CHURCH WORLD SERVICE INC

SERVICES TO DISPLACED PERSONS - THE CWS COMMITMENT TO REFUGEES AND OTHER DISPLACED PERSONS IS A PROPHETIC EXPRESSION OF OUR CALLING IN FAITH TO WELCOME STRANGERS, TO GIVE VOICE TO THE UPROOTED, TO PROVIDE DURABLE SOLUTIONS, AND TO CHALLENGE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUFFERING AND DISPLACEMENT. CWS WORKS WITH A NETWORK OF CHURCHES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ASSIST UPROOTED PERSONS THAT HAVE HAD TO FLEE THEIR COUNTRIES DUE TO PERSECUTION, ARMED CONFLICT, ETC. TOGETHER, WE SEEK TO PROVIDE FORCIBLY DISPLACED POPULATIONS SUPPORT TO ADDRESS CRITICAL UNMET NEEDS AS DURABLE SOLUTIONS ARE SOUGHT. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: SHELTERING PEOPLE TEMPORARILY DISPLACED BY CIVIL STRIFE AND OTHER FACTORS BEYOND THEIR CONTROL, PROVIDING SHELTER, FOOD, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, LEGAL AID, ETC. TO REFUGEES, REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN THE US THROUGH CONGREGATIONS, PROTECTING THE UPROOTED PERSONS IN THE MOST VULNERABLE SITUATIONS, RESPONDING TO NEW AND EMERGING REFUGEE SITUATIONS, ADVOCATING INITIATIVES THAT INFLUENCE US GOVERNMENT AND OTHER POLICIES AND LAWS AFFECTING THE PROTECTION OF UPROOTED PERSONS, AND PROVIDING IMMIGRATION SERVICES AND SUPPORT.CWS PROTECTS AND ASSISTS REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, MIGRANTS, AND OTHER DISPLACED PEOPLE THROUGH PROGRAMS GROUNDED IN OUR FAITH BASED COMMITMENT TO DIGNITY, WELCOME, AND JUSTICE. TODAY, CWS WORKS ALONGSIDE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY FORCED DISPLACEMENT, CONFLICT, CLIMATE IMPACTS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, PROVIDING PROTECTION, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, AND PATHWAYS TO LONG TERM STABILITY. THROUGH A GLOBAL NETWORK OF PARTNERS, WE HELP MEET THE BASIC SURVIVAL NEEDS OF DISPLACED COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO SHELTER, FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, LEGAL SERVICES, AND RELIABLE INFORMATION ON WHERE AND HOW TO GET ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT ALL PHASES OF MIGRATION. IN THE UNITED STATES, CWS REMAINS A GLOBAL LEADER IN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AND NEWCOMER SUPPORT, PARTNERING WITH CONGREGATIONS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE REFUGEES HAVE HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, A WELCOMING COMMUNITY, AND THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND THRIVE. WE ALSO ENGAGE IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND INFORM THE PUBLIC AND POLICY MAKERS; STRENGTHEN INCLUSIVE, RIGHTS BASED MIGRATION AND REFUGEE POLICIES; AND EXPAND SAFE AND REGULAR PATHWAYS FOR MIGRATION. OUR PROGRAMS PRIORITIZE PEOPLE AT HIGHEST RISK OF AND MOST VULNERABLE TO HARM AND EXPLOITATION INCLUDING UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN, WOMEN, AND MIGRANTS WITH DISABILITIES AND TO ENSURE PROTECTION, CULTIVATE BELONGING, AND DELIVER OPPORTUNITIES FOR DURABLE SOLUTIONS.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE - CWS JOINS TOGETHER WITH OTHERS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IN HUMANITARIAN CRISES AROUND THE WORLD. CWS HELPS THE FAITH COMMUNITY PLAY ITS SPECIAL ROLE IN DISASTER MITIGATION, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE. IN RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES AND WORKING DURING PROLONGED PERIODS OF NEED, CWS WORKS TO ENSURE THE WORLD'S MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. THE GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE DURABLE SOLUTIONS THAT BUILD OR RESTORE PEACE, JUSTICE AND DIGNITY.ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SURVIVORS OF NATURAL AND HUMAN CAUSED DISASTERS, MATERIAL ASSISTANCE RELATED TO NATURAL AND HUMAN CAUSED DISASTERS, MITIGATION, PREPAREDNESS, PLANNING, AND SUSTAINABLE ASSISTANCE TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF DISASTERS, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM RESPONSE ACTIVITIES OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES PREPARING FOR AND AFFECTED BY NATURAL AND HUMAN CAUSED DISASTERS, AND PROVISION OF PASTORAL, SPIRITUAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CARE THAT HELPS DISASTER SURVIVORS COPE WITH THE CRISIS SITUATION AND RECOVER THEIR CAPACITY TO MOVE FORWARD POSITIVELY.CWS RESPONDS TO HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES BY PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITIES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER CRISES AND DISASTERS TO REDUCE RISK, ALLEVIATE SUFFERING, SAVE LIVES, AND SUPPORT LONG TERM RECOVERY. OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAMS ADDRESS THE URGENT, IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS AND HUMAN CAUSED CRISES BY PROVIDING SAFE SHELTER, ESSENTIAL RELIEF ITEMS, FOOD ASSISTANCE, AND ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE. WE PRIORITIZE THE MOST AT RISK POPULATIONS, INCLUDING CHILDREN, WOMEN, REFUGEES, AND RURAL FAMILIES LIVING IN SITUATIONS OF POVERTY, WHILE SUPPORTING COMMUNITY LED RECOVERY AND RESTORING LIVELIHOODS OVER THE LONGER TERM. CWS ALSO STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE BY SUPPORTING LOCALLY LED MITIGATION EFFORTS, CLIMATE ADAPTATION, COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING, AND ANTICIPATORY ACTION. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAITH COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, WE HELP ENSURE THAT PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HUMANITARIAN CRISES RECEIVE NOT ONLY MATERIAL SUPPORT BUT ALSO PASTORAL, SPIRITUAL, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE THAT PRIORITIZES RESPECT AND PROMOTES DIGNITY, HOPE, AND LONG TERM WELL BEING. OUR APPROACH INCORPORATES EFFORTS TO ENABLE DURABLE SOLUTIONS THAT PROMOTE PEACE, JUSTICE, AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO FUTURE CRISES.