Thank you for supporting our Valentine's Day fundraiser for Ukraine relief. Funds raised will be directed to Ukraine relief through the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA)

From the very first days of the war, CNEWA has rushed aid to its partners in Ukraine, with a focus on providing immediate necessities, including food, medicine and shelter. Primary partners include Caritas Ukraine, Ukrainian Catholic University and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

Since 2022, responding to human needs has become CNEWA’s priority in Ukraine, including emergency relief, health care, child care initiatives and care for the marginalized.

The impact of war on children is immeasurable. The number of children orphaned by this war continues to rise, as does the number of children who suffer from the trauma of occupation, displacement or being near the front. For this reason, child care initiatives, including education and the integration of refugee children, are top priority for CNEWA in its humanitarian response.

Government-run hospitals are overwhelmed from caring for wounded soldiers, and there is a growing need for alternative health care institutions to care for the displaced as well as local residents. Caritas Ukraine is developing a network of medical centers across Ukraine to fulfill the need for health care.

https://cnewa.org/where-we-work/eastern-europe/ukraine/

-Michael Espiritu, O'Ar Pali, Aramis Alexander