Faith In Action January 2010 Haiti Disaster Relief Effort At the request of the United Nations, Catholic Relief Services CRS is supplying shelter, food, and water to 50,000 people at the first Haitian relief camp. In addition, CRS has formed six medical teams to provide health care throughout the area. To date, 404,179 has been collected through the Diocese of Grand Rapids for CRSs Haiti Relief Effort. This includes daily contributions and donations received through special parish collections.

Faith in Action Program WrapUps Christmas Outreach During the 2009 Christmas season, CCWM assisted at least 1,954 people. This does not include the food baskets that were also given out during the holiday season. We thank our community outreach program and volunteers for helping create a very Merry Christmas for our West Michigan community. Project Rachel Project Rachel concluded their staff training last month. The skillbuilding sessions hosted speakers on postabortion healing and clinical deve

National Action contd Immigration Reform The USCCB has made it a priority to push for immigration reform from Congress. The USCCB has launched a new website with the sole focus of legislation reform for the betterment of life and maintenance of human dignity toward all of our nations immigrants. Bishop Wester, the chairman of the USCCB Committee on Migration said this It is our view, and that of others, that the American public, including the Catholic and other faith communities, want a humane a

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