more here.

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African Church Leaders Appeal for PEPFAR Reauthorization

September 15, 2023

More than 350 African church leaders have appealed to Congress for the swift reauthorization of the President’s Emergency Program for…

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