Press Releases from Catholic Relief Services
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Press Releases are available from the following years:
Showing entries 16 to 30 of 166 records.
CRS Launches Holistic, Market-Based Approach to Agricultural Development at Apr. 20 Symposium
April 16, 2009, Washington, D.C.
CRS will launch a new 5-year agricultural strategy that adopts a holistic, market-based approach to increase the incomes of farm families.
CRS Life-Saving Food Aid Aboard Hijacked Vessel
April 09, 2009, Baltimore, MD
Commodities bound for 8,000 orphans and others in Rwanda
Catholic Relief Services Offers Assistance to Italy's Earthquake Victims
April 08, 2009, Baltimore, MD
Donations collected on behalf of Caritas Italiana
Joan Rosenhauer Appointed New CRS Executive Vice President for U.S. Operations
March 26, 2009, Baltimore, MD
Rosenhauer joins CRS from USCCB
Where There Is No Tap to Turn On: Why Clean Water Is Vital to Saving Lives
March 17, 2009, Baltimore, MD
Catholic Relief Services Marks World Water Day
CRS Joins a Large Humanitarian Coalition in Launching a Roadmap to End Global Hunger
February 24, 2009, Washington, D.C.
Ken Hackett joins more than 30 humanitarian organizations in calling for a new comprehensive plan for the U.S. government to end global hunger.
Catholic Relief Services and U.S. Bishops Join Forces to Launch Nationwide Initiative to Combat Global Poverty
February 23, 2009, Washington, D.C.
Initiative calls upon Catholics to act and advocate
Ken Hackett Congratulates Archbishop Dolan on his Appointment to Lead the New York Archdiocese
February 23, 2009, Baltimore, MD
Ken Hackett's statement on the appointment of Archbishop Timothy Dolan as the next Archbishop of New York
Catholic Relief Services to Aid 28,000 in Gaza and the West Bank
February 19, 2009, Baltimore, MD
New Grants to Be Used for Food, Home Repairs
Papal Message Reflects Core Principles of Operation Rice Bowl
February 09, 2009, Baltimore, MD
National Lenten Initiative Calls on Catholics to Fast; Fight Hunger
Crisis in Gaza: Catholic Relief Services Responds
January 13, 2009, Baltimore, MD.
$350,000 to Provide Food, Blankets and More to Vulnerable Families
Fighting Poverty to Build Peace in 2009
December 31, 2008, Baltimore, MD
"Catholics Confront Global Poverty" Answers Papal Call for Action
Catholic Relief Services to Help 300,000 East Africans in Rural Areas Increase Incomes and Improve Quality of Life
October 06, 2008, Nairobi, Kenya
$8 Million Grant From the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Fund 14,000 New Community-Managed Savings Groups
CRS and Partners Provide Immediate Aid to Cuba
September 16, 2008, Baltimore, MD
170,000 pounds of emergency supplies on the way
CRS Signs $53.4 Million Food Relief Plan With U.S. Government to Aid 3 Million Drought-Affected Ethiopians
September 16, 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
CRS has signed a $53.4 million agreement with USAID to provide almost 3 million Ethiopians with emergency food assistance.
