The GHS Mission: Catholic Relief Services (CRS) recognizes the vital role Catholic secondary schools play in the Church’s mission of evangelization and catechesis in the United States. Motivated by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the CRS Global High School Program provides opportunities for Catholic secondary schools to join with CRS to educate about Catholic social teaching and advocate for solidarity with the global poor.
Our Goals: Through the vehicles of prayer, learning, action and giving, the CRS Global High School Program is created to:
History: For the last four years, iNeighbor: Global Solidarity Schools Initiative has served as the pilot program for Catholic Relief Services’ outreach to Catholic High Schools in the United States. Based on assessment of the iNeighbor program, the attached document outlines the plan for a viable CRS Global High School program to be launched nationally in the spring of 2015.
For more information, please contact us at GlobalHighSchool@crs.org.