Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Description
Catholic Relief Services was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to serve World War II survivors in Europe. Since then, we have expanded in size to reach more than 100 million people in 101 countries on five continents. Catholic Relief Services mission is to assist impoverished and disadvantaged people overseas, working in the spirit of Catholic social teaching to promote the sacredness of human life and the dignity of the human person. Although our mission is rooted in the Catholic faith, our operations serve people based solely on need, regardless of their race, religion or ethnicity. Within the United States, CRS engages Catholics to live their faith in solidarity with the poor and suffering people of the world.
Catholic Relief Services is motivated by the example of Jesus Christ to ease suffering, provide development assistance, and foster charity and justice. They are committed to a set of Guiding Principles and hold ourselves accountable to each other for them. As the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States, Catholic Relief Services is governed by a board of directors comprising clergy, most of them bishops elected by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as religious and Catholic lay men and women.
Catholic Relief Services is a manifestation of love for our brothers and sisters around the globe by the Catholic community of the United States. They protect, defend and advance human life around the world by directly meeting basic needs and advocating solutions to injustice. CRS is a pro-life organization dedicated to preserving the sacredness and dignity of human life from conception to natural death.
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Catholic Relief Services employs Catholics as well as non-Catholics. Membership in professional associations enables our staff to obtain information and technological advances that best prepare us to serve those in our care—and we do so in full accordance with Catholic teachings. These coalitions give Catholic Relief Services a platform to present effective methods and procedures that demonstrate the efficacy of Catholic approaches to health and family planning.
Catholic Relief Services Contacts
Business Name: Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Area Of Interest: Relief
Physical Address: Nairobi
Address: P.O. Box: 49675-001001 Nairobi
Region of operation: Nairobi Town, Kenya
Tel: + 254 20 3740985/3750788/7
Fax: + 254 20 3747387
Cell: 0733 600155/0722 364702
Email:
Web: www.catholicrelief.org
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