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Collateral Repair Project
Collateral Repair Project (CRP), located in Amman, Jordan is an international NGO that was established in 2006. Collateral Repair Project, which routinely 6,500 refugee families as of 2020, operates out of two community centers in Amman. The original community center is located in the Hashemi Shemali neighborhood in Eastern Amman and the second, newer, community center is in Downtown Amman.

History
Collateral Repair Project was created to serve the influx of Iraqi refugees in Amman, and at this point serves primarily Iraqi, Syrian, Jordanian, Sudanese, Somali, and Yemeni refugees. Founded as a response to the need for emergency assistance for and relationship building with Iraqi refugees living in Jordan. Overtime Collateral Repair Project transitioned into an organization with a holistic approach, developing extensive additional programming focused on community building, trauma relief, and education.

Basic Needs Assistance
Collateral Repair Project's basic needs assistance program primarily focuses on monthly food voucher distribution to families in need. Additionally, Collateral Repair Project also offers seasonal assistance, such as warm clothes, blankets, heaters, and fuel in the winter months, and fans in the summer months. The annual back to school drive supplies refugee children with the backpacks, supplies, and uniforms that are necessary to attend classes. Collateral Repair Project also responds to emergency situations, such as the COVID-19 crisis, where the organization managed to continue to safely provide food vouchers by partnering with local markets as well as providing sanitization kits to beneficiaries.

Programming
Collateral Repair Project offers basic needs assistance through in-kind aid, referrals, information, and a monthly food voucher program. Collateral Repair Project also offers educational, trauma relief, entrepreneurial, livelihood, and youth programming. Collateral Repair Project holds weekly men's support groups, trauma-informed yoga practice, as well as empowerment programs for women and girls and an array of education programs ranging from ESL classes to music and computer classes. Collateral Repair Project also runs women's livelihood classes teaching women beauty salon skills. Hope Workshop, a craft collective within Collateral Repair Project, offers a women's only space that gives beneficiaries the chance to create, socialize, and collaborate while earning additional income for their households.