Catholic Relief Services is the US Catholic community's international humanitarian agency, delivering emergency relief and long-term development programmes in more than 100 countries.
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Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States, the organisation provides lifesaving emergency assistance and long-term development support to people in need in more than 100 countries, and has been in operation for over 80 years.
Its programme portfolio spans emergency relief and disaster response, public health and disease response, agriculture and food security, education, microfinance and financial inclusion, and peacebuilding. Work covers humanitarian aid and refugee assistance as well as longer-term poverty reduction, with development support delivered alongside local communities.
Catholic Relief Services states that it is motivated by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, serves without regard to race, religion or nationality, and upholds the dignity of all human life. Its stated approach is to work with local communities to create lasting change and to serve the most vulnerable with expertise and compassion.
