Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

The international organization founded and sponsored by the Roman Catholic Church to raise funds and distribute needed resources and provisions to those populations victimized by poverty and disasters, including famine, epidemics, floods, hurricanes, droughts, earthquakes, war, and civil disorder. CRS coordinates many of its activities with the United Nations Disaster Relief Organization (UNDRO) and, through the Steering Committee for International Relief, other church organizations and private relief groups.