• What We Do
  • Alleviating Hunger and Improving Food Supply
  • Creating Economic Opportunities and Strengthening Communities
  • Promoting Health and Fighting Disease
  • Responding to Disasters and Rebuilding Communities
  • USA Disaster Preparedness and Response
• Where We Work

Help isn't on the way. It's already there.

In 2009, Episcopal Relief & Development reached more than 2.5 million people in over 40 countries around the world.

Rather than imposing “one size fits all” solutions, Episcopal Relief & Development supports unique local, long-term initiatives that address poverty, hunger, disease, economic development and disaster response.

Our partnership with the worldwide Church creates opportunities to serve communities in some of the most remote areas of the world, as well as in urban environments where extreme poverty persists.

In many of these places, the Church is often one of the few institutions people trust and turn to for help. Episcopal Relief & Development leverages existing Church relationships to reach those whose need is greatest.

“Go with the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Start with what they have. Build on what they know. But with the best leaders, when the work is done, the task accomplished, the people will say, ‘We have done this ourselves’.” 

— Lao Tsu, Chinese Philosopher, 700 B.C.