Care & Care for EuropeCare & Care for Europe

CARE is a well-established mainstream Christian NGO that undertakes a variety of social caring and educational programmes as well as research and lobbying on associated issues.

CARE's concern is for the well-being of all in society but particularly for the most vulnerable and needy. CARE has a Headquarters office in Westminster and is represented in most of the UK Capitals and in Brussels.

In Brussels Care is represented as ‘Care for Europe'. CARE for Europe was set up in 1992 in response to the extension of EU legislative proposals for areas such as:

• Education and training
• Bioethical and public health issues
  
• Media standards
• Social, community and equal opportunities policies
• Protection of women and children

CARE for Europe tries to work on this issues in the following ways:

• Policy: Research and comment on EU policy and legislation
• Networking with other non-governmental organisations
  
• Communication and sharing of information on the EU institutions to CARE supporters and to decision-makers at EU and national levels, including briefing and lobbying MEPs and EU officials

All information about Care for Europe can be found at: www.careforeurope.org.