As an independent, self-funded research center, CARA has operated largely on a fee-for-service model.  Increasingly, however, CARA is called upon to share the information it has accumulated and to provide much-needed data to assist the Church at all levels in self-understanding and decision-making.  CARA does not have the financial resources to respond as well as it could to the information needs of the Church or to subsidize those who may not be able to afford CARA services. We appreciate your contribution in support of CARA and its mission. For further information, see CARA's 2007 Annual Report on the CARA home page.