Mission Statement

CFCA’s mission is to walk with the poor and marginalized of the world.

•	We provide personal attention and direct benefits to children, youth, aging and their families so they may live with dignity, achieve their desired potential and participate fully in society.
•	We invite people of good will to live in daily solidarity with the world’s poor through one-to-one sponsorship.
•	We build community by fostering relationships of mutual respect, understanding and support that are culturally diverse, empowering and without religious or other prejudice.

Grounded in the Gospel call to serve the poor, CFCA is a lay Catholic organization working with persons of all faith traditions to create a worldwide community of compassion and service.

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Core Values

CFCA's Core Values are defined as beliefs or principles which guide the decisions within our organzation.

• CFCA is grounded in the Gospel call to serve the poor.

• Honesty and transparency are necessary to operate an efficient and effective organization.

• Recognizing the God-given dignity of each person is essential to sincere, lasting, loving relationships.

• A relationship of mutual respect between sponsor and sponsored person is central to CFCA's mission.

History

Founded in 1981, the CFCA worldwide community now includes more than 310,000 sponsored children, youth and aging friends in 25 countries; more than 275,000 sponsors; a board of directors; U.S. and overseas staff; partners; and U.S. and overseas volunteers. Read more about CFCA's history.

Accountability and Stewardship

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