Ways To Lend Support To Ukraine
Reliable Information Resources:
The Kyiv Independent has been a leading voice on the front lines.
The New Voice of Ukraine covers the news in three different languages.
Ukrainian World’s independent journalists have gathered first-hand footage.
Kyiv Post article: 10 popular misconceptions about Ukraine debunked.
Article from Rutgers with steps and tools for evaluating news resources.
Donate/Support Options:
UJA Crisis Response - The world's largest local philanthropy.
The American JDC Ukraine Response - The leading global Jewish humanitarian organization.
HIAS in Ukraine - Provides vital services to refugees and asylum seekers around the world.
Fight For Right - Support Ukrainians with disabilities in crisis.
International Rescue Committee - On the ground in Poland and preparing to support displaced families.
ICRC - Has been working in the Ukraine since 2014.
Army SOS - Coordinates people's efforts to help soldiers of Ukraine.
Phoenix Wings - Equips, protects and improves the Ukrainian Army.
Sunflower For Peace - sending first aid medical tactical backpacks to critical areas in Ukraine. Donations: sunflowerofpeace.ukraine@gmail.com
OutRight - Support LGBTIQ Ukrainians.
Vostok SOS - Comprehensive assistance to conflict-affected persons and IDPs.
Voices - Believes that no child may be left alone with a war trauma.
Lifeline Ukraine - Suicide prevention and mental health support hotline, operating 24/7.
RAZOM - Provide urgent help and support in face of an extreme and unforeseen situation in Ukraine.
RSU - Dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms.
Ifaw.org - Helping animals and people thrive together.
Emergency Relief Fund for Jewish Women in Ukraine - Project Kesher is meeting the needs of women and girls in Ukraine.
More Ways To Help:
-Contact your reps and encourage them to take strong action, including accepting Ukrainian refugees. APA has crafted some helpful resources on how to do so here and here. You can find our U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators here.
-Help spread resources regarding refugee options and embassy phone numbers so that those seeking asylum can be easily helped. Here is the Office of Refugee Resettlement, and here is the website for the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine.
-Project Kesher's Zoom Panel - The Evolving Situation in Ukraine & in Ukraine’s Jewish Community: A Conversation with Karyn Gershon, CEO of Project Kesher (TODAY, March 1, 2022, 7:30pm)
Click here to join.
Karyn Grossman Gershon to share with her analysis of the context and crisis and to share about what is happening on the ground with the Jewish communities there. Gershon is the CEO of Project Kesher, an organization that works to build Jewish life and advance the status of women in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus.
- Consider joining a protest. Many Russian citizens are protesting, knowing that they are likely to be arrested and harshly punished. We can stand in solidarity with them and with Ukrainians. Many protests are underway in the US.