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COVID-19 Response in USA

AMURT’s Food For All (FFA) program in Washington DC has seen a four-fold increase in demand for food over the past four weeks, increasing from 140 weekly food recipients in late March to 503 in late April. The new clients include senior citizens with underlying health issues, people with disabilities, single parents with children to feed all day at home and the recently unemployed, especially those laid off from restaurants.
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Haiti Bike Drive a Big Hit with All the Kids!

Stephanie Walker and Chris Jones, Vermont volunteers extraordinaire, jumped in and began sending out requests for donations and were also able to get complimentary baggage allowance from Jetblue, with the result that we brought 9 bikes with us
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Mama D’s Feed the Homeless Los Angeles

AMURT has been involved with the hunger problem amongst the poor and the homeless in Los Angeles for the last 25 years. Our breakfast feeding through Mama D's Kitchen is legendary amongst the folks of Skid Row. It makes a huge difference in their lives. The program is maintained entirely by volunteers and public donations.
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Haiti

Haiti: Hurricane Matthew

The most powerful Hurricane in the Caribbean in a decade passed over Haiti with devastating results. AMURT has a large team in Haiti who from the first day fanned out to remote communities to assess and assist. You can donate for these efforts here.
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Haiti: Children’s Home Update

Report from Joni Zweig: With 19 kids under 10 running around, singing, laughing, riding bikes, wanting a cuddle, needing a...
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Harvey and Irma hurricane response

Harvey began as a major category four hurricane - the first to make landfall in the US in 12 years. It triggered flooding and many areas could be uninhabitable for months. AMURT has volunteers in the area and are appealing for cash donations.

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Food For All DC

Food for All is a non-profit organization that strives to provide emergency food to those who are in temporary situations of need. Our clients are generally elderly citizens, handicapped, or single mothers with young children. Each week we accept referrals from social workers who have been contacted by individuals, and in some cases, we receive calls directly from individuals in need.
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Haiti: Hurricane Matthew

Haiti: Hurricane Matthew The most powerful Hurricane in the Caribbean in a decade passed over Haiti with devastating results. Violent...
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Haiti: Refugee Crisis

In 2013 the Dominican Republic made a change to the country’s constitution that would lead to the deportation of thousands...
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USA

Interview: Food For All Site Coordinators

Kathy and Graeme have been serving Food For All as site coordinators for 7 years. They organize the logistics of packing and transporting food, motivate the volunteers and maintain the efficient yet relaxed culture of the food program.
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