Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States, founded in 1943 by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and now working in more than 100 countries.  CRS' mission is to promote human development and provide opportunities for Catholics in the United States to live out their faith by responding to our Gospel call to care for the poor and vulnerable.

We recently started a CRS chapter at St. Cornelius and are ready to take action!  Our first chapter initiative is to encourage the passing of the Global Thrive Act.  The Global Child Thrive Act (H.R. 4864) is legislation that directs the administration to integrate Early Childhood Development activities across international child-focused programs, thereby improving the lives of vulnerable children.

The House needs to hear from you now!
     1. Go to house.gov and identify your representative.
     2. Write an email and call your representative's office voicing your support for H.R. 4864.