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In this update...
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July Voices of Hope/Voix d'espoir - Utooni Development Organization in Kenya
The latest Alongside Hope News...
- You DID it! $250,000 matching goal met
- Coming Alongside Hope with Light - Our new solar suitcase campaign
- Youth ministry leader moves to director role
- An indestructible energy making for love: why one Alberta donor joined the work of Alongsisde Hope
- Supporting Métis People to reclaim their roots
Plus resources and upcoming events
- Join our “Becoming Kin” Book Study
- Learn about this year's Wild Ride!
- Book a Mapping Exercise
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Get your June Under the Sun
- Order your Annual Resources
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Voices of Hope can be shared in English or French in your parish as a bulletin insert, read as an announcement, or included in an e-blast.
| | Learn about Alongside Hope's work in Kenya. | | |
Coming Alongside Hope Resilience Fund surpasses match
We did it – because of you.
Your compassion. Your generosity. Your willingness to act.
Together, we met our $250,000 goal for the Resilience Fund. And because of that, every dollar was matched. That means $500,000 is now on its way to communities across East Africa, bringing hope where it’s urgently needed.
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Coming Alongside Hope with Light campaign brings solar suitcases to off-grid clinics
It’s no secret, babies don’t check the clock when it’s time to be born. Day or night, birth happens. But in off-grid communities in Mozambique and Madagascar, nighttime deliveries can be incredibly risky. Without electricity, many women won’t even attempt the journey to a clinic after dark.
That’s where you – and a bright yellow Solar Suitcase – come in.
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Youth ministry leader moves to director role
After seven years guiding youth engagement at Alongside Hope, Su McLeod is stepping into a new role as Director of Supporter Relations. She’s helped build strong connections with Indigenous communities, supported national youth programs, and brought heart and leadership to everything she’s done.
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An indestructible energy making for love: Why one Alberta donor joined the work of Alongside Hope
When Michael Rothery first read about the impact of U.S. policy changes on refugees, he was at home in rural Alberta, feeling helpless – but not for long. A Lenten prayer service and a heartfelt email from Alongside Hope stirred something deeper, leading him and his wife Leslie to act.
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For many Métis people in B.C.’s South Okanagan, reclaiming identity is about more than ancestry - it’s about justice, healing, and belonging. With support from Alongside Hope, the South Okanagan Similkameen Métis Association is helping individuals trace their roots and successfully apply for Métis citizenship.
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Join the Becoming Kin Book Study!
This fall, join Alongside Hope for a six-part online book study as part of our 2025 learning journey, Living Into Right Relationships. We’ll be reading Becoming Kin by Patty Krawec, an Indigenous writer who invites us to reimagine kinship, land, and solidarity through the lens of history, memory, and Indigenous ways of knowing. The book is available at libraries, bookstores, and on Audible.ca.
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Watch our Wild Ride launch from General Synod and learn more about the Solar Suitcase. | | |
Get Ready for the 2025 Wild Ride
Celebrate the light of the summer sun and support safe births in Mozambique and Madagascar. You are invited to join Alongside Hope for the fourth annual Wild Ride, launching June 20 (the Summer Solstice and longest day of the year) and ending on October 4 (the end of the Season of Creation).
Join others across the country as we walk, cycle, roller blade, bake, read, knit, swim, kayak, canoe, dance and sing – or pretty much any activity you would like to undertake. Join the Wild Ride and be a light for change!
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Need some Wild Ride one-on-one time?
Check in with our Volunteer Coordinator, Kim Umbach, on Tuesday, July 8th from 7:00 - 8:30p.m. ET. No need to register ahead of time, just go to the Zoom link below and pop in to ask Kim your questions! Additional “office hours” will be announced.
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Book your Mapping Exercise workshop
Alongside Hope's Mapping the Ground We Stand On is available as an in-person or online workshop. Learn more at alongsidehope.org/mapping-exercise.
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Alongside Hope wants to hear from you
Please share your fundraising success stories to inspire others and to spread the word about the good work you have done! Email Alongside Hope and tell us about it. We extend graditute to our donors.
| | | | The June issue of Under the Sun is available online | This issue is themed around innovation from our new name to the work of our partners, and the impact on our donors. It is also available for download. | | |
2025 Annual Resources now ready to order!
We're excited to share new resources to bring Alongside Hope into your parish or community. This year’s colourful materials include folders, bookmarks, placemats, offering envelopes, a new bulletin cover, and a worship guide with services and a sample sermon—perfect for your Narthex or bulletin board.
| | Communion Forest education resource invites you to share your stories | | | | In the third and final year of Alongside Hope's Creation Care: Climate Action Education Focus, we are examining the intersections of climate change and health; how planetary and ecosystem health directly affect human health. Learning Module 3.1 focuses on the Communion Forest initiative of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Tell us how your parish has engaged in Communion Forest activities! Download the resource to learn more, and email us at info@alongsidehope.org. | | | | |
