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By Steve Kramer, U.S. Missionary to CityServe Initiative, The Vulnerable ----------- If you have watched the news at all this past year, then you know Portland, Oregon has made national headlines several times over...and not for good reason. Riots, clashes with...

A responsibility of the local church to care for abused and neglected children In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, CityServe, along with churches around the nation will be observing a National Day of Prayer, referred to as Blue Sunday, this April 25th. This day...

By Steve Strang This article first appeared in Charisma Magazine. ----------- A family whose main breadwinner's income has been cut in half. Children whose only nutritious meals are those their school supplies. A couple near retirement age who have both lost their...

As we approach the first anniversary of the original stay-at-home order, the emerging story is one that the church has known all along; that more profound than our human differences are God-given commonalities, like the need for food, water, shelter – and hope....

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 3, 2021—CityServe announced today it has joined the online giving platform, Uncommon Giving, inviting individual and corporate donors to join its “Last Mile of Need” fundraising campaign to feed hungry families struggling through the pandemic....

By Steve Kramer, U.S. Missionary to CityServe I remember when I first heard the word “vulnerable” a couple of years ago. My wife, Julie, and I had been invited to be the CityServe National Directors for the Vulnerable Initiative...

Former Assistant Secretary – Administration for Children and Families for the United States Department of Health and Human Services   February 16, 2021, Washington, DC —CityServe is proud to announce former Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and...

Network continues to expand for round five Bakersfield, CA (January 20, 2021) Since the United States Department of Agriculture Farmers to Families Food Box Program launched in May 2020, the Faith-Based Community for Farmers to Families, facilitated by CityServe, has...

A Look at What God Can Do When the Church Says 'Yes' By Steve Kramer, U.S. Missionary to CityServe CityServe Imperial Valley (CA) Each week, in a region close to the Californian/ Mexican border, Lupita Bawarski helps lead a CityServe ministry in the Imperial Valley of...

By Rafael Sierra This article was first published in K-LOVE’s Positive People A faith-based outreach is helping struggling families when they need it most, with what’s called the ‘Last Mile of Need.’ Crissy Cochran is Director of Public Relations at CityServe and...