Direct Relief with Dignity

Delivers donations and other forms of aid to needy individuals and families in the Town of Ulster and Catskill, NY during natural calamities or disasters.

Provides direct assistance to individuals affected by natural disasters.

Hosts an annual in-person and virtual run/walk event, typically held in October, with registration and gathering at Croton-Harmon High School in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. The event has been held consistently over multiple years, including specific 10K races in 2013, 2016, and 2017, with results recorded by age and gender categories.

Provides financial and other forms of assistance to victims of disasters, whether natural or otherwise.

Plans to provide financial support for students to continue their education and to sponsor events promoting Ukrainian history, language, culture, and awareness of war consequences.

Funds the training of emergency responders in Ukraine, including support for 100 trainers who trained thousands of emergency services workers in November 2023 through a grant to Osprey Relief Foundation.

Plans to provide financial support for temporary housing for Ukrainians who lost their homes due to the war.

Provides transport, defensive gear, medicine, and other humanitarian aid to Ukrainian defenders as part of broader efforts to support Ukraine’s resistance to Russian aggression.

Provided sleeping bags, winter tires, and heaters to Ukrainian defenders in preparation for the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 winter seasons through partnerships with BDR Agendum and Forpost UA.

Supports mental health programs focused on healing war-related psychological trauma among children, women, and war veterans in Ukraine.

Plans to support sustainable and eco-friendly permanent housing and the restoration of educational institutions in Ukraine following the war.

Facilitates the translation of Khan Academy science and math materials into Ukrainian using AI-powered speech translation technology, with funding provided to Univirtual Schools Without Borders to support this effort.

Offers support, assistance, emergency relief, and crisis intervention in response to disasters, illness, and displacement.

Provides qualified disaster relief assistance payments to employees affected by disasters, including disbursements for hurricane-related losses. Distributed $22,725 in total assistance to 36 individuals, with specific payments documented to recipients affected by hurricanes.

Provides international relief to vulnerable populations in Myanmar affected by humanitarian disasters resulting from the attempted military coup.

Uses targeted donations to support poor and vulnerable distressed people in the Yangon Region and Dawbon Township, providing essential humanitarian relief.

Allocates targeted donations to support vulnerable survivors of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, particularly in the Mandalay region, providing aid for shelter, clean water, and basic necessities.

Supports organizations and individuals providing humanitarian aid in Myanmar, particularly in response to crises such as the military coup and natural disasters.