Self-Development of People disburses over $260,000 to fund 14 self-help Projects in the U.S.
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Self-Development of People disburses over $260,000 to fund 14 self-help Projects in the
Two Columbus , OH
Long Lasting Community Development Association. The group was awarded $20,000 to assist in the empowerment of low-income immigrant women from the
United Men in Recovery Inc. The group received $20,000 to help close the divide with veterans by providing a continuum of care that deals with the dual diagnosis of mental health and drug addiction that can leave those who fought for our country fighting for their survival. The program provides residential and support services to meet the spiritual, social and economic/housing needs facing homeless veterans and their families.
SDOP's grant recipients through the years have ranged from small agricultural cooperatives in rural communities, to empowering young people from low-income neighborhoods, to supporting a cooperative of African-American women who support themselves by selling pecans through the mail.
SDOP enables members and non-members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to form partnerships with economically poor, oppressed and disadvantaged people in order to help them achieve self-sufficiency.
Grants were approved at a meeting of SDOP’s national committee in the
For further information about Self-Development of People, please contact the National Office at:
Toll Free Telephone: English – (888) 728-7228 x5782 / 5791/5792
Spanish – (888) 728-7228 x5790
Fax: (502) 569-8963
Web site: www.pcusa.org/sdop
