News & Needs

News & Needs Spring 2005

  • Bosnian youth shaping a peaceful future
  • Wave of relief follows tsunami
  • Windows of opportunity opening for women in rural West Bank
  • Lebanese children find stability, hope in IOCC education program
  • New textbooks will support schools, academic achievement
  • Leave a legacy through St. Basil Society

News & Needs Fall 2005

  • Victims of family violence, AIDS in Romania getting assistance with basic needs.
  • In-Kind goods help Palestinians overcome poverty, lack of mobility
  • Gifts in Kind — matching resource to need
  • Bosnian citizens taking action through local organizations
  • IOCC, Wheelchair Foundation and NBA Champion team up in Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Donated vitamins give hope to Albanian children, hospitals

News & Needs Winter 2005

  • Tsunami Relief Shifts to Recovery in South Asia
  • Extraordinary Need Met with Record Response in US
  • Projects Have Life-Changing Effects in Ethiopia
  • Internship Offers Glimpse of Programs, Leaves Lasting Impression
  • Belsan Victims Receive Help Through Rehabilitation Center
  • Parish Representatives Play Vital Role

News & Needs Fall 2004

  • Rural areas of West Bank Transformed
  • Home, utility repair programs sustain lives
  • Georgian schools getting passing grade with help of IOCC, partners
  • Bosnian citizens taking action through local organizations
  • ‘There’s no greater feeling’ than coming home again

News & Needs Winter 2004

  • Ethiopian Children Orphaned by AIDS Receive Care Through New Project
  • ’Window to the World Opens up for Children in Serbia, Bosnia
  • Small Loans Bring Big Possibilities for Georgian Business Owners
  • Education Program in Lebanon Lays Foundation for Future
  • Training Brings ‘Hope and Work’ to Struggling West Bank Families
  • Donated Cars Still a Vehicle for Change

News & Needs Spring 2003

  • Building capacity builds hope, opportunity for people in need
  • Refugee sponsorship a ‘natural’ for Orthodox parishes in the US
  • ‘Mentor Mothers’ help orphans find their way home
  • ‘Genesis’ gives new beginning to war-traumatized children
  • ‘Home’ is where the heart is for Beita Charitable Society
  • Supporters find new ways to partner with IOCC

News & Needs Winter 2003

  • Make a Real Difference in the Lives of Children
  • Making the Unimaginable Possible
  • IOCC Aiding in the Journey to Self-Sufficiency in Former Yugoslavia
  • ’Imagine the Joy’ of Dreams Realized
  • Meals, School Supplies Making a Difference for Lebanese children
  • The Will to Help Others

News & Needs Fall 2003

  • IOCC Mobilizing to stave off looming disaster in Ethiopia
  • ’Loaves & Fishes’ multiplying in Atlanta
  • Orthodox can help hungry by supporting legislation
  • Farm offers way for poor schools to grow their own food

News & Needs Fall 2002

  • In Service to Our Neighbor
  • IOCC Opens Office in Romania
  • A Place to Call Our Own
  • Common Acts of Uncommon Courage
  • The First Day on the Job
  • Extending Brotherly Love
  • IOCC Sunday — a Day for Celebration and Remembering

News & Needs Spring 2002

  • Church Lands, IOCC Hands Advance Agriculture Projects
  • A New Life In A New Home
  • Sowing Seeds Of Hope In The West Bank
  • Refugee Family Reaps Harvest from Greenhouse Project
  • Cyclists Cultivate Awareness About Needs Of Neighbors Around The World
  • Loan Program Helps Drought-Stricken Farmers