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Episcopal Diocese of Georgia Home Camp Scholarships Education Scholarships EYCS Board Member Resources Thanksgiving Appeal Resources Our History The Episcopal Youth and Children’s Services Board is the offspring of the Episcopal Home for Girls, a Savannah orphanage established in the early 1800’s by fifteen women from Episcopal churches in that city. In the 1960’s the orphanage closed as it no longer met the increasing needs and challenges of the time. The proceeds from the sale of the property were placed in a trust by the board of the Home, and Episcopal Youth and Children’s Services was established. The new EYCS Board expanded its mandate to include assisting youth of the diocese with educational scholarships, and camp scholarships were added as the diocesan summer camp program became more established. What We Do Now Episcopal YouthChildren’s Services is a unique organization in the Episcopal Church that provides need-based college scholarships for undergraduates and financial assistance for children who might otherwise not be able to go to Summer Camp at Honey Creek, the Episcopal CampConference Center of the Diocese of Georgia. To date, the EYCS Trust has provided over $1,000,000 in college scholarships for over a thousand youth of the diocese, and in just the past few years, has given over $40,000 to allow hundreds of children the chance to attend Honey Creek Summer Camp . The Thanksgiving Appeal Under diocesan canon law, the EYCS conducts an annual Thanksgiving Appeal. Information is sent to each parish and mission in the diocese, and envelopes are provided for donations. If Thanksgiving does not work for your congregation to make this appeal, your vestry may decide to hold the offering on any other Sunday. The Thanksgiving offering covers about half of what we disburse each year. Other monies come from various trusts, and parish and mission organizations such as the ECW (Episcopal Church Women), Men’s Clubs, memorials and individual contributions. In addition, there are safe and secure ways for those who want to donate online using a debit or credit card (see below). The EYCS Publicity Card In order to help you publicize your Ingathering, or to learn more about what EYCS does, you can access the EYCS Publicity Card here: EYCS Publicity Card Donate via mail and online Your financial contribution helps tremendously. We welcome donations of any amount at any time throughout the year. Checks should be made out to the EYCS and mailed to 18 East 34th Street, Savannah, GA 31401-7433. Or, donate safely and securely online using a Visa or MasterCard debit card using Square Cash, which only takes a simple email or, click on the link below to use Paypal.com: Donate now with PaylPal Follow EYCS on Facebook! About EYCS The Episcopal Youth and Children’s Services of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia provides needs-based college scholarships and camp scholarships for youth in the Diocese. The EYCS Board is comprised of women from the Savannah Convocation’s parishes and missions. They meet regularly to distribute funds raised through an annual diocesan appeal and received through various trusts and contributions.» Home Camp Scholarships Education Scholarships EYCS Board Member Resources Thanksgiving Appeal Resources © 2013 wordpress...