U.S. international aid helps millions escape poverty worldwide, providing food assistance in emergencies and supporting long-term development programs that help communities–like Josephine’s–build resilience. Urge Congress to increase foreign assistance in the federal budget.

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A humanitarian crisis across the Holy Land continues to escalate. CRS and its partners are assisting despite exceptionally challenging circumstances.

The CRS Briefing is a monthly service to our supporters. We aspire to keep you informed of our progress and up to date on issues that affect the people we serve in more than 120 countries around the world.

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Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States, easing suffering and providing assistance to people in need without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations to CRS are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. 

Photos by Nripendra Khatri, Will Baxter, Jeffrey Bruno and Sayed Hassan for CRS.