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Two men load an orange Direct Relief box into a delivery truck at a warehouse.

Operational Update

Flood Response Continues in Southwest, Protective Equipment Ships for DRC Ebola Response, and More

Over the past week, Direct Relief sent 611 shipments of requested medical aid, containing 4.9 million defined daily doses of medication, to organizations across 45 U.S. states and ...

Steve Pickle, Direct Relief's Chief Human Resources Officer, is pictured in the organization's medical distribution center in Santa Barbara, California, on Nov. 11, 2026.

Announcements

Steve Pickle Joins Direct Relief as Chief Human Resources Officer

Direct Relief today announced that Steve Pickle has joined its executive leadership team as Chief Human Resources Officer. Pickle brings more than 25 years of experience building teams and ...

AltaMed, a federally qualified health center with sites in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, has launched a pathway program for vocational nursing.

Health Equity

Meet the AltaMed Nursing School Collaborative’s First Vocational Nurse Graduates

Editor’s note: This story was first published by AltaMed Foundation here. As the inaugural Vocational Nursing graduation ceremony was about to begin, students gathered in the back ...