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NAZARENES RESPOND IN LOVE

 

There are now over 134 projects. Since the beginning of the pandemic: 

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• 438,052 people have been served by Nazarene projects 

• 66 world areas are covered under Nazarene pandemic-response

• 257 districts are participating in pandemic-related ministries

• 3,500* churches jumped to action to serve their communities

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*Nazarene churches around the world are springing into action organically to serve more people in need. This number only includes those reporting through NCM. 

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NCM RESPONSE IN CANADA

If your church is responding to needs in your community and decides to request additional resources from NCM, the following are the NCM guidelines for accessing NCM funding.

NCM response must be to the most vulnerable.

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• the elderly (over 60) and /or those with prior serious health conditions and especially those having little or no access to health care

• those who are marginalized and are among the poorest of the poor (or have lost income/livelihood and have no income/assets to sustain themselves) who are deprived of food/necessities during lockdown / isolation / quarantine conditions.       

          

NCM response must be Church-led which means that NCM support is designed to supplement what local church / churches are already doing.

 

NCM response must be Community-based means that we serve the most needy in the community regardless of religion or creed. (The most needy can of course include needy Nazarenes who are part of the community but is not limited only to Nazarenes.)

 

There is funding available across the regions providing the above criteria are met. In Canada / USA region, funding may be available for those who fall through the cracks of government assistance and meet the above criteria.  See https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html

 

NCM DELIVERY MECHANISM

As for any NCM response, the local pastor (of the church / churches involved in responding) and the DS must approve any proposed initiative prior to the request being directed to NCM.  If a distribution of food / goods is planned, then complete a request form available from your District Superintendent. If the request is for anything beyond a simple distribution of food / non-food items, then the templates for NCM Proposal and Budget must be completed.

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DOWNLOAD

• Coronavirus Food - NFI Distribution Form (PDF)

• Guidelines for Safe Distributions During COVID-19 Response (PDF)

• NCM Emergency Response Budget (PDF)

• NCM Emergency Response Proposal (PDF)