by Janet Kawamoto | Aug 25, 2021 | News
[The Episcopal News] A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti’s southern peninsula on Aug. 14, causing some 2,000 deaths, 9,000 injuries and destroying homes, businesses and infrastructure. The nation was already reeling from the assassination of its president,...
by Pat McCaughan | Feb 3, 2021 | Voices of Justice
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a seismic spike in existing food insecurity, and a shift in the approach, but not the mission, of Seeds of Hope, the food justice ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. “The intent behind Seeds of Hope was to rethink, to...
by Pat McCaughan | Nov 4, 2020 | News
The Food Share ministry at All Saints Church in Riverside is so much more than just a place for “James” to receive free fresh vegetables, fruits and dairy products on Thursday mornings, no questions asked. For 49-year-old James, who is homeless, the church and its...
by Pat McCaughan | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Since COVID-19, people are showing up earlier and the line has doubled on Friday mornings at the St. Athanasius’ food pantry at St. Paul’s Commons in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. “But the regional food bank has decreased the amount of food they are...
by Payton Whoegh | Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
As the Southland hunkers down to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus, Seeds of Hope, food justice ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, is stepping up its efforts to ensure access to healthy, nutritious food by providing fresh fruits and vegetables to...
