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On February 23, Russia invaded Ukraine. If you’re catching up to events, here’s how we got here. While the world watches the attack unfold, you may be wondering what you can do to help.
Here are some groups currently helping people in Ukraine.
One note: When deciding where to give, it’s always a good idea to check out Charity Navigator, which evaluates nonprofits and recommends credible organizations.
We’ll be updating this list. If you know of a non profit we should consider adding, please email us.
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.
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GlobalGiving
What they do: GlobalGiving uses its funding to support local non profits 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, 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.
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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 conflict-affected areas, providing children with psychosocial care, and helping kids separated from their families.
How you can help: Donate on the UNICEF website. UNICEF USA is U.S. registered, so your donation is tax deductible.
Catholic Relief Services
What they do: Catholic Relief Services has partners across Ukraine and is currently providing shelter, food, hygiene supplies, fuel, transportation to safe areas, and counseling support.
How you can help: Donate via Paypal on the group’s website. Donations to this organization are tax deductible.
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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 how to prevent and control 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.
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🌐 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, PO Box 83426, Gaithersburg, MD, 20883. This is a registered non profit so all donations are tax deductible.
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🌐 facebook.com/UnitedHelpUkraine.org
Revived Soldiers Ukraine
What they do: This non profit provides medical aid for people affected by military conflict. The group buys medication, 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 non profit, 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 kind of backpacks — usually handle 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 to 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.
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.
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 frontline in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. Donations help finance art therapy, mobile psychologists, and help families in need.
How you can help: Donate directly on their website.
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