Alongside Hope, the Anglican Church of Canada’s relief and development agency, is working with the Episcopal Church of Cuba (ECC) and other partners to alleviate the current humanitarian crisis. Along with supporting programs to provide electricity and safe water, Alongside Hope is calling on the Canadian government to vocally oppose the fuel blockade and provide more humanitarian support. Executive director Will Postma says Alongside Hope opposes the embargo and severe sanctions placed on Cuba. While hardship and emergencies can bring people closer together, Postma says, reports from partner staff in Cuba to Alongside Hope indicate that resilience is cracking. For more than 10 years, Alongside Hope has partnered with the ECC, which Moreo says serves as a vital social safety net in Cuba’s current economic crisis.