The Center for Religion, Ethics and Social Policy (CRESP) was founded in 1971 as an outgrowth of Cornell United Religious Work (CURW). It is an independent not-for-profit agency and an affiliate of Cornell University with administrative offices in Cornell's Anabel Taylor Hall. Initially a "think tank" on issues of social justice, it rapidly attracted projects to address community and global needs. Eco-Justice, the Learning Web, anti-apartheid efforts, socially responsible advertising, draft counseling, farming alternatives, - all were sponsored efforts to address the issues of the day. Many of these projects are now independent agencies. Today CRESP serves as the umbrella for sixteen projects, works with Cornell student groups on progressive issues, and has two affiliates --- one located in a traditional village outside Dakar, Senegal, and the other in the rural mountains of the Dominican Republic.