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change with senior advisers to the president, congressional leaders, and members of the diplomatic community. Episcopalians who could not attend in person, along with others around the world, connected to the summit live online. This event built on the work of a thought-leadership event convened by the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society at the end of the last triennium that featured the Presiding Bishop, then-President of the House of Deputies, and respected environmental experts discussing the link between poverty and the environment. CONFRONTING POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION TOGETHER In support of innovative ecumenical leadership, the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society provided a grant to the Diocese of West Virginia to support the Building a Bright Future for West Virginia project, a collaboration with the West Virginia Council of Churches that explores the economic intersection between poverty and environmental justice in coal country and begins working toward a better future GLOBAL ANGLICAN PARTNERSHIPS In support of pan-Anglican partnership on environmental leadership, we provided a grant to the Diocese of Olympia to support the diocese’s Caring for All Creation project in partnership with the Diocese of the Southern Philippines. This dynamic initiative fuses young-adult formation and environmental leadership in both The Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Church of the Philippines. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FELLOWSHIPS Through a competitive process that drew interest throughout The Episcopal Church, we awarded two Justice and Advocacy Fellowships to Episcopalians for the purpose of engaging in multi-year, eco-justice-focused mission work. FORMATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE The Missionary Society produced a special curriculum on water usage based on the work of Episcopal Relief & Development in this area. 77