Emergency Response Fund for Ukraine

The Emergency Response Fund for Ukraine is pooling contributions for three local nonprofit organizations providing food, shelter and medical assistance to vulnerable individuals across Ukraine, and to the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who are seeking refuge across borders. The Emergency Response Fund was launched at the initiative of QLASH partners Eugene Katchalov and Luca Pagano, in collaboration with the King Baudouin Foundation United States (KBFUS). Support their efforts - click the donate button and make a contribution online. People in Need - Ukraine www.peopleinneed.net Established in 1992 by a group of Czech war correspondents, People in Need is one of the biggest nonprofit organizations in Central Europe. Its core focus is on humanitarian assistance, based on the ideals of humanism, freedom, equality, and solidarity. Its local team is now working out of Lviv in western Ukraine, where the situation is deteriorating rapidly. They arrange for convoys of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid - food, hygiene items, diapers, sleeping bags, mats, and other goods - to assist the hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people flocking to the city and provide support to those waiting for safe crossing into the Slovak Republic. Caritas - Ukraine www.caritas.ua With more than 30 regional organizations in 15 regions of Ukraine, Caritas Ukraine is dedicated to assisting vulnerable persons affected by traumatic events—regardless of age, sex, nationality, religious or political beliefs. Since 2014, following Russia's annexation of Crimea, Caritas Ukraine has been providing humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of survivors of hostilities in Ukraine, especially vulnerable groups -children, single parents, people living with disability, and the elderly. Caritas Ukraine is currently providing food, clean water, shelter and hygiene kits across Ukraine and at Ukrainian borders. Polish Red Cross

The Polish Red Cross is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Ukraine, hundreds of thousands of people have crossed the Polish border – mainly women and children seeking shelter. The Polish Red Cross is providing food, shelter and medical assistance to Ukrainian refugees arriving in Poland. Volunteers and employees of the Polish Red Cross organize reception points along the Polish-Ukrainian border and are also present at railway stations in various cities across Poland. KBFUS is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Donors may claim the maximum tax benefits allowed by U.S. tax law for their contributions. Should you prefer to support another local organization responding to Ukraine's humanitarian crisis, please email us at info@kbfus.org . We will be happy to help.