In recognition that poverty ravages many areas of the world -  victimizing families, children and the elderly, Cross International Catholic Outreach dedicates ourselves to  a ministry of relief and development to aid the poorest of the poor. Wherever possible, our work is not to sustain the needy, but rather  to break the cycle of poverty that plagues them. By providing  educational opportunities and by focusing on community development, we  strive to make impoverished individuals and villages self-supporting.