Direct Relief, Good Morning America Help First Responders Prepare for Emergency SANTA BARBARA, Calif. , May 7– Humanitarian organization, Direct Relief, equipped the Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Department with an Emergency Pack for each of its 25 volunteer firefighters as well as donated $10,000 to rebuild their fire house earlier today on Good Morning America. The initiative is part of
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Reaching out to clinic partners in the nearby areas and readying fire-related inventory SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 2– In response to fast-moving brush fires that erupted in Southern California over the last 24 hours, Direct Relief activated its Emergency Response Team, who has been coordinating with state and local officials as well as its clinic and health center partners. The
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More Care Reported Worldwide for Women Suffering with “The Backyard Disease,” but Problem Outpaces Efforts to Address Santa Barbara, Calif. (April, 15, 2013)— Global data from 42 countries released this week on the Global Fistula Map reflects a grim future for most of the estimated two million women living with obstetric fistula worldwide and the estimated 50,000 to 100,000 who
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NetHope continues to grow its collective effort to deliver information and technology solutions to the developing world Washington, D.C., January 11, 2013 – NetHope, a unique collaboration of the world’s leading international humanitarian organizations working together to solve common problems in the developing world with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions, today welcomed its 38th member organization, Direct Relief – an
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NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2012 /3BL Media/PRNewswire/ — For years, Curel® skincare has been the go-to brand for dry skin relief. Now the Curel® skincare experts are partnering with the charitable organization Direct Relief International® to offer relief to those who need it most in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. At a moment when many New Yorkers are still without even the most
Read more →Direct Relief and National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) help local health center resume care for thousands in need SANTA BARBARA, CA, Nov. 21 – The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Center learned today that they will receive a $250,000 grant after suffering catastrophic damages caused by Hurricane Sandy to three of their community health centers, two in the Rockaways
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