08/01/2022
When ended the year with a budget surplus, they granted all the Episcopal worshiping communities with $1,000 to use for outreach. The 9.0 corps members incorporated these funds into their end of the year praxis project, which had many parts. One part was to create a beside the for folks to enjoy and stay a while to be rejuvenated. They purchased, sanded, stained, and came up with a simple design for this picnic table reststop. The Director put on the finishing touches this week and left the table accessible for neighbors to enjoy. May it be a place for rest, rejuvenation, and conversation! Funds from the art auction also went to purchasing supplies for the Little Free Pantry that will be distributed throughout this coming year. All are invited to give what you can so others can take what they need.
The community contributed the remaining outreach funds, about $700, to the the Emory Washington Convocation’s campaign to !
The campaign is operated through RIP Medical Debt (https://ripmedicaldebt.org/) a New York based nonprofit started by former debt collectors. It uses donations to purchase the unpaid medical debt of low-income families for pennies on the dollar to abolish the debt. $1 purchases and cancels $100 worth of debt.
*Medical debt is the number one cause of bankruptcy in the U.S.
*Medical debt is one of the leading causes of financial instability for low-income families
*Debt relief provides a unique solution that strengthens individuals and families while reducing the stress on the healthcare system
*Debt relief brings attention to the moral bankruptcy of a healthcare system that punishes people for seeking adequate care.
*It’s also an embodied enactment of the prayer “forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.”
You can visit https://ripmedicaldebt.org/campaign/episcopal-medical-debt-forgiveness-campaign/ to make a donation toward the convocation’s goal of raising $26,000 which will cancel more than 2.5 million dollars of debt.
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