Founded in 1946, Church World Service is a cooperative ministry of 35 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican denominations, providing sustainable self-help and development, disaster relief, and refugee assistance in some 80 countries.

Within the United States, Church World Service assists communities in responding to disasters, resettles refugees, promotes fair national and international policies, provides educational resources, and offers opportunities to join a people-to-people network of local and global caring through participation in CROP Hunger Walks, the Tools & Blankets Program, and the CWS Kits Program.

Learn more about CWS through our informational brochure.

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CWS programs:
Education & Advocacy
Emergency Response
Immigration & Refugees
Mission Relationships & Witness
Social & Economic Development

Other CWS websites:
AFRICA
CWS Eastern Africa & Indian Ocean
CWS Joint Voluntary Agency
CWS Overseas Processing Entity

ASIA
CWS Cambodia
CWS Indonesia
CWS Laos
CWS Pakistan/Afghanistan
CWS Vietnam