NCCW Meets in Jacksonville, Elects New Officers
National Council of Catholic Women at 200 N. Glebe Road, Suite 703, Arlington, VA 22203 US - WORKS OF PEACE/WORKS OF RECONCILIATION
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Committed to solidarity with women and children world-wide for over 75 years, NCCW collaborates with Catholic Relief Services by raising awareness and money for programs to aid women and children in dangerous or desperate circumstances:
- Refugee Women Emergency Fund—assists displaced or exiled women and children.
- Water for Life—reduces disease, improves agricultural viability, and offers emergency services after natural disasters.
- Madonna Plan—helps women gain self-sufficiency through micro-businesses as well as offering mothers medical care and education.
- Help-a-Child—trains village health care workers and offers immunizations and nutritional supplements to improve children’s survival (Latin America, India, Africa, and Global).
Works of Peace and Works of Reconciliation donation form
Press Release March 7, 2003: National Council of Catholic Women Donates $259,669 for Global Needs of Women and Children
Information about the CRS “Care of Creation” and the Water for Life DVD discussion guide is available at http://education.crs.org/stewardship/
