Justice - or just us
Programs and projects that make a difference

Global warming bodes ill for those already living in poverty or at the margins of the global system. Check out our new Time's a'wasting global warming study/worship/action guide.

Every 30 Seconds anti-malaria campaign invites us to help stem the ravages of malaria in Africa, where the disease claims a child's life every 30 seconds . Find out what you and your community can do to help.

Write for Life: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a postcard campaign targeting elected officials and calling for the preservation of ANWR and the prohibition of oil drilling there. The campaign highlights the Gwich'in people and their dependence on the Porcupine Caribou Herd. Poster, postcards and background flyers are available.

Learning Tours take us to places where justice is hard to come by to see these realities for ourselves and prepare ourselves to do something about it.

Solidarity Workers go to interesting and troubling places to work to make things better for earth and its people. Spend from several months to a year in another culture while supporting the efforts of a local organization. Check out opportunities in Africa, Asia, the Arctic, and Central and South America.

The Give a Girl a Chance project of the New Community Fund helps young women in Africa and Central America get the education it takes to give them a better chance at a better life.

With a child or mother dying every 20 seconds somewhere in the world from inhaling smoke from indoor cooking fires, help us help them breathe easier - support the adobe stove construction project of If a Tree Falls... program.

Be fair! Fair Trade, that is. The Equal Exchange Coffee Project invites us to pour a cup of justice every time we drink a cup of tea, cocoa, or the world's second most traded commodity--coffee. And find out how your favorite companies treat the people who make the products you buy (www.responsibleshopper.org).

The Community Supported Agriculture movement supports small-scale local farmers and provides fresh produce to subscribers. The farmer provides a steady stream of vegetables--and sometimes fruit, flowers, herbs, and other products--to folks who buy shares in their farming operation. Find the CSA nearest you at: http://www.csacenter.org/

Invite NCP staff to your congregation or youth event or school to talk about living fairly in this world. They're knowledgeable, passionate--and occasionally funny.