Two years after war criminal Putin brutally invaded Ukraine, most of us can only imagine the horror being experienced every day by the brave people of that country. With Russian bombs falling on their cities every day, we need to continue to focus our efforts on helping the suffering people of Ukraine as much as we can, to help them and democracy survive and thrive. (Getting critical military aid would also be helpful, but that's another story.) Via The Philadelphia Inquirer, this is a (partial) list of verified charities that are helping the people of Ukraine. Please consider giving:
World Central Kitchen
What they do: They have served millions of meals and have teams active in hundreds of cities and towns in Ukraine. They have also built a logistics network of delivery vans, trucks, trains, and warehouses throughout the country, delivering millions of pounds of food to families—sometimes in areas completely cut off due to fighting and near the Russian border.
How you can help: There are many ways to donate to WCK; see their website. This is a registered nonprofit, so donations are tax deductible.
🌐 wck.org
Project HOPE
What they do: Founded in 1958,
Project HOPE responds to humanitarian emergencies and disasters.
Currently, according to the group’s website, the group is aiding those
in Ukraine by mobilizing its emergency teams and “sending medical
supplies and standing by to provide health screening and care for
refugees.”
How you can help: Donate on the group’s website. This group is U.S. registered, so your donation is tax deductible.
🌐 projecthope.org
GlobalGiving
What they do:
GlobalGiving uses its funding to support local nonprofits working in
affected areas. Currently, “GlobalGiving’s local partners in Ukraine are
bringing relief to displaced families and people in high-risk areas.”
According to the group, your donation will support refugees with food,
shelter, and clean water, as well as providing health and psychological
support.
How you can help: Donate to the group’s Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund online. This group is U.S. registered, so your donation is tax deductible.
🌐 globalgiving.org
UNICEF USA
What they do: Over 510,000 children have been affected by the conflict so far, and the UNICEF
emergency response is working to address their needs by preparing
health, hygiene, and emergency education supplies, as well as
distributing safe water to affected areas, providing children with
psychosocial care, and helping kids separated from their families. At
the moment, UNICEF is trying to raise $66.4 million to be able to
continue their programs and offer immunization, healthcare, child
protection, and cash assistance.
How you can help: Donate on the UNICEF website. UNICEF USA is U.S. registered, so your donation is tax deductible.
🌐 unicefusa.org
International Medical Corps
What they do: International Medical Corps helped Ukrainians during conflict in 1999-2000 by delivering medicine and training more than 500 local doctors and medical staff. In 2014, they partnered with the Ukraine Ministry of Health to support mobile health services and train medical professionals on preventing and controlling infections. As the crisis develops, the International Medical Corps has added mental health counseling to the services available for the community.
How you can help: Donate on the group’s website. Donations to this organization are tax deductible.
🌐 give.internationalmedicalcorps.org
United Help Ukraine
What they do: United Help Ukraine receives and distributes food donations and medical supplies to people in Ukraine. The group’s current priorities: Aiding Ukrainian soldiers and their families, helping displaced people from Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, and raising awareness of the current situation.
How you can help: Donate via PayPal, or by check payable to United Help Ukraine, Box 83426, Gaithersburg, Md., 20883. This is a registered nonprofit so all donations are tax deductible.
🌐 facebook.com/UnitedHelpUkraine.org
Revived Soldiers Ukraine
What they do: This nonprofit provides medical aid for people affected by military conflict. The group buys medication and medical supplies, helps support army hospitals, and works to improve the living standards for soldiers and their families.
How you can help: Donate directly through the group’s website, through PayPal or Patreon, or make it your preferred Amazon nonprofit, which donates 0.5% of the amount of your Amazon purchases to the group. This group is U.S. registered, so your donation is tax deductible.
Sunflower of Peace
What they do: Sunflower for Peace
offers medical assistance to Ukrainian orphans, people displaced by
war, and people heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the
country. In February 2022, the group started asking for donations to
prepare first aid medical tactical backpacks for paramedics and doctors
on the front lines. These kinds of backpacks — usually handled by
Marines, special military forces, and military groups — are used to save
lives in areas without access to hospitals or emergency care.
How you can help: Donate on Facebook. This group is U.S. registered, so your donation is tax deductible.
🌐 facebook.com/sunflowerofpeace
The KYIV Independent
What they do: The KYIV Independent
is an independent media outlet reporting in English. The organization
has been covering the Russia-Ukraine conflict, doing fact checking, and
reporting on human rights. Since the group is not affiliated with any
government and reports in English, it is becoming an important window
into what’s happening in Ukraine right now.
How you can help: Since its creation in 2021, The KYIV Independent runs mainly on donations. Donate through GoFundMe or Patreon.
🌐 kyivindependent.com
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
What they do: This group runs an emergency program with $1 million in funding that helps the approximately 300,000 Jewish people in Ukraine. The fellowship
has staff and volunteers on the ground in Ukraine, and also funds the
country’s Jewish organizations to give Ukrainian Jews the chance to move
to Israel. Funds are also used to provide the Ukrainian Jewish
community with food, medicine, and heat. This group is U.S. registered,
so your donation is tax deductible.
How you can help: Donate online.
🌐 help.ifcj.org
Voices of Children
What they do: Voices of Children
provides psychological and psychosocial support to children affected by
war. Their main focus is on the front lines in the regions of Donetsk
and Luhansk. Donations help finance art therapy and mobile
psychologists, and help families in need.
How you can help: Donate directly on their website.
🌐 voices.org.ua
Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe (CARE)
What they do:
Created in 1945 to help people overcome the devastation of WWII, CARE’s
works to end poverty, and achieve equity and social justice worldwide.
In Ukraine, the group is working on providing girls, women, and elderly
people with water, food, and hygiene kits. They currently have a Ukraine
Crisis Fund specially focused on continuing their work in the country,
and providing psychological support, recovery, and cash assistance.
How you can help: Donate using a credit card or through PayPal on their website.
🌐 care.org
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
What they do:
The Red Cross’s International Committee provides shelter, food,
first-aid training, and humanitarian aid around the world. The group has
been supporting people in Ukraine for almost a decade and as the crisis
continues, they are adding to their help comfort kits for individuals
and families in need.
How you can help: Donate to the ICRC on its website.
🌐 icrc.org
American Red Cross
What they do:
In Ukraine, the American Red Cross is currently helping U.S. military
people and families deployed in the region. So far, they have sent 30
staff members to Europe to help U.S. military members in Ukraine connect
with their families back home, and are delivering hygiene items and
resources to service members and U.S. State Department staff abroad.
They can not help Ukraine with blood directly, because it can’t be sent
without special request from the U.S Department of State, the United
Nation, or other affected Red Cross networks.
How you can help: Donate on their website. They are U.S. registered, so your donation is tax deductible.
🌐 redcross.org
United Ukrainian American Relief Committee (UUARC)
What they do: Created in 1944, the UUARC was created to help Ukrainians in refugee camps during WWII relocate to the U.S.. They are currently working in coordination with the Ukrainian Embassy to coordinate medical supplies, food, offering shelter, and taking care of injured people and refugee.
How you can help: Donate on their website or send a check to the United Ukrainian American Relief Committee, Inc. 1206 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111. For medical donations call 215-728-1630. They are U.S. registered, so your donation is tax deductible.
🌐 uuarc.org
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
What they do:
The JDC has been helping the Jewish community around the world since
1914; for the last 30 years they have focused on helping Ukraine’s
Jewish population. They aid elderly Jewish people, children, and
families by providing food, medicine, and utilities. At the moment, JDC
is preparing to send psychosocial support to Ukraine as mass
displacements increase, as well as delivering food packages, and
providing online support.
How you can help: Donate on their website. They are U.S. registered, so your donation is tax deductible.
🌐 jdc.org
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