# 1439 - 1971 8c CARE
Founding Of CARE
After World War II ended in August 1945, Congress and the American public called for President Harry Truman to allow private organizations to offer relief services to people in Europe that were starving or suffering after the war. Truman agreed and CARE was officially founded on November 27.
The first CARE Packages arrived in Le Havre, France on May 11, 1946. Early packages consisted of US Army ration packs that had been collected for the intended invasion of Japan. These packages included canned meats, powdered milk, dried fruit, chocolate, coffee, and cigarettes.
In early 1947, these initial CARE Packages were gone and the organization had to build its own. They worked with nutritionists, dropped the cigarettes, and included certain items for specific destinations. After three years of operation, CARE had put together 12 different kinds of packages.
CARE is still in operation today, working in 94 countries on 962 different projects, and helping up to 256 million people.
Click here to visit the CARE website.
Founding Of CARE
After World War II ended in August 1945, Congress and the American public called for President Harry Truman to allow private organizations to offer relief services to people in Europe that were starving or suffering after the war. Truman agreed and CARE was officially founded on November 27.
The first CARE Packages arrived in Le Havre, France on May 11, 1946. Early packages consisted of US Army ration packs that had been collected for the intended invasion of Japan. These packages included canned meats, powdered milk, dried fruit, chocolate, coffee, and cigarettes.
In early 1947, these initial CARE Packages were gone and the organization had to build its own. They worked with nutritionists, dropped the cigarettes, and included certain items for specific destinations. After three years of operation, CARE had put together 12 different kinds of packages.
CARE is still in operation today, working in 94 countries on 962 different projects, and helping up to 256 million people.
Click here to visit the CARE website.