cy. accounting for more than 80 per cent of all of America's voluntary overseas relief efforts, the greatest possible good is achieved at tl\e lowest cost. This is possible because in the world-wide organization networks of the religious faiths—as nowhere else—there are thousands of volun tary workers available in every country, keeping expense at a mini mum and person-to-person contact at a maximum. For example, in the sharing of U. S. surplus commodities with the needy overseas — through which more than a billion pounds were distributed by religious agencies in 1956—each contributed dollar ex pended made available more than 200 pounds of food < in many cases more than 400 pounds > to relieve human misery among the chroni cally undernourished and the under privileged. Fund Usages Through the coming year these agencies will make special efforts ■ n behalf of refugees from areas of •'•ppi essi :i, helping those who have •scaped tyranny to reach new hav •TiS of safety and freedom, and maintaining continuing programs of resettlement, constructive develop ment and other assistance for all “Uigees.
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