Contribute to the CWS response to disasters in the U.S. and
word-wide through your church or CWS, P.O. Box 968, Elkhart, IN 46515, designated for the
particular emergency. 100% of your contribution through your denomination to
Church World Service helps empower people to help themselves in the U.S. and worldwide.
Funding goes directly into program
Make credit card contributions by phoning (800)-762-0968.
In addition to bedding, blankets can be used as makeshift
tents, hammocks to cradle a baby, or bags to carry salvaged possessions. Through its Blankets Program, Church World Services has provided comfort and
assistance with blanket, bedding, and related shelter supplies for more than 40 years. $5
purchases one blanket. Send checks for $5 or more designated blankets to Church World
Service, P.O. Box 968, Elkhart, IN 46515.
Gifts of the Heart Kits
Relief and self-help kitsassembled
and donated by church and community groups represent an important part of the Church World
Service material resources program. Please pack kits in a sturdy box clearly labeled with
regard to contents and send them prepaid to Brethren Service Center, 500 Main Street,
New Windsor, MD 21776-0188, with a check to defer costs of shipping handling (25 cents
per pound for processing and 20 cents per kits for freight). They includeClean-up
Kits, Health Kits, Layettes, School
Kits, Sewing Kits, and food
staples kitswhich CWS may solicit in special appeals to meet emergency
needs in famines or following disasters. You can also designate money for preparing kits:
