The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is working with partners already in the region to respond to the escalating famine in the Horn of Africa. This complex emergency is the culmination of crop failure, one of the worst droughts in 50 years, escalating food prices, and political unrest in the region.

UMCOR is sending grants to support the work of ACT Alliance, Church World Service, and GlobalMedic in Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia. Funds will provide food, clean water, and shelter for those who are displaced and living in camps.

Your gifts to International Disaster Response, UMCOR Advance #982450, designated to Horn of Africa Crisis, will support these and future efforts to alleviate suffering for so many.

To learn more and to give now, click here. Gifts can also be directed through the church by making your check to Trinity UMC and designating it "Africa Relief."

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