SERVICE PAGE
THIS IS THE SERVICE PAGE. THIS PAGE IS
DEDICATED TO SERVICE GROUPS AND
ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH,
AND WILL HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
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LEARN TO SERVE, AND USE CHRISTIAN CULTURE
TO BUILD PEOPLE UP, AS THEY BUILD THEIR LIVES.
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ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH,
AND WILL HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
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CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES- LOCATED IN BALTIMORE (THE PRIMARY
DIOCESE OF THE UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CHURCH), CATHOLIC
RELIEF SERVICES IS THE GLOBAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES BISHOPS. THE UNITED
STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS ESTABLISHED
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES IN 1943. THE PURPOSE WAS TO MEET
THE NEED OF FOOD AND SHELTER, FOR STARVING AND DISPLACED
PEOPLE IN WAR RAVAGED EUROPE. TODAY CATHOLIC RELIEF
SERVICES, SERVES ON EVERY CONTINENT IN THE WORLD. THE
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES' MISSION INCLUDES WORK IN THE
AREAS OF AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE RELIEF
TO DISASTERS (THE 2010 HAITI EARTHQUAKE FOR EXAMPLE), FOOD
SECURITY, FOOD DISTRIBUTION (ESPECIALLY IN SITUATIONS OF
FAMINE AND NATURAL DISASTERS), HEALTH, MICRO-FINANCE
PROJECTS TO AID POOR ENTREPRENEURS, SOCIAL SAFETY NET AID,
PEACEBUILDING, AND WATER AND SANITATION PROJECTS. HERE IS
SOME MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT A FEW OF THE
PROGRAMS. CONCERNING THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET AID, CATHOLIC
RELIEF SERVICES PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH BASIC NECESSITIES OF
FOOD AND WATER, SHELTER, AND HEALTH CARE, WHEN FAMILIES
ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES. THIS INCLUDES THE
SICK, THE DYING, THE HANDICAPPED, AND THE ELDERLY. THE
PEACEBUILDING WORK INVOLVES GOING INTO TERRITORIES WHERE
CONFLICTS HAVE OCCURRED AND THERE NEEDS TO BE REBUILDING,
OR GOING INTO TERRITORIES WHERE VIOLENCE AND WAR IS
STARTING TO BREAK OUT. AN EXAMPLE OF CATHOLIC RELIEF
SERVICES' PEACEBUILDING EFFORTS, IS THE WORK THEY ARE
DOING TO END THE PROLONGED CONFLICT IN THE SUDAN. AS FOR
THE WATER AND SANITATION PROJECTS, CATHOLIC RELIEF
SERVICES WORKS TO PROVIDE CLEAN WATER FOR LOCAL
POPULATIONS, AND THEY BUILD WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.
THE WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PROVIDE AMPLE CLEAN WATER
SUPPLIES. THIS IN TURN BRINGS BOTH HEALTH TO THE LOCAL
POPULATION, AND LARGER CROP HARVESTS FOR THE LOCAL
FARMERS. TO SUPPORT THE CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES' MISSION,
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES HAS DEVELOPED A PROGRAM CALLED CRS
FAIR TRADE. CRS FAIR TRADE PUTS FAITH INTO ACTION, BY
PROMOTING ECONOMIC JUSTICE, WORKING TO REDUCE GLOBAL
POVERTY, AND WORKING TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. CRS FAIR
TRADE IS JUST THAT, FAIR TRADE. THE FARMERS AND ARTISANS
RECEIVE A FAIR PRICE FOR THEIR COFFEE BEANS, CACAO BEANS,
AND HANDCRAFTS. CRS FAIR TRADE HAS PARTNERS, WHO ARE PART
OF THE CRS FAIR TRADE NETWORK. THE PARTNERS SELL CRS FAIR
TRADE COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, AND HANDCRAFTS. AFTER A CRS FAIR
TRADE PURCHASE HAS BEEN MADE, THE PARTNERS THEN DONATE A
PORTION OF THE SALE PROCEEDS TO CRS FAIR TRADE. THE COFFEE
IS SOLD THROUGH CRS FAIR TRADE COFFEE PARTNERS ALL AROUND
THE COUNTRY. THE CHOCOLATE IS SOLD THROUGH CRS FAIR TRADE
CHOCOLATE PARTNERS, SERRV AND EQUAL EXCHANGE. THE
HANDCRAFTS ARE SOLD THROUGH CRS FAIR TRADE PARTNERS WORK
OF HUMAN HANDS, WHICH IS ALSO PART OF SERRV. PLEASE VISIT
THE CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES WEBSITE, AND LEARN MORE
ABOUT CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
www.crs.org ALSO PLEASE VISIT THE CRS FAIR TRADE WEBSITE, AND
LEARN MORE ABOUT CRS FAIR TRADE AND IT'S MISSION. WHILE ON
THE WEBSITE, PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A PURCHASE OF COFFEE,
CHOCOLATE, OR HANDCRAFTS FROM THE CRS FAIR TRADE PARTNERS.
www.crsfairtrade.org
DIOCESE OF THE UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CHURCH), CATHOLIC
RELIEF SERVICES IS THE GLOBAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES BISHOPS. THE UNITED
STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS ESTABLISHED
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES IN 1943. THE PURPOSE WAS TO MEET
THE NEED OF FOOD AND SHELTER, FOR STARVING AND DISPLACED
PEOPLE IN WAR RAVAGED EUROPE. TODAY CATHOLIC RELIEF
SERVICES, SERVES ON EVERY CONTINENT IN THE WORLD. THE
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES' MISSION INCLUDES WORK IN THE
AREAS OF AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE RELIEF
TO DISASTERS (THE 2010 HAITI EARTHQUAKE FOR EXAMPLE), FOOD
SECURITY, FOOD DISTRIBUTION (ESPECIALLY IN SITUATIONS OF
FAMINE AND NATURAL DISASTERS), HEALTH, MICRO-FINANCE
PROJECTS TO AID POOR ENTREPRENEURS, SOCIAL SAFETY NET AID,
PEACEBUILDING, AND WATER AND SANITATION PROJECTS. HERE IS
SOME MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT A FEW OF THE
PROGRAMS. CONCERNING THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET AID, CATHOLIC
RELIEF SERVICES PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH BASIC NECESSITIES OF
FOOD AND WATER, SHELTER, AND HEALTH CARE, WHEN FAMILIES
ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES. THIS INCLUDES THE
SICK, THE DYING, THE HANDICAPPED, AND THE ELDERLY. THE
PEACEBUILDING WORK INVOLVES GOING INTO TERRITORIES WHERE
CONFLICTS HAVE OCCURRED AND THERE NEEDS TO BE REBUILDING,
OR GOING INTO TERRITORIES WHERE VIOLENCE AND WAR IS
STARTING TO BREAK OUT. AN EXAMPLE OF CATHOLIC RELIEF
SERVICES' PEACEBUILDING EFFORTS, IS THE WORK THEY ARE
DOING TO END THE PROLONGED CONFLICT IN THE SUDAN. AS FOR
THE WATER AND SANITATION PROJECTS, CATHOLIC RELIEF
SERVICES WORKS TO PROVIDE CLEAN WATER FOR LOCAL
POPULATIONS, AND THEY BUILD WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.
THE WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PROVIDE AMPLE CLEAN WATER
SUPPLIES. THIS IN TURN BRINGS BOTH HEALTH TO THE LOCAL
POPULATION, AND LARGER CROP HARVESTS FOR THE LOCAL
FARMERS. TO SUPPORT THE CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES' MISSION,
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES HAS DEVELOPED A PROGRAM CALLED CRS
FAIR TRADE. CRS FAIR TRADE PUTS FAITH INTO ACTION, BY
PROMOTING ECONOMIC JUSTICE, WORKING TO REDUCE GLOBAL
POVERTY, AND WORKING TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. CRS FAIR
TRADE IS JUST THAT, FAIR TRADE. THE FARMERS AND ARTISANS
RECEIVE A FAIR PRICE FOR THEIR COFFEE BEANS, CACAO BEANS,
AND HANDCRAFTS. CRS FAIR TRADE HAS PARTNERS, WHO ARE PART
OF THE CRS FAIR TRADE NETWORK. THE PARTNERS SELL CRS FAIR
TRADE COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, AND HANDCRAFTS. AFTER A CRS FAIR
TRADE PURCHASE HAS BEEN MADE, THE PARTNERS THEN DONATE A
PORTION OF THE SALE PROCEEDS TO CRS FAIR TRADE. THE COFFEE
IS SOLD THROUGH CRS FAIR TRADE COFFEE PARTNERS ALL AROUND
THE COUNTRY. THE CHOCOLATE IS SOLD THROUGH CRS FAIR TRADE
CHOCOLATE PARTNERS, SERRV AND EQUAL EXCHANGE. THE
HANDCRAFTS ARE SOLD THROUGH CRS FAIR TRADE PARTNERS WORK
OF HUMAN HANDS, WHICH IS ALSO PART OF SERRV. PLEASE VISIT
THE CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES WEBSITE, AND LEARN MORE
ABOUT CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
www.crs.org ALSO PLEASE VISIT THE CRS FAIR TRADE WEBSITE, AND
LEARN MORE ABOUT CRS FAIR TRADE AND IT'S MISSION. WHILE ON
THE WEBSITE, PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A PURCHASE OF COFFEE,
CHOCOLATE, OR HANDCRAFTS FROM THE CRS FAIR TRADE PARTNERS.
www.crsfairtrade.org
CARITAS ( WHICH IS A LATIN WORD FOR CHARITY) IS A
"CONFEDERATION" OF 165 CATHOLIC RELIEF, SOCIETAL
DEVELOPMENT, AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FROM OVER 85
COUNTRIES. IN LAND AREAS THAT INCLUDE AFRICA, THE MIDDLE
EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA, AND
NORTH AMERICA. CARITAS IS THE LARGEST FEDERATION OF
CATHOLIC CHARITY AND AID GROUPS IN THE WORLD. CARITAS ACTS
ON BEHALF OF THE OVER ONE BILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNIVERSAL
CATHOLIC CHURCH, IN A WORLDWIDE MISSION OF BUILDING BETTER
LIVING SITUATIONS FOR THE POOR AND DISTRESSED. SOME OF
THESE DIFFICULT LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE TEMPORARY. THEY ARE
CAUSED BY NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS EARTHQUAKES AND
FLOODS, OR DROUGHTS WHICH WILL RESULT IN FOOD SHORTAGES.
IN THESE TYPES OF CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY WHERE A REBUILDING
OF LIVES AND INFRASTRUCTURES WILL HAVE TO TAKE PLACE,
CARITAS GOES TO WORK PROVIDING FOOD, CLEAN WATER, HEALTH
CARE, EDUCATION, AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. CARITAS IS ONE
OF THE LEADING WORLD ORGANIZATIONS, IN PROVIDING
HUMANITARIAN AID IN TIMES OF EMERGENCIES. OTHER DIFFICULT
LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE MORE EMBEDDED, CAUSED OFTENTIMES BY
POLITICAL OR CULTURAL SITUATIONS, THAT ARE BEYOND THE
CONTROL OF MOST OF THE LOCAL POPULATIONS THAT ARE AFFECTED.
IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES CARITAS IS ENGAGING IN PEACE
BUILDING, USING "INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE TO BRING ABOUT
PEACE AND RECONCILIATION". TOWARDS THIS END, CARITAS IS
WORKING IN WAR-TORN AREAS SUCH AS KOSOVO, IRAQ, COLOMBIA,
AND AFGHANISTAN. CARITAS ALSO DOES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
WORK IN THE AREA OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, AND THE SCOPE OF
CARITAS' OUTREACH IS WIDE. IT INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT TO LOCAL COMMUNITY ELDER CARE, HIV CARE, AND
EDUCATION OF "FORMER CHILD SOLDIERS". THE FIRST CARITAS
GROUP FORMED IN GERMANY IN THE 1890'S, AND THE FIRST CARITAS
CONFEDERATION FORMED IN 1924. CATHOLIC CHARITY AND AID
GROUPS FROM 22 COUNTRIES JOINED THE ORIGINAL CARITAS
CONFEDERATION. TODAY CARITAS IS HEADQUARTED IN VATICAN
CITY, AND REPRESENTS ALL INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC CHARITY AND
AID ORGANIZATIONS AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK.
PLEASE VISIT THE CARITAS WEBSITE, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
LARGEST CATHOLIC CHARITY AND RELIEF ORGANIZATION IN THE
WORLD. www.caritas.org
"CONFEDERATION" OF 165 CATHOLIC RELIEF, SOCIETAL
DEVELOPMENT, AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FROM OVER 85
COUNTRIES. IN LAND AREAS THAT INCLUDE AFRICA, THE MIDDLE
EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA, AND
NORTH AMERICA. CARITAS IS THE LARGEST FEDERATION OF
CATHOLIC CHARITY AND AID GROUPS IN THE WORLD. CARITAS ACTS
ON BEHALF OF THE OVER ONE BILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNIVERSAL
CATHOLIC CHURCH, IN A WORLDWIDE MISSION OF BUILDING BETTER
LIVING SITUATIONS FOR THE POOR AND DISTRESSED. SOME OF
THESE DIFFICULT LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE TEMPORARY. THEY ARE
CAUSED BY NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS EARTHQUAKES AND
FLOODS, OR DROUGHTS WHICH WILL RESULT IN FOOD SHORTAGES.
IN THESE TYPES OF CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY WHERE A REBUILDING
OF LIVES AND INFRASTRUCTURES WILL HAVE TO TAKE PLACE,
CARITAS GOES TO WORK PROVIDING FOOD, CLEAN WATER, HEALTH
CARE, EDUCATION, AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. CARITAS IS ONE
OF THE LEADING WORLD ORGANIZATIONS, IN PROVIDING
HUMANITARIAN AID IN TIMES OF EMERGENCIES. OTHER DIFFICULT
LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE MORE EMBEDDED, CAUSED OFTENTIMES BY
POLITICAL OR CULTURAL SITUATIONS, THAT ARE BEYOND THE
CONTROL OF MOST OF THE LOCAL POPULATIONS THAT ARE AFFECTED.
IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES CARITAS IS ENGAGING IN PEACE
BUILDING, USING "INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE TO BRING ABOUT
PEACE AND RECONCILIATION". TOWARDS THIS END, CARITAS IS
WORKING IN WAR-TORN AREAS SUCH AS KOSOVO, IRAQ, COLOMBIA,
AND AFGHANISTAN. CARITAS ALSO DOES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
WORK IN THE AREA OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, AND THE SCOPE OF
CARITAS' OUTREACH IS WIDE. IT INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT TO LOCAL COMMUNITY ELDER CARE, HIV CARE, AND
EDUCATION OF "FORMER CHILD SOLDIERS". THE FIRST CARITAS
GROUP FORMED IN GERMANY IN THE 1890'S, AND THE FIRST CARITAS
CONFEDERATION FORMED IN 1924. CATHOLIC CHARITY AND AID
GROUPS FROM 22 COUNTRIES JOINED THE ORIGINAL CARITAS
CONFEDERATION. TODAY CARITAS IS HEADQUARTED IN VATICAN
CITY, AND REPRESENTS ALL INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC CHARITY AND
AID ORGANIZATIONS AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK.
PLEASE VISIT THE CARITAS WEBSITE, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
LARGEST CATHOLIC CHARITY AND RELIEF ORGANIZATION IN THE
WORLD. www.caritas.org
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