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Elder Bednar stands with a several people holding recorders as he answers questions in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.
With Acapulco recovery ‘there is a lot to do,’ Elder Bednar says
By Ryan Jensen
Elder David A. Bednar met with government and community leaders in Mexico and found they have “more in common than may be different.”
Four-year-old Priscilla washes her hands in water collected from a spring in Gicumbi District, Rwanda.
Having water ‘is like a dream’ in Rwanda
By Mary Richards
The Church of Jesus Christ and Water for People are working on completing water systems in Gicumbi District, Rwanda.
Two young men make wigs at a table as part of a JustServe Magic Yarn Project at the Saratoga California Stake Center.
JustServe volunteers help Magic Yarn Project make wigs for children with cancer
By Mary Richards
A young man who received a wig in his own cancer journey joins in project to help in California’s Bay Area.
Women and children at a malnutrition screening session in the village of Ngolo, in the Northern region of Burkina Faso.
The Church’s global effort to nourish children and mothers
By Mary Richards
The Relief Society is involved in a global effort to improve the health and development of children under five and their mothers.
An aerial photo of the Kanton Atoll in Kiribati, with several green and sand rimmed islands in a blue ocean.
How the Church is helping address one of the biggest issues in Kiribati
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson
The Church and the Kiribati government recently partnered to help some of the outer islands get clean drinking water.
A map shows an area of Israel and Gaza in the Middle East.
Church providing humanitarian aid in Middle East during conflict
By Mary Richards
A statement says the Church is devoting significant financial resources for critical needs.
Women from soup kitchens in Puno, Peru, receive new cooking kits donated by the Church.
Photo gallery: See how the Church and its members are helping people across Latin America
By Sydney Walker
Recent donations from the Church include new school desks in Guatemala, access to clean drinking water in Colombia and cooking kits for soup kitchens in Peru.
Children carry humanitarian supplies in Brazil after 2023 cyclones.
How the Church in Brazil has been blessing thousands of people throughout the country
By Vanessa Fitzgibbon
Recent donations from the Church of Jesus Christ in Brazil have helped thousands of members and non-members.
JustServe specialist and volunteer Francisca Salgado speaks at the official launch of JustServe in Santiago, Chile.
JustServe officially launches in Chile
By Mary Richards
An event in Santiago let organizations and volunteers know how to get started using JustServe in Chile — the 14th country to have the free community service platform.
Elder Jörg Klebingat speaks to others at a donation ceremony in the Volta Region of Ghana after the Akosombo Dam spillage flood.
Church gives emergency food and supplies to flood victims in Ghana
By Mary Richards
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the Akosombo Dam spillage flood.
A woman cares for chickens in Ethiopia in a wire mesh coop. The poultry voucher program is from CARE with the support of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
How poultry production is promoting self-reliance in Ethiopia
By Mary Richards
The Church of Jesus Christ is working with CARE to support thousands of families in poultry production.
A group from the Church takes a tour of Second Harvest of the Big Bend warehouse in Tallahassee, Florida.
Church donates nearly $1 million to Florida food bank
By Mary Richards
“We need more organizations like The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to recognize the growing need and ask, ‘How can I help?’” said the CEO of Second Harvest of the Big Bend.
A new video from the World Food Programme thanks The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for its support.
World Food Programme highlights Church of Jesus Christ in efforts to fight hunger
By Mary Richards
A new video highlighted how the Church’s large donation has helped feed vulnerable people in nine countries.
A young man and a woman harvest vegetables in a greenhouse at Osage Nation Harvest Land in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Latter-day Saints strengthen community relationships through service
By Mary Richards
JustServe volunteers and members of the Church took part in several service projects to help those in need.
Boxes of food donated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wait for distribution at the Rowan County Service Building in September 2023.
Church donates 33,000 pounds of food to 20 Kentucky organizations
By Kaitlyn Bancroft
The donations “are bringing the name of the Church... out of obscurity here in eastern Kentucky,” said JustServe specialist Samone Ratcliff.
A large group of Latter-day Saints of all ages from the Rivas Ward takes part in a service project in Nicaragua.
Nicaragua Latter-day Saints celebrate 70 years of the Church in the country
By Mary Richards
Members of the Church took part in community service projects to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the gospel in Nicaragua.
Burundi Prime Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca welcomes Rwanda Kigali Mission President N. Christian Mavinga as Elder Paul B. Pieper, General Authority Seventy and second counselor in the Africa Central Area presidency, observes.
Church leaders meet with Burundi prime minister in Central Africa
By Mary Richards
“Our first mission is to help people come to Jesus Christ,” says mission president.
Members of the Church from Lahaina meet together for a counseling session with Family Services on the island of Maui.
Family Services provides emotional relief for Maui Saints
By Mary Richards
Counselors have been on the Hawaiian island of Maui giving support after the August wildfires.
Volunteers with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gather during cleanup efforts after Hurricane Idalia hit Florida’s Big Bend area in August 2023.
Hurricane Idalia volunteer disaster relief by the numbers
By Kaitlyn Bancroft
The storm caused billions of dollars worth of damage, but thousands of Latter-day Saints joined disaster relief efforts.
LaToyia Dennis shares her high-risk maternal journey at a MOMS baby shower in Dallas, Texas.
JustServe volunteers support MOMS baby shower in Dallas, Texas
By Mary Richards
JustServe volunteers helped before, during and after the community baby shower.
Children play on new playground equipment on the House of Hope campus in Apia, Samoa.
Giving hope to survivors of abuse in Samoa
By Mary Richards
Church support helps women and children fleeing domestic violence at House of Hope.
A Pakistani woman named Ghulam holds her baby in temporary housing after flooding destroyed their home.
Church support helps survivors of devastating Pakistan flooding
By Mary Richards
The Church is working with ShelterBox, Islamic Relief and UNHCR to get relief to thousands of people affected by last year’s flooding in Pakistan.
The first group of about 200 volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints line up to participate in the Stock the Block service project.
YSAs in Washington, D.C. feed local families through ‘Stock the Block’ service project
By Kaitlyn Bancroft
Volunteers supplied families with necessities and connected them with health, legal and other services.
Doctors, local officials and representatives from Project Hope and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints attend the ribbon cutting of a new outpatient health clinic in Zahatlsi, Ukraine.
Church helps open new health clinic in Ukraine
By Mary Richards
Project Hope provided a new outpatient health clinic in Kyiv region with Church support.
Two missionaries speak with two children volunteering at a Convoy of Hope service event in Pueblo, Colorado.
Church members, missionaries join service effort for 5,000 people in Colorado
By Mary Richards
Members of Pueblo Colorado Stake, Colorado Springs missionaries and JustServe volunteers joined Convoy of Hope effort to serve the community.
Examples of humanitarian efforts in Belize, Turkey, Florida and New Zealand.
Living the second great commandment: See examples of how the Church provides worldwide aid
By Mary Richards
In the past several months, the Church of Jesus Christ has donated money to promote health and child nutrition, provided supplies for schools and hospitals, and given funds to help after natural disasters all over the world.
Members of the Dallas Texas Stake and JustServe volunteers hold backpacks they donated to the Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas.
Backpacks and cereal: How Texas children, youth, young single adults and others serve those in need
By Mary Richards
Stakes in Dallas and Prosper, Texas, reached out to fill specific needs in their communities through JustServe.
Jonah Alexander and Deacon Jones wear JustServe T-shirts as they take part in a service project in Gilbert, Arizona.
Meet the ‘Service Dudes’ — 2 young men who began a club to serve others around Arizona
By Mary Richards
Arizona high schoolers used JustServe to earn service hours for college applications. Now their friends and siblings are continuing their efforts.
Sudanese refugees seeking shelter in Chad in 2023. The Church is donating a combined $8.25 million to the World Food Programme and UNHCR to help with the refugee crisis in Sudan.
$8.25 million Church donation to help refugees in Sudan
By Mary Richards
The combined donation to the World Food Programme and UNHCR is in response to the urgent humanitarian crisis.
Humanitarian missionaries Elder Locke Ettiger and Sister Carol Sue Ettiger with students from the Kelly Urban Vocational Agricultural School at donation ceremony in Hastings, Sierra Leone, on Sept. 5, 2023.
Donations help improve schools, education programs in 5 countries
By Jessica Lawrence
From new classrooms with desks and tables to washrooms from Zambia to Peru, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has helped improve learning environments in schools in several countries in Africa and South America.