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  • FCNL's Growth Anchored in Faith

    Background | December 28, 2021
    Shortly after she began working at FCNL, Diane Randall recalls being stopped in her tracks by a clear internal message from Spirit encouraging her in the work of FCNL.
  • Bringing the 1969 Anti-War Protests to the Screen

    Background | June 9, 2023
    “The Movement and the ‘Madman’” explores how the massive protests in late 1969 caused President Richard Nixon to cancel plans for a massive escalation of the U.S. war in Vietnam—including threats to use nuclear weapons.
  • Faith Leaders Join Together to Decry the Government Shutdown

    Statement | January 17, 2019
    As leaders representing a broad array of religious beliefs and faith traditions, we write urging you to immediately end the partial government shutdown. The consequences are dire for millions of individuals and families, especially those facing poverty and food insecurity.
  • FCNL Hails Congressional Push to Reverse Trump Administration’s Palestinian Aid Cuts

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) hailed new bicameral efforts to press the Trump administration to reverse its decision to eliminate all U.S. funding for humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.
  • Rebecca Jolliff

    Person - Staff | August 31, 2022
    Rebecca Jolliff is FCNL’s director of foundation relations.
  • Ambar Pinto

    Person | March 18, 2018

    Ambar Pinto, 23, undocumented with DACA. Migrated from Bolivia and currently a resident of Virginia. Changes in property laws in Bolivia put her family into deep economic distress. As a result, Ambar and her family moved to her mother’s country, Mexico.

  • 90-day Freeze on U.S. Foreign Assistance Endangers Millions

    Update | February 3, 2025

    The Trump administration’s recent actions to freeze almost all U.S. foreign assistance has put at risk millions of the world’s most vulnerable people who rely on these programs for their healthcare, livelihoods, and other basic needs. 

  • Prayers and Policy for Gun Violence Prevention

    Statement | February 26, 2018
    On Valentines Day we watched in horror as another mass shooting unfolded in the United States, this time at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The time for thoughts and prayers without action is over. We need you to urge Congress to act.
  • Join FCNL in Reflection and Worship in 2021

    Update | January 7, 2021
    FCNL’s weekly Witness Wednesday Silent Reflection is a time to step out of doing and connect to what motivates and sustains us in this work.
  • June 2021: Inside the Greenhouse

    Inside the Greenhouse | June 11, 2021
    On June 1, the Interior Department announced that it suspended all oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as it reviews the environmental impacts and legality of previous lease sales.