The church also operates CES, which includes BYU, BYU–Idaho, BYU–Hawaii, and Ensign College. The church also operates Institutes of Religion near the campuses of many colleges and universities. For high-school aged youth, the church operates a four-year Seminary program, which provides religious classes for students to supplement their secular education. The church also sponsors a low-interest educational loan program known as the Perpetual Education Fund, which provides educational opportunities to students from developing nations. thumb|right|The church's Family History Library is the world's largest library dedicated to genealogical research The church's welfare system, initiated in 1930 during the Great Depression, provides aid to the poor. Leaders ask members to fast once a month and donate the money they would have spent on those meals to help the needy, in what is called a fast offering. Money from the program is used to operate Bishop's storehouses, which package and store food at low cost. Distribution of funds and food is administered by local bishops. The church also distributes money through its Philanthropies division to disaster victims worldwide.
the church also operates ces which includes byu byu–idaho byu–hawaii and ensign college the church also operates institutes of religion near the campuses of many colleges and universities for high-school aged youth the church operates a four-year seminary program which provides religious classes for students to supplement their secular education the church also sponsors a low-interest educational loan program known as the perpetual education fund which provides educational opportunities to students from developing nations thumb|right|the church's family history library is the world's largest library dedicated to genealogical research the church's welfare system initiated in 1930 during the great depression provides aid to the poor leaders ask members to fast once a month and donate the money they would have spent on those meals to help the needy in what is called a fast offering money from the program is used to operate bishop's storehouses which package and store food at low cost distribution of funds and food is administered by local bishops the church also distributes money through its philanthropies division to disaster victims worldwide