Humanitarian Aid and Welfare Services: A Breakdown of Donations and Resources
Salt Lake City | Friday, 24 August 2012 00:00:00 -0700 | When the billion-dollar Teton Dam disaster struck Idaho in 1976, a force of 45,000 Latter-day Saints was deployed almost overnight to provide emergency relief.
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New study measures member donations
According to the data, while the average American volunteers some 48 hours per year to charitable causes, an active Latter-day Saint volunteers 427.9 hours annually - a contribution worth an estimated $9,140 annually. Ref. Source 8
Mormon Welfare and Humanitarian Aid: A System That Works
Salt Lake City | Thursday, 11 October 2012 00:00:00 -0700 | In the Fall 2012 issue of Philanthropy Magazine, Naomi Schaefer Riley (a former Wall Street Journal religion reporter) accurately describes the inspiration for the Church's welfare and humanitarian aid programs, what the programs do, whom they serve and how Mormons fund these vast operations.
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