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October 23, 2015
Protecting Niger From Malaria
Find out how we’ve already begun fighting malaria in Niger.More
October 22, 2015
With Deep Thanksgiving Gratitude
“Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”
—Jesus
You’ve helped CRS provide lifesaving support to 85 million people. We did it together in Jesus’ name. These CRS projects depend on the gifts of generous people like you:...More
September 11, 2015
Growing Healthy Children and Futures: The First 1,000 Days
What can you do in 1,000 days? In Rwanda, you can save a child’s life. The 1,000 days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday are critical to shaping the child’s future.More
September 11, 2015
The Cost of Hunger in Burkina Faso
Today in Burkina Faso, more than 29% of children under age 5 have suffered from a form of malnutrition called stunting. Because they didn’t get enough nutritious foods in the womb and through their first 2 years of life, they are more prone to disease, poor school performance and difficulty when...More
August 6, 2015
Welcome to the Family
Welcome to the new crs.org. We’re glad you’re here! As a member of our always growing family, we hope you’ll visit often.
Our website relaunch comes just days before the World Meeting of Families convenes in Philadelphia. Held every 3 years since 1994, the gathering...More
August 6, 2015
Faithful House: Building Stronger Marriages & Families
Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation...More
August 4, 2015
Healthy Babies and Mothers in the DRC
When Gisele Biringanine discovered she was pregnant, she panicked. It was her third pregnancy—but her first two ended in miscarriage.
Gisele's home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, has one of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the world, making pregnant women...More
August 4, 2015
Improving Child Health and Survival in Guatemala
Jacinta Maroquin Pablo lost five of her children before they turned 2. Rosa Pablo Perez lost her middle child before she turned 3. Neither woman knows why, but they both know they waited too long to see a doctor. Not realizing how sick their children were, neither mother wanted to spend money...More
July 21, 2015
Caring for Children Orphaned By Ebola
They survived even as entire communities were wiped out by the deadly disease. More than a year after the Ebola outbreak in West Africa began, communities are still reeling from devastation and loss. In Sierra Leone, CRS is helping children orphaned by Ebola recover from their traumatic...More
July 20, 2015
A New Toy Story: How Cans, Buttons & Boxes Build Brains
A new Toy Story is being told with tin cans, old socks, buttons, boxes and plastic bottles.
Savvy adults take stuff that might be regarded as junk and upcycle it to help raise smarter, healthier children. The toys are simple and require a lot of imagination—but that's the point...More
