World Vision Media FeaturesWorld Vision is a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty. Our media site provides press releases, contacts, and other resources for members of the press.World Vision prepares relief goods, staff for Gustavs landfall- August 30, 2008 As Hurricane Gustav approaches the United States Gulf Coast, Christian relief and development agency World Vision has readied emergency supplies in Picayune, Mississippi, with several truckloads of additional goods on standby in Dallas, Los Angeles and other U.S. locations.http://www.worldvision.org/Worldvision/pr.nsf/stable/20080829-hurricane-gustav Caregiver Kit builds and national conventions- August 25, 2008 Delegates to the National Conventions are sending a message to people suffering from HIV and AIDS around the world: "We want to help."http://www.worldvision.org/Worldvision/pr.nsf/stable/press-wvinus-conventions-carekits The penny gets a big boost to fight AIDS in Africa- August 23, 2008 Change for a Penny, Inc. will display over six million pennies during the Democratic and Republican National Conventions in August and September, respectively. This will be done in partnership with global humanitarian agency World Vision and the ONE Campaign.http://www.worldvision.org/worldvision/pr.nsf/stable/20080822-got-cents Georgias displaced may be unable to return for months, aid agency warns- August 23, 2008 With homes destroyed and harsh winter weather just a few months away, it is likely many who have fled the recent violence in South Ossetia and surrounding areas will be unable to return before spring, World Vision warned today.http://www.worldvision.org/worldvision/pr.nsf/stable/20080822-georgia-conflict DNC delegates assemble Caregiver Kits with World Vision, ONE Campaign- August 23, 2008 Democratic convention delegates gather to build thousands of Caregiver Kits to equip community-based medical volunteers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to counter infection and illness in extremely poor communities.http://www.worldvision.org/worldvision/pr.nsf/stable/20080822-caregiver-kit-build-advisory |