You will find ISC working on climate change in China, or with a Katrina-ravaged community on the Gulf Coast. But you'll also find us places that have long faded from the public spotlight, such as countries in the former Soviet Union.

Why? Because ISC moves beyond immediate, crisis-oriented assistance to helping communities find permanent solutions and lasting change. Long after an event like the collapse of the Wall fades from the daily news, ordinary people are still struggling to find jobs, breathe clean air , drink clean water, and care for their own—to thrive, not just survive. ISC helps them do this.