USCCB - The Catholic Relief Services Program

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The USCCB-Catholic Relief Services program supports Catholic Church organizations that carry out international relief and solidarity efforts in the US and abroad. Programs include:

relief and resettlement for victims of persecution, war, and natural disasters;
development projects to improve living conditions for the poor;
legal and support services for poor immigrants; peace and reconciliation work for people suffering from violence;
pastoral programs to bring Catholics from various culturally diverse communities into fuller participation in the faith, life, and evangelizing mission of the Church; and
advocacy on behalf of the powerless.

Contributions to this program are distributed to six Church organizations: Catholic Relief Services for international relief and development; the USCCB Department of Migration and Refugee Services for resettlement, policy, and advocacy work; Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. (CLINIC) for immigration legal services; the USCCB Secretariat of Justice and Peace for advocacy and social justice education and outreach; the USCCB Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church for evangelization and ministry, and the Holy Father's Relief Fund for emergency relief. By supporting the USCCB-Catholic Relief Services program, you help these organizations build richer lives for faithful around the world.

For example, persecution of Christians and other religious minorities by extremist groups in the Middle East has forced families to flee their homes with few possessions or resources. Through generous contributions to The Catholic Relief Services program, as well as the efforts of bishops to engage policy makers to protect these vulnerable families, you provide badly-needed material and spiritual support to refugees here and abroad. A father, mother, and two sons from Iraq fled this persecution, and after living in a refugee camp in Indonesia while undergoing extensive security screening and interviews, they resettled in Massachusetts. Through support of this program, volunteers welcomed the family, donated household items and furniture, and arranged reduced-rent housing during their transition. With ongoing support, refugees like this family find employment, learn English, and build new homes, far from the religious and political violence they faced overseas.

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