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Latin America and The Carribean

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Catholic Relief Services programming in Latin America and the Caribbean focuses on meeting critical and immediate basic needs (i.e. health services, emergency aid, etc.) while at the same time addressing the long-term, structural factors that make poverty a chronic problem in the region. For instance, all CRS projects are designed to strengthen the ability of local communities and their organizations to meet their own needs and to work more effectively with their local governments; thus, reducing their reliance on international assistance.

Stories From Latin America and The Caribbean

The Cardinal William H. Keeler Trade Center

A new trade center is giving youth living in Haiti's port city of Gonaives technical skills and new futures.Read More »»

Helping Haiti

Singing Creole gospels above a lively guitar, a parish in South Florida collects funds for Haitians suffering through the global food crisis.Read More »»

Little By Little, Life Gets Better Every Day

With the help of training and a loan, a widow and her son established a small business and escaped the grip of extreme poverty in Guatemala.Read More »»

Ken Hackett On the Global Food Crisis

Ken Hackett talks about the impact of the global food crisis on the poor and CRS' response.Read More »»

Timkatec Children's Center

More than a decade after Father Joseph Simon started rescuing Port-au-Prince's abandoned and abused street children, his sanctuary is thriving.Read More »»

Not Just About the Coffee

An innovative alliance improves the lives of thousands of rural coffee growers in Nicaragua and helps them turn the corner to profitability.Read More »»

CRS Food Experts Warn of Impending 'Cascade of Hunger'

A worldwide food crisis prompts leaders to seek solutions in the hopes of averting famine, discontent and violence.Read More »»

Facing A Food Crisis in Haiti

With food prices soaring and frustration mounting, Haitians take to the street in protest. CRS is calling for more resources and long-term solutions.Read More »»

World Water Day: Liquid Gold

CRS is bringing a wealth of benefits to poor communities worldwide by providing easy access to clean, fresh water.Read More »»

The Cardinal William H. Keeler Trade Center

A new trade center is giving youth living in Haiti's port city of Gonaives technical skills and new futures.Read More »»

Helping Haiti

Singing Creole gospels above a lively guitar, a parish in South Florida collects funds for Haitians suffering through the global food crisis.Read More »»

Little By Little, Life Gets Better Every Day

With the help of training and a loan, a widow and her son established a small business and escaped the grip of extreme poverty in Guatemala.Read More »»

Ken Hackett On the Global Food Crisis

Ken Hackett talks about the impact of the global food crisis on the poor and CRS' response.Read More »»

Timkatec Children's Center

More than a decade after Father Joseph Simon started rescuing Port-au-Prince's abandoned and abused street children, his sanctuary is thriving.Read More »»

Not Just About the Coffee

An innovative alliance improves the lives of thousands of rural coffee growers in Nicaragua and helps them turn the corner to profitability.Read More »»

CRS Food Experts Warn of Impending 'Cascade of Hunger'

A worldwide food crisis prompts leaders to seek solutions in the hopes of averting famine, discontent and violence.Read More »»

Facing A Food Crisis in Haiti

With food prices soaring and frustration mounting, Haitians take to the street in protest. CRS is calling for more resources and long-term solutions.Read More »»

World Water Day: Liquid Gold

CRS is bringing a wealth of benefits to poor communities worldwide by providing easy access to clean, fresh water.Read More »»