What they call their work
What they do
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Ukraine War Humanitarian Relief 7 activities
- Deploying volunteers to deliver humanitarian aid in Ukraine and PolandOrganizes and deploys volunteers to Ukraine and Poland to deliver food, clothing, medical supplies, and other essential goods and services to Ukrainian civilians and refugees. In July 2025, 40 volunteers were deployed, supported by over $1.1 million in donations.
- Distributing food and supplies through partner organizationsPurchases and funds distribution of food and supplies for Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced persons through partner organizations including UAid Direct, Youth With A Mission, and Kidsave, reaching regions such as Dnipro, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Pavlo Marianivka.
- Funding and delivering medical equipment and vehicles for UkrainePurchases and delivers ambulances and medical equipment to medical facilities in Ukraine, including an armored vehicle retrofitted for drone-jamming use by the First Medical Squad in Kherson. Also funds equipment for a blood clinic.
- Operating a humanitarian aid center for refugees in PolandRuns the PlebeianHelpers Aid Center in Krakow, Poland, to support Ukrainian refugees with food, supplies, and services, including funding a local food pantry and providing aid to hundreds of families.
- Providing educational and recovery support for Ukrainian youth and war-affected familiesProvides school supplies for 2,000 children in Ukraine, sponsors recovery retreats and camps in the Carpathian Mountains for war veterans’ families and youth, and supports education and recovery services at the KidSave Miracles Center.
- Providing resilience support for war-affected families in UkraineSupplies home generators to war-affected families in Ukraine to maintain power during outages and funds monthly Renewal Retreats in the Carpathian Mountains for rehabilitation and mental health support.
- Supporting construction and infrastructure rebuilding in UkraineFunds the procurement of construction materials and volunteer labor for home construction in Mykolaiv and supports reconstruction projects including schools, medical facilities, homes, an orphanage, a kindergarten, a soccer field, and PTSD classrooms across Ukraine.
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Who runs it
- CAMERON LINDSAY — SECRETARY AND VP OF NGO RELATIONS
- CATHERINE CYR — DIRECTOR
- CHALLEN HODSON — VP OF PLANNING AND LOGSTICS
- CHRIS KORTE — DIRECTOR
- ELIZABETH CYR — SENIOR VP OF OPERATIONS
- GRACE MORGAN — DIRECTOR
- JANE QUINN — DIRECTOR
- JOHN BAYARD — DIRECTOR
- JOSEPH CYR — CEO AND TREASURER
- LAUREN KONDI — CHAIRPERSON
- MARK ROCKY MAURINO — VP OF MARKETING
- RUTH BAYARD — DIRECTOR
- TAYLOR GAYNOR — VP OF COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
Who they work with
- Civilian Aegis Partner — Collaborates with Civilian Aegis, a Ukrainian charity, to deliver humanitarian aid across Ukraine using a network of reliable partners.
- Debniki Foundation Partner — Supported food pantry operations for Ukrainian refugees in Krakow.
- Golgatha Church Partner — Collaborates with PlebeianHelpers in humanitarian efforts, as indicated by team photo and shared mission focus.
- KidSave Partner — Collaborated on construction and service delivery at the KidSave Miracles Center for war orphans.
- Kidsave Partner — Collaborates with Kidsave to deliver food and supplies to displaced women and children and support youth development through the Miracles Center.
- Kocham Debniki Foundation Partner — Partners with the Debniki Foundation to operate the PlebeianHelpers Aid Center in Krakow and support Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
- Partners for World Health Partner — Collaborating to ship a container of medical equipment to Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Partners for World Health Partner — Collaborating to ship a large container of medical equipment to Kyiv, with Partners for World Health providing the equipment and PlebeianHelpers arranging transportation.
- The Golgotha Church Partner — Works with the Golgotha Church to provide food and supplies to Ukrainian families and sponsor camps and retreats.
- UAid Direct Partner — Collaborates with UAid Direct to distribute food and supplies throughout Ukraine and support reconstruction projects.
- UAid Direct Partner — Partnered to repair and transport an ambulance to eastern Ukraine.
- Youth With A Mission Partner — Funded and volunteered at monthly Renewal Retreats for War Veteran Families in Ukraine.
- Youth With A Mission Partner — Partners with Youth With A Mission to distribute food, school supplies, and sponsor recovery retreats for war veterans' families.
- Youth With A Mission (Kyiv) Partner — Partnered to support home reconstruction in Mykolaiv, Ukraine.
- Youth With A Mission (Kyiv) Partner — Partnered with Youth With A Mission (Kyiv) on a home construction project in the Mykolaiv area of Ukraine.
How they approach the work
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- Grassroots Volunteer Network Deploymentmethodology: grassroots_volunteer_networkBy mobilizing a decentralized network of grassroots volunteers, the organization delivers timely and accountable humanitarian aid in response to conflict and disaster, because local and self-organized engagement enables rapid, context-sensitive response without bureaucratic delay.
- Partner-Based Aid Distributionmethodology: partner-based_aid_distributionBy partnering with established humanitarian organizations, the organization extends the reach and impact of aid delivery, because leveraging existing local infrastructure and expertise ensures more effective and sustainable outcomes.
- Volunteer Self-Funded Operationsmethodology: volunteer_self_funded_operationsBy relying on volunteers who self-fund their travel, lodging, and living expenses, the organization maximizes the proportion of donated funds directed toward humanitarian aid, because minimizing overhead increases donor trust and resource efficiency.