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There's still plenty of opportunity to help from afar. Here's a partial list of aid organizations compiled by "Oneiros", a FARK contributor (more sources are available at fark.com/comments/13580…)
United24, the central Ukrainian website for donations for defense, de-mining, medical aid, and rebuilding: u24.gov.ua
Spirit of America ("non-le…
There's still plenty of opportunity to help from afar. Here's a partial list of aid organizations compiled by "Oneiros", a FARK contributor (more sources are available at https://www.fark.com/comments/13580668/Day-1102-of-WW3-Zelensky-heads-to-London-to-meet-with-sane-world-leaders-ahead-of-European-summit-as-British-PM-Starmer-retains-unwavering-support-for-Ukraine-This-is-your-Saturday-Ukraine-war-discussion)
United24, the central Ukrainian website for donations for defense, de-mining, medical aid, and rebuilding: https://u24.gov.ua
Spirit of America ("non-lethal" aid like showers and medical gear): https://spiritofamerica.org/project/help-ukraine-meet-the-moment
Eesti saun Ukrainasse (Estonia): https://saunas4ukraine.org
Dignitas Foundation (aid to soldiers and veterans): https://dignitas.fund (now a 501(c)3)
Save Life in Ukraine: https://savelife.in.ua/en/ (formerly Come Back Alive)
Prytula Foundation (includes lists of needed supplies): https://prytulafoundation.org/en
Stavnitser Foundation (support for female troops) : https://stavnitserfoundation.com/en
Arm Women Now (uniforms and support for female troops): https://armwomennow.com/en/
Ukrainian Women Veteran Movement: https://www.uwvm.org.ua/?lang=en or https://ukrainianwomenveteranmovement-en.carrd.co (Specifically for custom uniforms for females): https://send.monobank.ua/jar/7pATiWsKa7
The Vest Project (protective gear): https://thevestproject.com
Frontline Care, supplies for troops: https://eng.frontline-care.com
Support for partisans: https://www.ipay.ua/en/bills/centr-nacional-nogo-soprotivleniya-pozhertvovat-online
Protection of the Future: https://www.maibutnie.org/en
Unite with Ukraine: https://www.unitewithukraine.com
Army SOS (tech for troops): https://armysos.com.ua
Stop the War (Sweden): https://stopthewar.se/en/
A rehab/recovery center for soldiers: https://helpnow.in.ua/amp/
https://donorbox.org/2nd-battalion-legion-medical-team(they need car repairs & night vision)
For Americans who want a 501(c)3:
Ukraine Defense Support:
https://ukrainedefensesupport.org
Ukraine Defense Fund: https://ukrainedefensefund.org
Liberty Ukraine: https://www.libertyukraine.org
Hoplon International: https://www.hoplonintl.org
Humanitarian aid:
PTSD treatment: https://healtraumas.org
Job training for women truck/bus drivers (Sweden): https://reskillingukraine.professionalcenter.se/en
Common Man for Ukraine (USA, NH): https://commonmanforukraine.org/
Children of Heroes (war orphans and similar): https://childrenheroes.org/en/
Gen.Ukrainian (helping traumatized children): https://genukrainian.com.ua/en
Training combat medics & such: https://thirdwavevolunteers.com
World Central Kitchen: (organizing locals to cook mass meals) https://wck.org
Fumi Café, Kharkiv: https://www.patreon.com/FumiCafe
Jeeps for Peace (British right hand drive vehicles to confuse snipers): https://jeepsforpeace.org.uk (UK, but says US should contact them for a 501c3)
Helping Ukraine Grassroots Support (Canada): https://hugsukraine.org
We Work for Ukraine (food): https://mhp.com.ua/en/glorytoUkraine
Rebekah M (medic in Ukraine): https://linktr.ee/rebekahmaciorowski
Logistics, journalist & refugee support, etc: https://www.weathermanfoundation.org/ukraine-mission
Kiwi Aid & Refugee Evacuation (NZ): https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/kiwi-kare-ukraine-kiwi-aid-and-refugee-evacuation ; specifically for stoves: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/providing-vital-winter-warmth-to-ukraine
Smart Medical Aid (UK): https://smartmedicalaid.org
Sunflower Project (logistics; had put up with Medic Zero): https://www.bluestarsunflower.org/donate/
Baby boxes (Scotland): https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/scotbabyboxappeal
Patron Fund (for injured de-miners): https://send.monobank.ua/jar/2owjL6dFRP
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: https://ucca.org
Logistics for frontline supplies, I think? (US): https://zeroline.org
Rebuild Ukraine (US/Minn): https://rebuild-ua.org
Safe Passage for Ukraine (helping people evacuate and wounded foreign fighters to return home; can donate airline miles not just cash): https://sp4ukraine.org
Red Cross (Ukraine chapter): https://redcross.org.ua/en/
US/Texas shipping container clinics: https://www.buildtamu.com
US/Idaho: https://toukrainewithlove.org
The $1k Project (grants to families): https://www.1kproject.org
Generators for Ukraine (UK): https://www.generatorsforukraine.co.uk
Medical focused groups:
Evacuating wounded civilians & military: https://frontlinemedics.org
Medical services: https://www.globaloutreachdoctors.org
Medical supplies & humanitarian aid: https://unitedhelpukraine.org
Medical supplies (CA/Ontario): https://www.herosocietycanada.ca
Medical supplies, equipment, prosthetics (US): https://www.rsukraine.org
Solar power for hospitals: https://repowerua.org
Training volunteer paramedics: https://www.hospitallers.life/needs-hospitallers
SMART Medical Aid: https://smartmedicalaid.org
Helping hospitals: https://www.usukrainianactivists.org
Trauma support for first responders (US/CO): https://www.projectvictorynonprofit.org
Medical support for soldiers and their families: https://dobrobut.foundation/en/home_en/
Prosthetics groups (some serve more than just Ukraine)
CA/Victoria: https://www.victoriahandproject.com/ukraine
US/Colorado: https://limbsforliberty.com
US/Pittsburg: https://brothersbrother.org/pittsburgh-unites-for-ukraine/
US/Oklahoma: https://www.limbsforlife.org
Latvia: https://www.designedtolivelatvia.com
US/NYC (collects hand-me-down limbs): https://pentaprosthetics.org
US/California: https://www.prosthetika.org
US/Minnesota: https://protezfoundation.com
US/California: https://right2walk.org
UK: https://limbcare.org
Ukraine: https://ffr.org.ua/en/
Ukraine (but a US 501c3): https://superhumans.com/en/
Germany?: https://www.life-bridge-ukraine.com/
Buy a backpack (Poland): https://f-df.pl/2023/02/16/f-df-pl-kidsforkids/
Magnolia, searching for missing children: https://magnolia.org.ua/en/content/donate
Future for Ukraine: https://ffu.foundation/en
Disasters Emergency Committee (UK): https://donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal
Doctors Without Borders: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/get-involved/ways-to-give
Direct Relief: https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/ukraine-crisis/
Kids with cancer: https://tabletochki.org/en/
Books for kids: https://www.bettertimestories.com
Ukraine Children's Action Project: https://www.eifoundation.org/partners/ukraine-childrens-action-project/
Voices of Children: https://voices.org.ua/en/
Thank you for all the possibilities!
Janet and Garrett,
Thank you !!! I pray our gifts will be received and used for caring for those who need support the most.
Wow! Thanks!
I chatted with the author of the list and he recommended this updated Part 2:
Kyiv Botanical Gardens who are using firewood to heat their greenhouses (buy tickets to donate): https://tickets.nbg.kiev.ua/cart/cart?id_date=6766&language=en
Local news (that got affected by trump's USAID bullshiat): https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-ukrainian-media
Razom for Ukraine: https://www.razomforukraine.org
Klitschko Foundation: https://www.klitschkofoundation.org/en/
Save Our Allies: https://saveourallies.org
Myria Aid: https://www.mriyaaid.ca
Ukraine Trust Chain: https://www.ukrainetrustchain.org/donate
Clothing for wounded soldiers: http://www.phy.com.ua
Supplies to Ukrainians who stayed: https://beaheroua.org/en/
A Kyiv bakery employing disabled folks and distributing to people in need: https://goodbread.com.ua/en-us
Ukrainian Emergency Art Fund: https://ueaf.moca.org.ua
Canadian-Ukraine Foundation: https://www.cufoundation.ca
US-Ukraine Foundation: https://usukraine.org
Animal welfare groups operating in Ukraine (or Poland for displaced people with pets): https://www.eaza.net/emergency-fund/ ; https://uanimals.org/en/ ; https://happypaw.ua/en/ ; https://www.ifaw.org/news/emergency-aid-ukraine ; https://www.facebook.com/shelterFriendDnepr ; https://www.karg.kiev.ua/ ; https://animal-id.net/en/donate ; https://breakingthechainsinternational.org ; https://sites.google.com/view/vetcrew ; https://k9rescue.international/donate ; https://hachikofoundation.org ; https://transformastreetdog.org
Note: DO NOT donate to K9 Global, UWARF (aka. Ukraine War Animals Relief Fund) or MARS (Mobile Animal Rescue Service later Medical Aid and Rescue Service) ; there are reports that they are falsely claiming the work of others as their own.
=> Also 'Protect A Volunteer' has some allegations that it's a scam. <=
https://neohemmingway.com/ ; https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/KarlNkittiesInUkr
Rebuilding-specific groups:
Homes: https://www.moveukraine.org
Fixing windows (UK): https://www.insulate-ukraine.org
Salvaged windows: https://fundacjabrda.org/en/projekty/okno/o-projekcie/
Repair Together: https://taplink.cc/repairtogether
Sports gyms for kids: https://www.flyhigh.fund
Farmers / rural: https://www.wrru.org
De-mining: https://halotrust.org and https://landmineremoval.org
De-mining and prosthetics: https://courageukraine.org
Humans: https://zelenskafoundation.org/en
Students: https://ukraineachievementfund.org
You may want to consider supporting YouTube and similar channels directly (Patreon, if they're selling stuff, etc) as there seem to be some efforts to get their channels 'demonetized'.
A charity helping musicians and organizing music fundraisers: https://musiciansdefendukraine.com/en
Supplies for folks doing 3D printing for Ukrainian troops: https://send.monobank.ua/jar/9XsDb1Bi1K
If you can read Ukrainian, more are listed at https://m.fark.com/comments/12688596/157897438
If you know any Ukrainians (displaced or otherwise), give them the following info:
Register of Damage for Ukraine (European Union site so russia can be charged / fined for the damage they caused and victims compensated; this in part will help justify giving seized russian money to Ukraine): https://rd4u.coe.int/en/documents(also in Ukrainian: https://rd4u.coe.int/uk/documents )
To report crimes against children and other tips: https://childrenofwar.gov.ua/en/information/.(Also in Ukrainian: https://childrenofwar.gov.ua/information/ )
Mental health support links and advice (for returning veterans, other people interacting with veterans, etc): https://www.howareu.com/
A list of groups giving assistance: https://auc.org.ua/en/node/33272
Assistance for displaced Ukranians:
Lviv and Chernivtsi, Ukraine: https://marsh-zhinok.com.ua
Lviv, Ukraine: https://femwork.org/en/
Halifax, Canada: https://www.halifax-ukrainian-store.ca/recipents
Niagara, Canada: https://amdforhope.com/
New York, NY, US: https://www.ukrainianhabitatfund.org
Iowa students: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/38778/donations/new(donation link; not sure where to apply; must copy & paste as they break the link checker)
Android app for refugees: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.theitgirlsinfo.refee
A warning about the snow: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sT6dAheaZxk
Resources for people in occupied areas: https://sprotyv.mod.gov.ua (in Ukrainian, click 'EN' in top right for English)
For people with destroyed homes, see https://espl.com.ua.
And to temporarily replace windows: https://www.insulate-ukraine.org
Advice for travelers (in Ukrainian) to avoid sex traffickers: https://www.helpforukrainians.info/ukrainian/ .
To report unexplored ordinance, send quantity, condition, location, etc, with a photo to https://t.me/evorog_bot .
Female warriors if they need uniforms (including maternity uniforms): https://stavnitserfoundation.com/en ; https://www.instagram.com/by.vtrnk/and https://armwomennow.com/en/
Free therapy for people affected by the war: https://www.therapyroute.com/free-therapy-for-ukraine . For kids: https://genukrainian.com.ua
Support for veterans: https://veteranhub.com.ua
Medical doctors (free medical manuals in Ukrainian): https://www.msdmanuals.com/uk/professional/resourcespages/medical-content-in-ukrainian
Free Norwegian army cold weather ops manuals (in English): https://www.forsvaret.no/en/organisation/centre-of-excellence-cold-weather-operations/handbook-and-lectures
Former US Marines' recommendations on defensive tactics: https://2ndbn5thmar.com/orders-ukraine/
If you have photos or video that you want saved as documentation of the war: https://dattalion.com
If you witnessed, suffered from, or otherwise know about a war crime: https://truth-hounds.org/en/homepage/#
Beware of lighters, power banks, flashlights, or other devices in de-occupied areas because they could be rigged with explosives. There have also been stories of booby trapped teddy bears and even animals left in booby trapped closets.
A warning about mines that might be kid appropriate: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-iyE6Zu2tPk
And a longer warning / explanation about mines specifically intended for grades 1-4: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GKCXi72qmss
Some advice on dealing with overwhelming news coverage of wars: https://news.yahoo.com/violent-disturbing-war-images-mideast-175253331.htmland a video on dealing with nightmares: https://m.youtube.com/watch/1WtZKo-0fFo
Advice for soldiers (and maybe families of returned soldiers?) if someone has an acute stress reaction: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xlc8tg_lkeA
If you or someone you know is in a situation where unknown persons demand money for the "liberation" of a relative from captivity, immediately contact the United Center for the Search and Release of Prisoners: +38 067 650-83-32, +38 098 087-36-01
Those feeling anxious or depressed should consider professional help, but I also found the book 'Lost Connections' helped me years ago: https://fourminutebooks.com/lost-connections-summary/
Px6S. For those digging through the russian news feeds: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/ and https://news.yahoo.com/violent-disturbing-war-images-mideast-175253331.html