Disaster Relief and Resiliency Fund Archives

AMERICARES: This Ambulance Crosses Borders When Its Patients Cannot

For most transgender women in Ukraine, there is no way to cross the border to Poland or other countries: Their formal documents identify them as men, so the government prohibits them from leaving the country. But, with Americares help, this group does receive specialized health care – from an ambulance that brings LGBTQ+ care to […]

INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE: Ukrainian refugee who has started a new career as a tram driver since resettling in Poland

Originally from the Mykolaiv region in Ukraine, Maryna and her family arrived in Poland in 2021. Her husband was having difficulty finding a job after undergoing heart surgery, so they had decided to relocate to Poland with their 14-year-old daughter Daria and their 11-year-old son Artem. The war in Ukraine led them to stay in […]

DIRECT RELIEF: Amputees Receive Free Prostheses in Ukraine

Danish organization Levitate hosted a prosthetics sports event along with Unbroken Rehabilitaion Center (both partner organizations of Direct Relief). Levitate specializes in creating prosthetics sports gear that’s affordable, durable, and easy to use; and now Levitate will be able to help Ukrainian amputees get on their feet. With funding from Direct Relief, their team will […]

Champion disaster relief charities through your workplace

Florida. Pakistan. The Horn of Africa. Ukraine. Afghanistan. If you’re keeping up with the news cycle, it seems like there’s a new emergency popping up at the forefront faster than we can even process the emergency that occurred before it. And with so many disasters happening around the world, it can feel flustering to decide […]