Education and Presentation Resources

These resources provide CRS diocesan directors and other partners with presentations and writings for trainings in your dioceses. This section will be updated regularly, and in the months ahead, you will be able to search for additional resources.

"Who is Catholic Relief Services?"

Introduce and train partners, teachers, religious educators and committee leaders how to speak about CRS using this PowerPoint presentation. The presentation includes a complete script, and can be used or adapted for a variety of audiences, including parish social justice committees, youth and young adults, service groups, and advocacy networks.

Download the "Who is Catholic Relief Services?" presentation or save it to your computer by right clicking and choosing "save link as."

Global Food Crisis

The current food crisis has impacted billions of people around the world. As Catholics, we believe that the right to life for all persons, based on their identity as precious children of God, means that all people have basic rights to those things that are necessary for them to live and thrive, including the right to food.

In response to this crisis, USCCB and CRS have created two Catholic Campaign Against Global Poverty resources: "Catholic Social Teaching and Food" and "Commonly Asked Questions about the Global Food Crisis."

These resources will be helpful to you in educating parishes, community organizations and others in your diocese. A broader overview of the global food crisis is available on the CRS main website at http://crs.org/emergency/global-food-crisis.cfm.

Faith, Culture and Solidarity

Cardinal Rodriguez from the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras spoke about Faith, Culture and Solidarity at the Archdiocese of Baltimore's Social Ministry Convocation on March 4, 2006. View his comments and feel free to pull sections for incorporation into your own presentations, especially those relating to topics on economic justice and solidarity.

Tough Times Microcredit Exercise

Use this exercise to introduce youth to CRS' Microfinance programming. Download Cash Cards to be used with the Tough Times Exercise.

Education Resources for Youth

Share lessons and simulations created by teachers for teachers when talking about key CRS points and structuring presentations for youth in your dioceses. Visit Education: Going Global With Youth and Cyber Bridges.

Catholic Relief Services Publications

Catholic Relief Services publications are produced by CRS and our partners. The publications vary in content; however, all highlight or provide a broad overview of the agency's programming and policy on the work CRS does for the people we serve. Hardcopies can be requested for some issues.