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At least 23 people, including children, have died in Alabama as a result of a string of tornadoes. The National Weather Service classified at least one of the tornadoes that touched down in Alabama as an EF-3, meaning it was at least half a mile wide with winds between 158–206 mph.
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Ten Years. Over $3 million in grants awarded to charities around the world. Over 150,000 volunteer hours given to service in local communities. Foundation Beyond Belief is so much more than these numbers. In ten years, we’ve helped rebuild communities devastated after hurricanes, earthquakes, and typhoons. We’ve helped bring hope and independence to women accused of…
Read MoreInternational Human Rights Month 2018
December is International Human Rights month, celebrating the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations in 1948. The document states fundamental freedoms all humans are entitled to including freedom from discrimination based on race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.…
Read MoreAs the Christian Church Crumbles, is Humanism Ready to Step Up?
Article originally published in The Humanist magazine, a publication of American Humanist Association: THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH in the developed world is in collapse. This is true notwithstanding the current political resurgence of the religious right, which demographics show to be a cultural stab from the grave. Three million fewer Americans are attending church each year, driving the…
Read MoreDisaster Appeal: Hurricane Recovery 2018
Last August, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Houston and the surrounding area and the damage was extraordinary. Then Hurricane Irma hit Florida, the US and British Virgin Islands, and to a lesser degree, Puerto Rico. By the time Hurricane Maria caused such catastrophic damage to Puerto Rico, it was hard to believe so much devastation…
Read MoreDisaster Appeal: Hurricane Recovery 2018
Hurricane Florence, currently a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to hit the southeastern US coast on Thursday September 13th, with tropical storm force winds expected to arrive as early as Wednesday night. Florence is expected to be a major event, possibly being the worst hurricane to hit the region in US history. If Florence is…
Read MoreHurricane Harvey: One Year Later
While many people across the country, and even in Houston, do not see or hear daily reminders of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey, the most vulnerable of Houston's residents are still feeling the effects one year later.
Read MoreProyecto Matria
Proyecto Matria was given a $25,000 HDR grant in the fall of 2017 for their recovery work in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. They were chosen because of their track record supporting women in Puerto Rico and their clear plan to pivot that work to help women and communities recover from the devastating…
Read MoreOctober Beyond Belief Network Roundup
Beyond Belief Network teams kept themselves busy in October. In addition to their regular commitments to working with people experiencing homelessness, cleaning up adopted areas of their communities, and providing alternative Sunday services for Air Force trainees, BBN teams held a blood drive, held a fundraiser to benefit Puerto Rico residents following Hurricanes Irma and…
Read MoreOctober Team of the Month and Picture of the Month
We are happy to announce our October BBN Picture of the Month and Team of the Month winners. This month’s Picture of the Month winner, Sunday Assembly Los Angeles, submitted this photo from one of their three events in October. They had another toy drive for Baby 2 Baby, and their other two events benefited…
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