“Faith and works together grow,
No separate life they never can know.
They’re soul and body, hand and heart,
What God hath joined, let no man part.”
Hannah More (1745-1833)
Christ Church's Mercy Fund is a team of Messianic Jews and Christian Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians, seeking the practical welfare of the peoples in the land, people of all faiths, nationalities, and ethnicities by strengthening individuals, families and communities through professional and holistic assistance.
PELES
Program for Equity: Legal, Economic & Social
Offering services to individuals and families
PELES's aim is to level the path to justice for those who do not have equal access to public services and bureaucratic procedures, nor the means to exhaust their rights, due to low income and/or personal/national crisis, especially for those who “fall between the cracks,” and to complement the Governmental or Non-Governmental aid agencies.
Socio-legal aid is the incorporation of legal aid and social work, where lawyers and community workers provide integrated services to the disadvantaged, enhancing justice accessibility, social functioning and interventions, in order to improve people's lives.
Given the constant increase in the cost of living, and the ongoing armed conflict, many in the land become less and less privileged and live under the poverty line. PELES provides essential humanitarian aid in a personal way, ensuring the dignity of the beneficiaries, while also enabling relational care and the possibility to look for tools to help the beneficiaries rise above the poverty line through available resources.
When you give, write 'PELES' in the memo line. Send questions to mercyfund@cmj-israel.org.
“You may choose to look the other way
but you can never say again that you did not know.”
William Wilberforce (1759-1833)
DERECH
Development,
Education,
Reconciliation,
Empowerment,
Culture,
Healing
Offering services to the community
DERECH's aim is to make a way to strengthen minority groups in the land and equip community members and leaders with helpful knowledge and tools for their development, integration in society, and cultural preservation.
DERECH encourages community engagement through supporting initiatives led by members of the community themselves, assisting them with resources-networking, coaching and training for leaders & organizations. DERECH also creates opportunities for partnerships between different groups and initiatives, intentionally encouraging reconciliation through practical action.
DERECH empowers women, men, youth and children through language lessons, workshops, vocational trainings, and self-help groups. It promotes awareness and education in areas of civil rights, domestic violence, sexual harassment, professional ethics, among other topics. through lectures and written/audio materials.
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