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Do not fill this in! ==Humanitarian services== {{See also|LDS Philanthropies|LDS Humanitarian Services}} [[File:USN sailors at Beirut pier with aid cargo Aug 4 2006.jpg|thumb|upright|[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy sailors]] moving LDS Church–donated humanitarian supplies to [[Beirut, Lebanon]], in 2006]] The LDS Church is widely known for providing worldwide [[humanitarianism|humanitarian service]].<ref name=pbs>{{cite web|title=The Mormons: Humanitarian Programs|url=https://www.pbs.org/mormons/themes/humanitarian.html|work=[[American Experience]] |publisher=[[PBS]]|access-date=March 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705162308/http://www.pbs.org/mormons/themes/humanitarian.html|archive-date=July 5, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=philanthropy>{{cite journal|last=Riley|first=Naomi Schaefer|title=A Welfare System That Works|url=http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/a_welfare_system_that_works|journal=Philanthropy|date=Fall 2012|publisher=[[Philanthropy Roundtable]]|access-date=March 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513083729/http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/a_welfare_system_that_works|archive-date=May 13, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name = "LDSP" /> The church's welfare and humanitarian efforts are coordinated by Philanthropies, a church department under the direction of the [[Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)|Presiding Bishopric]].<ref name = "LDSP">{{Cite web|date=July 18, 2016|title=LDS Church has Spent 1.2 Billion on Welfare and Humanitarian Efforts|url=https://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/lds-church-has-spent-1-2-billion-on-welfare-and-humanitarian-efforts|access-date=July 14, 2020|website=[[World Religion News]]|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416160538/https://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/lds-church-has-spent-1-2-billion-on-welfare-and-humanitarian-efforts|url-status=live}}</ref> Welfare efforts, originally initiated during the Great Depression, provide aid for the poor, financed by donations from church members. Donations are also used to operate [[bishop's storehouse]]s, which package and store food for lower-income people at low cost, and provide other local services.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://providentliving.churchofjesuschrist.org/bc/providentliving/content/english/welfareoperationstraining/bishopsstorehouses/pdf/Storehouse%20Overview.pdf?lang=eng |title= Overview of Bishops' Storehouses |publisher= [[LDS Church]] |access-date= June 22, 2023}}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=February 2024}} In 2016, the church reported that it had spent a total of $1.2 billion on humanitarian aid over the previous 30 years.<ref name = "LDSP" /> Church humanitarian aid includes organizing food security, clean water, mobility, and healthcare initiatives, operating [[Deseret Industries|thrift stores]], maintaining a service project website, and directly funding or partnering with other organizations. The church reports that the value of all charitable donations in 2021 was $906 million.<ref name ="Humanitarian2" /> Independent reporting has found that the Church's charity organization, LDS Charities, gave a total of $177 million from 2008 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2022/11/02/mormon-finances-scrutiny-australia-canada|title=LDS Church finances are under scrutiny abroad|first=Erin|last=Alberty|date=November 2, 2022|website=[[Axios.com|Axios]]}}</ref> The church also distributes money and aid to disaster victims worldwide.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title= Mormon Helping Hands Make a Difference |magazine= [[Meridian Magazine]] |url= http://www.meridianmagazine.com/articles/051020helpinghands.html |date=October 20, 2005 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100201225231/http://meridianmagazine.com/articles/051020helpinghands.html |archive-date= February 1, 2010}}</ref> In 2017, the church partnered with Catholic Relief Services and other organizations to provide aid to several African and Middle Eastern nations.<ref name=Relief>{{Cite news |last=Mims |first=Bob |date=September 27, 2017 |title=Mormon church adds $11M to famine relief in Africa, Middle East |newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/09/27/mormon-church-adds-11m-to-famine-relief-in-africa-middle-east/ |access-date=June 30, 2023}}</ref> In 2010, it partnered with [[Islamic Relief]] to help victims of flooding in Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 17, 2010 |title=Bay Area residents raise money for Pakistan flood victims |work=[[KGO-TV|ABC7]] |location=San Francisco, California |url=https://abc7news.com/archive/7613688/ |access-date=June 30, 2023}}</ref> Latter-day Saint Charities (a branch of the church's welfare department) increased food production during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and donated healthcare supplies to 16 countries affected by the crisis.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/03/24/how-latter-day-saint/ |title=How Latter-day Saint Charities is helping during coronavirus crisis – in Utah and around the world |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326234823/https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/03/24/how-latter-day-saint/ |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://kutv.com/news/local/gallery/lds-church-donates-thousands-of-masks-goggles-to-china-amid-coronavirus-outbreak |title=LDS Church donates thousands of masks, goggles to China amid coronavirus outbreak |date=January 29, 2020 |access-date=April 17, 2020 | publisher=[[KUTV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227122321/https://kutv.com/news/local/gallery/lds-church-donates-thousands-of-masks-goggles-to-china-amid-coronavirus-outbreak |archive-date=February 27, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://fox13now.com/2018/09/27/lds-church-announces-hefty-food-donation-throughout-the-u-s/ |title=LDS Church announces hefty food donation throughout the U.S. |date=September 28, 2018 | publisher=[[KSTU]] |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013085625/https://fox13now.com/2018/09/27/lds-church-announces-hefty-food-donation-throughout-the-u-s/ |archive-date=October 13, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The church has donated $4 million to aid refugees fleeing from the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc4.com/news/the-church-donates-millions-to-aid-displaced-ukrainian-refugees/|title=The LDS Church donates millions to aid displaced Ukrainian refugees|date=March 14, 2022|publisher=[[KTVX]]}}</ref> In 2022, the church gave $32 million to the United Nations World Food Programme, in its largest one-time donation to a humanitarian organization to that point.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pierce |first=Scott D. |date=September 14, 2022 |title=LDS Church makes its biggest one-time charitable donation ever |newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|url=https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2022/09/14/lds-church-makes-its-biggest-one/ |access-date=June 30, 2023}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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