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CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere), nonprofit, nonsectarian federation of agencies devoted to channeling relief and self-help materials to needy people in foreign countries. Organized in the United States (1945) to help war-ravaged Europe, CARE soon expanded its program to include developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Famous for its "CARE packages" of food and other necessities, CARE in now also involved in population, health care, land management, and small economic activity. It is now an international organization with 10 member countries and headquarters in Brussels. care in (or into) care Social welfare made the legal responsibility of a local authority by order of a court CARE agency devoted to channeling relief to needy people abroad. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 456] See : Aid, Organizational How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They commuted daily to the nursing homes to give care. Last year's toy drive was so successful that organizers are making plans this Christmas to also give care packages to adult guests. However, another significant, but often overlooked, benefit of the presence of plants, animals, and children is the opportunity they afford residents to balance their receiving care with ways they can give care. |
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