Why local churches are essential in helping our neighbors in need escape poverty. A few years back, I let myself go physically. My eating habits turned unhealthy over an extended period of time, and… Read More
“ONCE YOU SEE OTHERS AS BEING ABLE TO BRING SOMETHING TO THE TABLE OTHER THAN JUST THEIR NEEDS, YOUR WHOLE VIEW OF HOW TO HELP THEM CHANGES.” Here in the United States, there has been… Read More
How 7 Marks of Effective Charity drive the mission of CVCCS. We believe that poverty is about way more than just one’s lack of material or physical resources. To explain our philosophy more deeply,… Read More
Not Just Anything Helps… The Oxford dictionary informs us that poverty is the state of “lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.” While this is certainly a… Read More
The CHRIST of Christmas Birth announcements are a great way to introduce a new baby to the world. Printed & digital versions are especially popular these days because more and more people live further away from… Read More
The emotional and mental health crisis in poverty. Being in local non-profit ministry on the front lines, both CVCCS and our colleagues have noticed a dramatic shift not only in Lancaster County but nationwide. The… Read More
“Friendly” Fire. As Nehemiah chapter 5 begins, a great outcry from the people of Jerusalem against their brethren causes the work of rebuilding the wall around the city to come to a complete halt. Chapter… Read More
Why BEING with God before DOING for God is critical to your emotional and spiritual health. “So I went to Jerusalem and was there three days. Then I arose in the night, I and a… Read More
Please click this link FIRST to review the required Declaration of Need form and Proxy form before proceeding. *Your electronic signature for the Declaration of Need form and Proxy forms are required at the end… Read More
Why Biblical Christianity and Effective Charity are Inseparable. There is a growing misconception about poverty which defines it as merely a lack of material resources. Rather, more accurately, poverty is a result of broken relationships… Read More