Stories About Safety Net
Help Freed Slave Laborers Find Jobs
CRS Brazil's Trails of Liberty project helps freed slave laborers find jobs, and works to prevent people from falling into this trap. »»
Milking Profits in Ethiopia
Enterprising Ethiopian women are selling cows milk collectively to increase profits, save time and improve their families' quality of life. »»
Fighting Slave Labor in Brazil
Slavery was abolished in Brazil more than a century ago, but forced labor continues to be a reality, particularly in the Brazilian Amazon. »»
Productive Farm Means Better Life for Ethiopian Family
Junedi and his family are expanding their farming capabilities with help from a USAID-funded CRS project targeting Ethiopians most in need. »»
One of Millions
Hungry and orphaned, a young boy was lured into school by a hot lunch and dedicated teachers. »»
Pursuing 'Every Opportunity' in Tough Times
Learn how CRS has been able to transition from its reliance on Title II food aid and help people in Kenya. »»
CRS Housing Project Gives New Hope to Herders
Looking at Abdoulla Issa Khdour' family, it's hard to imagine that they lived in a cave for more than a decade. »»
Grace for Everyone
In 1951, Mother Teresa started Nirmal Hriday, her first home for the destitute and dying. Today, CRS still supports the work being done in this home. »»
Refugee Assistance
CRS' food distributions help Liberian and Ivoirian refugees maintain a healthy diet while they live in refugee camps in Guinea. »»
Palestinian Infrastructure for Needed Employment
CRS is working in parts of Bethlehem and Hebron to restore educational facilities - just one victim of ongoing tensions in the region. »»
Timkatec Children's Center
Patrick O'Shea knows first-hand what it is like to be an orphan. Now, he helps orphans in Haiti by supporting the Timkatec Children's Center. »»
The Partnership Poverty Reduction Project
The Partner Poverty Reduction Project seeks to improve the living conditions of poor households in the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga. »»
Combatting Human Trafficking
In Brazil today, thousands are working in slave-like conditions, but CRS' Trails of Liberty program is working to bring about an end to this problem. »»
Meet Nyokuru Mukamanzi
CRS is helping people in Burundi impacted by ongoing violence to reclaim their lives by giving them goats and helping to rebuild their homes. »»
The Social Assistance Program
CRS' Social Assistance Program provides support to children's shelters and other institutions helping the poorest and most vulnerable in Haiti. »»
