EMC provided matching grant contributions in December 2024 following Hurricane devastation on the East Coast and in Asheville, NC.

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ShelterBox Provides emergency shelter and essential items — family tents, cooking kits, blankets, sleeping bags, water, and solar kits — to families who have lost their homes due to disasters and in war zones, enabling them to rebuild their lives.

Rated 4 stars by Charity Navigator. Supported by International Rotary, Lions, Veterans Organizations, and others.

EMC contributed over $22,000 in December 2024 with matching grant support from EMC and WCK.

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WCK responds to natural disasters and humanitarian crises — hurricanes, wildfires, tsunamis, and volcano eruptions — and provides meals for refugees at the US border, Venezuelan

families, and civilians in war zones including Gaza and Ukraine. Their approach: act quickly, listen to communities, and work with local restaurants, food trucks, and emergency kitchens to serve survivors. As of May 2024, WCK has served over 400 million meals worldwide.

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Charity Navigator score: 100% — Four-Star rating with a 95.6% program expense ratio (25/25 points).

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Currently active in Los Angeles and Pacific Palisades providing warm meals to neighbors evacuated due to wildfires. (January 2025)

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