People from these lands came to Oshkosh under the auspices of humanitarian organizations such as World Relief, Shelter Now International and Catholic Diocese of Green Bay's Catholic Charities Resettlement a and Immigration Services. Based in Baltimore, World Relief was founded by a consortium of concerned church groups to supply food and clothing to refugees in the aftermath of World War II, and for 65 years has continued to provide humanitarian support for millions of victims of war and natural disaster.