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March 26, 2003	 News media contact: Joretta Purdue7(202) 546-87227Washington
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NOTE: For related coverage of the United Methodist Board of Church and
Society's meeting, see UMNS stories #164, #170 and #175. 

HERNDON, Va. (UMNS) - A total of  $49,400 in Peace with Justice grants has
been awarded to 20 organizations throughout the world. 

Members of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society who serve on the
board's Peace with Justice Work Area approved the grants March 21. The
funding comes from a churchwide offering taken on Peace with Justice Sunday,
which falls on June 15 this year.

Grants of $5,000 each were given to Mental Health Ministries in Pasadena,
Calif., and Empowerment through Education and Social Action in Kidapawan
City, Philippines.

Two $4,000 grants were awarded to the Task Force on Latin America and the
Caribbean, the Washington Office on Vieques (Puerto Rico), and Outreach to
Community Youth for Peace in Oklahoma City.

Youth Cultural Action on Militarism and U.S. Intervention, in Kidapawan City,
Philippines, and Campus Bound/College Ready in Los Angeles each received
$3,000 grants.

Four groups received $2,500 contributions to their programs: INTERACT in New
Smyrna Beach, Fla.; PeaceMobile - Houston Project, headquartered in
Dickinson, Texas; Fostering Families/Operation Turnaround in Columbia, S.C.;
and Justice for the Homeless in Cincinnati.

Grants of $2,000 were given to five programs: Youth at Risk Justice Ministry
in San Antonio; Living Wage Campaign in Memphis, Tenn.; Global Peace and
Justice Advocacy in Toledo, Ohio; Hillsborough House of Hope in Tampa, Fla.;
and Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, in Richmond, Va.

The Skills Training in Conflict Prevention/Resolution for Youth of Vukovar,
Croatia, was given $1,600 through the Marvin United Methodist Church in
Tyler, Texas, which is sponsoring a summer workshop on that topic in Croatia.

Three $1,000 grants were made to the EPIC/Faces of Iraq traveling photo
exhibit in Washington; the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines in Boston; and the
International Criminal Court Advertisement in New York.

An $800 grant was made to Students for Justice in Palestine, an organization
in Washington, for holding a Palestine Awareness Week.

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