Global Outreach
Inspired by people who have seen firsthand the work that is improving lives for families in the developing world, St. John’s supports global partnerships that are sustained and enriched by faithful advocates for those less fortunate than ourselves.
Hope with South Sudan (HWSS)
St. John’s has been a partner and continuing supporter of HWSS since its founding in 2003 by Rev. Jerry Drino of Trinity Cathedral in San Jose. He established HWSS after visiting Sudan and the refugee camps and settlements in Kenya. HWSS’s original purpose was to support the 20 “Lost Boys of Sudan” in San Jose. Now it not only provides scholarships and mentors for Lost Boys and Girls in the United States, it also provides education scholarships to South Sudanese children, youths and young adults living in exile in Kenya and Uganda.
Our South Sudanese friends have visited St. John’s many times and have told powerful stories about life in southern Sudan and about the Sudanese families and students living in Kenya and elsewhere.
Each year, St. John’s enters the Human Race and gives a large part of its donations to HWSS. In addition, St. John’s holds a fundraiser around Christmas time to purchase mosquito nets, school books, school uniforms and other items needed by the South Sudanese scholarship recipients.
How to Help: Pray for the people of South Sudan. Contact Mary-Nona Hudson. You may donate online at http://hopewithsouthsudan.org/donate/ or send checks earmarked for Hope with South Sudan to:
St. John’s/Outreach, P.O. Box 188, Aptos, CA 95001.
Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD)
ERD provides emergency assistance in times of disaster, rebuilds devastated communities and offers long-term program development solutions to fight poverty. Its four core programs are to:
How to Help: You can visit the ERD website and donate online at https://www.episcopalrelief.org/cart or send a check to Episcopal Relief and Development, P.O. Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058.
ERD provides emergency assistance in times of disaster, rebuilds devastated communities and offers long-term program development solutions to fight poverty. Its four core programs are to:
- Alleviate Hunger and Improve Food Supply;
- Create Economic Opportunities and Strengthen Communities;
- Promote Health and Fight Disease; and
- Respond to Disasters and Rebuild Communities
How to Help: You can visit the ERD website and donate online at https://www.episcopalrelief.org/cart or send a check to Episcopal Relief and Development, P.O. Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058.
VAMOS!
VAMOS! is a nonprofit serving the very poor in Cuernavaca, Mexico. It was founded in 1987 by four people from Oregon who visited Mexico and encountered children as young as 3 and their parents selling candy or crafts on the street 12-16 hours a day.
With the cooperation and participation of their parents, a small school was opened so that the children could have a nourishing meal and two hours of education per day. From small beginnings VAMOS! now has 15 community centers in Cuernavaca, has taught thousands of children and their parents to read and write, has fed over 500,000 hungry people and provides free medical and dental services.
How to Help: You may send donations to VAMOS! at P.O. Box 212, Weston, VT, 05161 or online at http://www.vamos.org.mx/donate/. Contact Mary-Nona or Michael Hudson for more information
Supporting Individuals
St. John’s has supported individuals (Robin Denney, Cristin O’Grady, Maurice Dyer) working in Africa and other developing areas to educate, provide health care, relieve poverty, and/or implement programs leading to self-sufficiency.
VAMOS! is a nonprofit serving the very poor in Cuernavaca, Mexico. It was founded in 1987 by four people from Oregon who visited Mexico and encountered children as young as 3 and their parents selling candy or crafts on the street 12-16 hours a day.
With the cooperation and participation of their parents, a small school was opened so that the children could have a nourishing meal and two hours of education per day. From small beginnings VAMOS! now has 15 community centers in Cuernavaca, has taught thousands of children and their parents to read and write, has fed over 500,000 hungry people and provides free medical and dental services.
How to Help: You may send donations to VAMOS! at P.O. Box 212, Weston, VT, 05161 or online at http://www.vamos.org.mx/donate/. Contact Mary-Nona or Michael Hudson for more information
Supporting Individuals
St. John’s has supported individuals (Robin Denney, Cristin O’Grady, Maurice Dyer) working in Africa and other developing areas to educate, provide health care, relieve poverty, and/or implement programs leading to self-sufficiency.