Building Resilience for Georgia’s Housing
Resilience planning in Georgia could help housing withstand natural disasters and other major threats. Read More
The Benefit Cliff Explained: Why Earning More Doesn't Always Make a Difference for Low-Income Families
What is a benefit cliff? Implications for families living just above the poverty line and how benefit cliffs perpetuate generational poverty. Read More
Child Hunger in Georgia Schools: How Parishes Can Help
Understand the realities of child hunger in Georgia, where many children face food insecurity and poverty issues. Read More
Reentry Challenges: Navigating Life After Incarceration in Georgia
Uncover the real-life reentry challenges in Georgia, where the state holds the highest supervised population in the nation. Read More
How You Can Help: Supporting Refugees with The Episcopal Church's Call to Action
The Episcopal Church's Legacy in Supporting Refugees The Episcopal Church (TEC) has an almost 40-year legacy of supporting refugees through the Episcopal Migration Ministries. TEC made national headlines in May when… Read More
Georgia's Housing Policy Approach: Moving Beyond "Housing First"
Georgia's Housing Policies have changed to bring a greater level of accountability to the sector, including new bills and programs. Read More
Human Trafficking in Rural Areas: Spotting the Signs
Human trafficking often occurs in rural areas, benefiting from the seclusion of locations like rest stops and bus stops. Read More
Workforce Development: Disrupting the Generational Poverty Cycle
Breaking the Generational Poverty Cycle Poverty that passes from generation to generation persists until a disruption occurs. A successful disruption requires a family member to achieve wealth beyond living paycheck-to-paycheck. Even… Read More
Georgia Food Insecurity: Addressing Challenges in Uncertain Times
Several stressors are converging in the food assistance marketplace, meaning that more support is needed for hunger-focused ministries in Georgia. Read More
Georgia Criminal Justice Reform: Advocacy, Service, and Spirituality
Over the last 19 years, The Venerable Carole Maddux has connected with countless people who have been impacted by the criminal justice system. An archdeacon in the Episcopal Diocese of… Read More
Preparing the Way: Community Practices of Welcome
Cultivating community practices of welcome is how we can get involved at the parish, local community, and national levels. Read More
Beyond the City Streets: The Hidden Struggles of Rural Homelessness
Urban homelessness tends to be more visible and easily pictured, while rural homelessness is usually more hidden. Read More
Pet Ownership for People Experiencing Poverty
People experiencing poverty, and particularly those who are trapped in the cycle of generational poverty, might not be able to enjoy the companionship provided by pets. Read More
The Terrible Harm of the Death Penalty to Our Families and Communities
The long-standing progressive Christian view understands the harm of the death penalty. Read More
Guidelines to Sponsor Refugee Families
It is a voluntary choice to become a refugee sponsor, whether through your church or a dedicated organization. Read More
The Face of Homelessness
There is no one face of homelessness. It crosses all lines, and we need to break down the misconceptions surrounding the unhoused. Read More
There is No Single Reason for Homelessness
There is no one reason for homelessness. Therefore, there is not a cut and dry solution; we must take a holistic approach. Read More
Human Trafficking in Higher Education
While any demographic can become a victim of trafficking, human trafficking in higher education is more prevalent than we think. Read More
Poverty is Cyclical: Building Resilience Against Generational Poverty
Building resilience against generational poverty requires a different approach than assisting people experiencing situational poverty. Read More
Food Insecurity: What is it?
Food insecurity isn't about having ANY food, it's about having ENOUGH food to live a healthy and sustainable life. Read More
The Tendrils of Criminal Justice
The criminal justice system has far reaching effects that impact more people than we realize. There is opportunity for support. Read More
Refugees: Here in Georgia
In Georgia, refugees are finding their way into a new life. When we choose to use empathy by helping, we allow their stories to be heard. Read More
Social Justice and Human Trafficking
Real stories and facts help us understand the reality of human trafficking: today's modern form of slavery. Read More
Homelessness Reduced in City of Atlanta in 2022
Atlanta’s 2022 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count of people experiencing homelessness has been compiled; the results paint an optimistic picture. Read More
The Intersection of Pandemics: How COVID-19 Exacerbated Homelessness
The intersection of COVID-19 disparities and homelessness risk factors created an apocalyptic moment for inequity. Read More
How a Family Inherits Poverty
Generational poverty is not just a bad year or two financially—it becomes your family inheritance. Read More
What is Generational Poverty?
Generational poverty affects many Americans. We can help through education, volunteering, and supporting programs through the ECF. Read More
Welcoming the Stranger in Western Middle Georgia
Over two years, El Refugio Ministry received $40,000 funding from ECF to fund the pilot of a new post-release program that offers short-term accommodations for those released with asylum from… Read More
Tackling the Complex Challenges of Human Trafficking
Statistics about human trafficking are hard to digest. Consider the following: 9 million people worldwide are victims of forced labor, including sexual exploitation at any given time (United Nations) 5… Read More
Everyone is Welcome. Everyone is Valued. Everyone is Fed.
Malachi’s Storehouse received a combined $28,593.60 from the 2018 and 2019 Hunger Walk Run events to renovate their kitchen space at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church. For 25 years, Malachi’s Storehouse has… Read More
It Takes a [Rainbow] Village
Rainbow Village received a $17,819 General Grant from ECF in 2018 in partnership with Christ Episcopal Church (Norcross). In its study “Creating High Impact Nonprofits,” the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and… Read More
"Inspiring children to achieve hope-filled dreams." Path To Shine
Path To Shine received a $30,917 General Grant from ECF over two years (2018 & 2019) in partnership with multiple churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. A child born into… Read More
"Eat. Live. Be Healthy." St. Alban's Monroe & Walton Wellness Field Garden
Walton Wellness received an $11,990 General Grant from ECF in 2018 in partnership with St. Alban's Episcopal Church (Monroe). The mission of Walton Wellness is to make living a healthy lifestyle… Read More
Immigrants, Refugees, & Migrants: What's the difference?
The world is facing the largest forced displacement crisis in history - more than 65 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes by conflict, persecution, and violence. Of… Read More
The Matthew Project: 2013-2015
Conceived as a partnership between Episcopal Charities Foundation and Good Samaritan Health & Wellness Center in 2013-2015, The Matthew Project enabled the construction of a new building for the Center… Read More