CAREful Shopping

These organizations or companies are devoted to either helping workers directly or providing benefits back to the community through the sale of their respective products.

Catholic Relief Servers and SERRV International Catalog SERRV imports these products directly from community-based artisan partner organizations. They share our commitment to the principals of "fair trade" as defined by The International Federation for Alternative Trade.

Abbey Press - The Christian Family Catalog Abbey Press is owned and operated by Saint Meinrad Archabbey, a 140-year-old Benedictine monastic community in southern Indiana. In addition to Abbey Press, Saint Meinrad Archabbey operates a nationally renowned school of theology. This institution is instrumental in providing us with priests and lay leaders to guide us in our Christian faith and society. Net proceeds from your purchases go to support these ministries.

Newman's Own Paul Newman has two policies for his company, from which he never deviates. First, he insists on top quality products without the addition of artificial ingredients or preservatives. Second, he gives away all profits, after taxes, from the sale of the products to educational and charitable organizations, both in the US and foreign countries where his products are sold.  This company has now given over $125,000,000 to charity.

“What's different about working with Equal Exchange is that we send our coffee directly to them without intermediaries. The extra money our cooperatives receive makes a difference in medicines and nurseries to care for our children.” Mateo Rendon of FESACORA, a co-op federation in El Salvador.