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ECS Awarded After-School Education Funding

More than 100 students and their families in Darby will continue to have access to a long-standing...

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David E. Griffith

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Right Will Prevail

"The longest day must have its close—the gloomiest night will wear on to a morning. An eternal, inexorable lapse of moments is ever hurrying the day of the evil to an eternal night, and the night of the just to an eternal day." Harriet Beecher Stowe The verdict for Derek Chauvin reminds us how often the system has failed Black Americans, how many times the oppressor has gone Scot free. Tamir Rice, Freddie Gray, Alton Sterling, Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor. That seemingly endless list can never leave our minds, their names must not be forgotten.

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Where We Stand

In response to the heartbreak, fear, and fury hitting our hearts in the wake of protests and George Floyd’s murder, know that Episcopal Community Services sees you and feels for you.

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ICYMI: Facebook Live with David Griffith, executive director, and Arley Styer, chief of programs

On January 7, I participated in a Facebook Live event to discuss my role as Head Coach at Episcopal Community Services and how the agency is helping people move out of poverty—for good.

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Dedicated to Service

As the leader of Episcopal Community Services, I am often asked how faith drives our mission.

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Muddy Boots

Pivot

I can remember clearly the first time I was told that change is constant: “Change is what happens, and if you don’t adapt, you die.”

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Muddy Boots

A Life Well Lived Is A Life Lived Well

News arrived to me on Monday, February 22nd that Ray Welsh suddenly passed away over the weekend. We had been with Ray the week before at an investment committee meeting for ECS, where he had served with distinction for many years.

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