Taking simple steps of preparation before a disaster strikes can help churches be in a better position to help others in need.

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After tornadoes devastated Moore, Oklahoma yesterday, concerned individuals are asked to pray and stay out of the way of first-responders.

Christie R. House, editor of New World Outlook magazine, peers into UMCOR Field Offices and examines its integrated approach to development.

Funds and cleaning buckets are immediate needs; volunteers are asked to wait.

UMCOR program helps householders and masons rebuild in Haiti.

NEWS: Fresh Growth for the Future in Somalia PRAYER: China Earthquake Survivors UMCOR OPENINGS: New York and Haiti Positions Available MEDIA: Fresh Water in DR Congo RESOURCE: Relief Supplies Are Needed

UMCOR and IBC prepare future leaders by providing free primary education for 600 children and salary support for teachers in Somalia camps.

Purchasing fair trade products through organizations that partner with UMCOR, is one way to help small-scale producers get a fair chance at life.

West Michigan conference gives UMCOR kudos for its support after damaging floodwaters affected the city of Lowell, Mich.

SOPACDI coffee cooperative gets help from UMCOR’s Hope’s Blend proceeds and Equal Exchange to take its next step in quality assurance.

Every two minutes, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from complications during pregnancy or childbirth. And during that same two minutes, two people die from malaria. About 10,000 pregnant women die from malaria every year.

UMCOR’s partner, the Amity Foundation, is expanding its relief efforts to survivors of the devastating earthquake which struck China’s Sichuan Province on April 20.

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In times of disaster, your first impulse to donate goods may not be the wisest choice to meet survivor needs.

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month.

NEWS: Fighting HIV/AIDS with Knowledge PRAYER: Those Impacted by Spring Floods UMCOR OPENINGS: Monitoring and Evaluation Manager MEDIA: A Mother’s Day Tribute RESOURCE: How-To Videos for Relief Supplies

Making repairs after Hurricane Sandy would have been difficult if not impossible without the help of UMCOR and several other faith-based disaster recovery groups.

Melissa Crutchfield describes the phases of relief, recovery, and development in a strategic long-term disaster response plan.

UMCOR and partner SANRU strive to provide HIV/AIDS care to impoverished communities in DRC.