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Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) is one of the largest private international humanitarian organization[?] in the world. World-wide staffing exceeds 12,000, most of whom hale from the nation they assist.

CARE was founded in 1945 to provide relief to survivors of World War II. The relief came in CARE Packages, which were U.S. Army surplus 10-in-1 food parcels left over from the planned U.S. invasion of Japan. The service let Americans send the packages to friends and families in Europe. Each CARE Package cost $10 and was guaranteed to reach its addressee within four months.

External link

Video of U.S. President Truman commending CARE (http://www.careusa.org/videos/truman.mov)

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