The Catholic Church in the United States has partnered with the federal government for decades to help the poor overseas. However, due to extensive cuts to USAID, 69 of Catholic Relief Services’s programs have received termination notices.
This will cut off critical aid to more than 11 million people worldwide.
In Burkina Faso, 43,000 people will not receive emergency kits for shelter, water, hygiene, sanitation and basic household needs.
In Haiti, 4,300 families will not receive support to meet their survival food needs and prevent malnutrition in children and pregnant women.
In Iraq, 1,205 young men and women, including minority Christians, are not receiving seed money for youth employment projects, which increases the risk for migration and radicalization.
In the Philippines, household kits cannot be distributed, leaving 3,395 people without blankets, sleeping mats and cooking-wares after the severe impacts of Typhoon Pepito.
Please urge Congress and the Administration to halt and reverse all terminations of lifesaving and life-affirming humanitarian and development assistance.
If you are interested in supporting CRS’s advocacy and humanitarian efforts, contact Linda Gall to learn more about the work of our State College CRS Chapter.