Church World Service (CWS)

Unverified non-profit organisation

Founded in 1946, Church World Service is the relief, development and refugee assistance ministry of 36 Protestant, Orthodox and Anglican denominations in the United States.CWS has an international emergency response programme that works with indigenous organisations in over 80 countries. The organisation provides disaster relief, resettles refugees, and enables people to assist through community-based fund raising programmes and donations in the form of specific aid packages or kits that can be selected and paid for online or made up by anybody according to instructions provided by CWS.

Website

http://www.churchworldservice.org/index.html

Year established

1946

About this organisation

Partnership types

Provision of services / personnel

Regions / countries / territories

Americas: United States

Global issues

Community development

Goods categories

Agriculture, aquaculture & forestry