How to help Ukraine? A sampling of charitable efforts.
Dozens of charitable groups are feeding, sheltering, and assisting those in Ukraine and the more than 3 million people who have fled the war. Here are a few of those organizations helping out.聽
Dozens of charitable groups are feeding, sheltering, and assisting those in Ukraine and the more than 3 million people who have fled the war. Here are a few of those organizations helping out.聽
As the battle for Ukraine continues, readers have asked for suggestions on how they might help. We鈥檝e compiled a list of just a few of the many organizations working in and around Ukraine, providing food, housing, and other forms of assistance.聽
World Central Kitchen
This nonprofit was created after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Today,聽the group deploys wherever there is disaster, from Uganda to the U.S.-Mexico border to California, where they feed those displaced by the state鈥檚 raging wildfires, as the Monitor reported. World Central Kitchen and its partners are cooking meals for Ukrainian war refugees and says it鈥檚 supplying 55 cities in and around Ukraine.聽
Airbnb
Tens of thousands of people have booked聽Airbnb rooms or homes in major Ukrainian cities, such as Kyiv, without any intention of staying there. Since Airbnb transfers payments within 24 hours of check in, this is seen as a quick way to get cash directly into the hands of beleaguered Ukrainians. Separately, the online housing rental company is offering free, short-term housing to up to聽100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine聽via its nonprofit initiative Airbnb.org. And as聽the Monitor reported,聽the new app聽Ukraine Take Shelter聽connects Ukrainian refugees with people around the world ready to house them.
Humane Society International
The global animal welfare organization has an animal rescue fund that responds to crises worldwide, and is now helping聽the Ukrainian people and the animals in their care. Humane Society International is currently working with the Romanian Red Cross to get pet food and veterinary supplies into Ukraine. But the group warns that as the attacks on Ukraine continue, getting help to those within the country 鈥渋s likely to become more problematic.鈥�
End Hunger New England
As the name suggests, this nonprofit group has donated 6 million meals in the past two years. But like many charitable groups, End Hunger New England is also helping Ukrainians. The goal:聽1 million meals sent to Ukrainians by May, as the Monitor reported.
Save the Children
Started during the aftermath of World War I, Save the Children has set up a relief fund specifically for Ukraine to help provide children and families with immediate aid, such as food, water, hygiene kits, psychosocial support, and cash.
CARE
Started after World War II as a way to distribute surplus U.S. Army rations, CARE does charitable work worldwide. It, too, has set up a Ukraine crisis fund intended to help families 鈥� especially women and girls 鈥� fleeing violence in Ukraine by providing food, water, and hygiene kits.
The Ukrainian Red Cross
Established in 1918, the Ukrainian Red Cross is providing medicine, bedding, food, mental health support, first aid kits, and other direct assistance to Ukrainians.聽
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The Monitor doesn鈥檛 endorse specific charitable organizations and recommends that you investigate each group before making a donation. These three organizations provide evaluations of registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits in the United States and may offer suggestions of other nonprofit groups working in Ukraine.聽聽