OUR PROGRAM:
- Methods
- Global Response
- U.S. Response
- Material Aid
- Volunteer Program
- 5-Year Strategic Plan
- How You Can Support Us

Mission & Approach

Church World Service, the relief and development agency of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., helps the faith community play its special role in disaster response in the U.S. and around the world -- which is to:

• Stand on the side of the oppressed through advocacy with and for those most in need.
  
• Seek out unmet needs of all survivors - particularly people who were vulnerable and marginalized before the disaster.
  
• Provide a larger vision of life that includes emotional and spiritual care as well as physical rebuilding.
  
• Assist in long-term recovery of those in need.
  
• Restore and build community relationships.

CWS responds to disasters where (1) it has partner relationships and capacity and (2) there is substantial donor interest and critical human needs.  The mission of the CWS Emergency Response Program is to:

Participate as a witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in timely and effectively meeting the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of communities affected by natural and human-caused disasters -- particularly those that are marginalized.

The CWS Emergency Response Program achieves this mission by enabling its member communions to effectively join together through its activities and the work of CWS partners in disaster preparedness, mitigation, and response.    CWS encourages all religious organizations to coordinate disaster response with others in the faith community so that those in need receive assistance most efficiently and effectively.  

[Our Work: Methods  Global Response  U.S. Response  Material Resources|
Disaster Reports & Appeals | Information Training & Resources | Program Briefs
Our People:  Staff  Emergency Response Committee   Disaster Consultants |  
Our Volunteer Program | How You Can Support Us ]

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