CRS Rice Bowl

CRS Rice Bowl is a Lenten program of prayer, fasting, learning, and giving. The educational materials assist ongoing parish and school efforts in developing a spirituality of justice and solidarity with those most in need. Donations help fund CRS development projects in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America to produce more food, increase income and address poverty. 25% of contributions remain in this archdiocese for grants to parishes and organizations that help the poor in Western Washington.

Rice Bowl Grants in Archdiocese of Seattle Seventy-five percent of the locally collected funds for Rice Bowl are used by Catholic Relief Services overseas for development projects, such as small loan programs for women in the poorest areas of the world. (Please visit the CRS web site to learn more about its programs overseas!) Twenty-five percent of the funds stay in each (arch)diocese for local projects. 2013 grant results are now available below.	View
2013 CRS Rice Bowl Grants Printer friendly PDF version: 2013 CRS Rice Bowl Grants	View
2013 Rice Bowl Grant Memo to Applicants The Missions Office accepts grant applications from parishes and organizations in western Washington that work toward the alleviation of hunger and poverty in the Archdiocese of Seattle area. The application process for 2013 is closed.	View
2013 Rice Bowl Grant Criteria & Guidelines	View
2013 Rice Bowl Grant Application	View
2012 Rice Bowl Grant Report Form Note for 2012 awardees: A report on how 2012 Rice Bowl grant funds were used, if a grant had been provided, must be on file before a 2013 application will be considered for funding.	View

CRS Rice Bowl featured countries for Lent of 2014 Kenya Malawi Philippines Guatemala Haiti
Thank you! What you gave up for Lent this year changed lives. Please watch this brief video expressing our thanks for your support of CRS Rice Bowl.	View Video
CRS Collection and CRS Rice Bowl FAQs	View
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