Help Ukrainians
Please support organizations providing assistance to Ukrainians and Ukrainian refugees. Here are some we trust.
Ukraine Children’s Action Project
The Ukraine Children’s Action Project was established to assess and support the urgent needs of displaced children who have escaped from a brutal Russian invasion that began on February 24, 2022. Since that time, nearly 2/3 of Ukraine’s children under age 15 have fled besieged areas in eastern regions of the nation. Many of these children have been severely traumatized and/ or have been unable to continue their education. UCAP works with local officials and non-governmental organizations in Lviv, Ukraine and countries, especially Poland, that are continuing to receive Ukrainian refugees to optimize the health, well-being and education of children who have been separated by war from their homes and communities.
Razom
Ukrainian Americans created this project to provide urgent help and support after the Revolution of Dignity in 2014. Razom, which means “together” in Ukrainian, is responding to the Russian invasion by providing critical medical supplies and amplifying the voices of Ukrainians.
Ukrainian Red Cross
Founded in 1918, the Ukrainian Red Cross works to ensure human life protection, prevention and mitigation of human suffering during armed conflicts, natural disasters, catastrophes and accidents, support to medical services of the armed forces and public healthcare services, assist public authorities of Ukraine in their activities in the humanitarian field.
CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort)
CORE is a crisis response organization that brings immediate aid and recovery to underserved communities across the globe. When a crisis strikes, CORE responds immediately to fill gaps, mobilize resources, and establish trust and collaboration from within communities to empower them to break perennial cycles of poverty and vulnerability. CORE focuses on equity by bringing relief directly to those who need it most. Their efforts are driven by a focus on equity, locally hired staff, and an investment that starts from within the community and adapts to its dynamic needs.
doctors without borders
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) helps people worldwide where the need is greatest, delivering emergency medical aid to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from health care.
International rescue committee
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in over 40 countries and 25 U.S. cities to restore safety, dignity and hope, the IRC leads the way from harm to home. When an emergency arises, the IRC arrives on the scene within 72 hours with urgently needed supplies and expertise that protect people caught in the midst of chaos. They stay as long as they are needed, helping survivors to heal, recover and rebuild their communities to be stronger, more stable and more democratic.
world central kitchen
José Andrés founded World Central Kitchen after the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti with the belief that food can be an agent of change. WCK has expanded globally and developed into a group of chefs creating smart solutions to hunger and poverty. Today, World Central Kitchen uses the expertise of its Chef Network to empower people to be part of the solution, with a focus on health, education, jobs, and social enterprise. WCK is serving hot, fresh meals in Ukraine and to Ukrainians fleeing the country.
Despite hazards of very different varieties in Ukraine and in Russia, journalists are indispensable to helping us track and understand what is happening. One more organization worthy of your support:
Committee to Protect Journalists
Every year, hundreds of journalists are attacked, imprisoned, or killed. For 30+ years, CPJ has been there to defend them and fight for press freedom. The Committee to Protect Journalists promotes press freedom worldwide by defending the rights of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal. Founded in 1981, CPJ takes action when journalists are censored, jailed, kidnapped, or killed for their work, without regard to political ideology. In its defense of journalists, CPJ protects the rights of all people to access independent sources of information – an essential part of a free society.