May 29, 1980

Diocese, PB Fund Meet Florida Crises

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Episcopal News Service
Jay Mallin, Editor of The Net

[Hundreds of Haitian refug...]
Hundreds of Haitian refugees have been processed by U. S. Immigration officials after a record number arrived on south Florida's shores this spring. The Home- stead Armory, Homestead, Fla., above, is one site for refugee processing. Parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida provided clothing for the arriving refugees. An Inter-Faith Refugee Committee has been set up to coordinate the resettlement work of the churches and to assist the Christian Community Service Agency. Since 1975 the Episcopal Church's Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief has provided $89,000 as support for Haitian refugees, including two recent grants totaling $15,000. Contributions -- designated Cuban/Haitian Appeal -- may be sent to the Presiding Bishop's Fund, 815 Second Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10017. (Photo Credit: Wide World Photos).