Catholic Relief Services

With 60 years experience delivering humanitarian assistance throughout the world, CRS has a strong background in emergency preparedness and response. CRS adheres to international standards to the greatest extent possible in all of its emergency work to ensure that disaster-affected populations are at least able to meet their basic right to live a life with dignity. CRS works directly with affected communities and local partners to help restore and strengthen their pre-disaster capacities.

Catholic Relief Services' emergency programs are founded on fulfilling the rights of disaster affected populations to live with dignity. Every year millions of people around the world are affected by a wide variety of calamities, from natural disasters to chronic conflict. Disaster affected populations have a right to humanitarian assistance as enshrined in international law.

CRS seeks to meet the needs of disaster affected populations through the implementation of high quality emergency preparedness and response programs to mitigate the impact of disasters, meet immediate needs and support post-emergency reconstruction and livelihood recovery.

At a Glance

Website:

http://crs.org/emergency/

Mission:

Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We are motivated by the Gospel of Jesus Christ to cherish, preserve and uphold the sacredness and dignity of all human life, foster charity and justice, and embody Catholic social and moral teaching as we act to: • Promote human development by responding to major emergencies, fighting disease and poverty, and nurturing peaceful and just societies; and, • Serve Catholics in the United States as they live their faith in solidarity with their brothers and sisters around the world. As part of the universal mission of the Catholic Church, we work with local, national and international Catholic institutions and structures, as well as other organizations, to assist people on the basis of need, not creed, race or nationality.

Contact Information

Phone Number:

888-277-7575

E-mail Address:

info@crs.org

Location

Catholic Relief Services

228 W. Lexington Street

Baltimore, MD

United States

Non-governmental Organization

CCO - Center for Complex Operations - Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC 20319

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