Baltimore, United States · Established 1943
CRS
Catholic Relief Services
Compassion in every act.
(About)
Official international humanitarian agency of US Catholic community.
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Baltimore, United States. Today it is one of the older organisations of its kind, working on poverty, emergency and peacebuilding and known within the sector for its tagline "Compassion in every act.".
The organisation currently operates in 10 countries, with major presence in Ethiopia, Kenya and DR Congo. Official international humanitarian agency of US Catholic community. Verified profiles, financials and annual reports are published on its official website at crs.org.
(Verified profile)
What the record actually says.
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Structure & mandate
CRS is headquartered in Baltimore, United States, established in 1943. See the linked official sources for full governance and finances.
Key public programmes
- ▸Poverty — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Emergency — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Peacebuilding — see official programme pages for details.
Founded
1943
HQ
Baltimore
United States
Countries of work
10+
Independent registers
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(Public perception & reviews)
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(Work in the field)
Photos of their work.
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(Where we operate)
Active in 10 countries.
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- DR Congo
- Uganda
- Bangladesh
- India
- Philippines
- Haiti
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
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