Policy & Advocacy
Poverty-Focused International Assistance Programs Support by USCCB and CRS, February 2015
Poverty-Focused International Assistance Programs Support by USCCB and CRS February 2015
The Church views international assistance as an essential tool to promote human life and dignity, advance solidarity with poorer nations, and enhance human security. The USCCB and CRS prioritize the accounts below because they are most focused on saving lives and reducing poverty. This assistance is just over one-half percent of the federal budget, not the 20-25% many Americans believe it constitutes. We urge Congress to strengthen funding for international poverty-reduction development and humanitarian programs to meet urgent needs and invest in peace that military action alone cannot achieve.