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Reputable publicly funded national, regional and local welfare agencies located and/or operating in city and neighborhood services centers and hospitals.  

Publicly funded national, regional and local welfare agencies located and/or operating in city and neighborhood services centers and hospitals.  

Also included are privately funded Catholic, Lutheran, and mainstream Evangelical Christian Social Services Centers established in cities throughout the entire United States and its territories, and throughout Europe and Africa, explicitly established and funded by church and private donations (often tax-deductible). Church donations dedicated and set aside for this ministry are regularly collected monthly and annually in what are often called ''appeals'', to minister to the needs of individuals and their families, frequently in coordinated efforts involving civil, state and federal relief agencies and care facilities.

Also included are privately funded Catholic, Lutheran, and mainstream Evangelical Christian Social Services Centers established in cities throughout the entire United States and its territories, and throughout Europe and Africa, explicitly established and funded by church and private donations (often tax-deductible). Church donations dedicated and set aside for this ministry are regularly collected monthly and annually in what are often called ''appeals'', to minister to the needs of individuals and their families, frequently in coordinated efforts involving civil, state and federal relief agencies and care facilities.