Hi there-

 

As we are in the process of standing up Day One Relief as a standalone, we are running at full capacity. You may have known us as Day One Disaster Relief. Same people, same organizations. Smaller name, bigger mission! 

In the coming weeks, we are distributing 2,000,000 KN95 masks to our community partners, as well as 12 semis of hand sanitizer, and over 133 pallets of wipes.

This, is a LOT of work and it is expensive.

We left our fiscal sponsor and have had a very long and expensive extraction from them.

WE NEED STARTUP money. As you may have noticed if you visited our site- we are not an a real startup. We are really doing a lot of the heavy lifting for state in terms of getting supplies to the communities and people who need it the most. We just had to start our standalone with no financial resources.

We are the organization that turns $1 in $1000 because we are VERY good at logistics and getting large amounts of in kind donations for our partners across the state.

WE NEED YOU TO DONATE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE OUR WORK.

We are resourceful and don't waste money.

We have our van that a donor helped us get during Dorian which has been our lifeline however, as our efforts scale we need more vehicles and larger ones.

Did you know that 80% of money is spent on transportation in relief efforts? We have a good system where that is not the case but, we are running severely low on funds.

PLEASE consider a donation to get us fiscally stable. We saves lives. Money helps us save time. Saving time, saves lives in the pandemics and our imminent hurricane season.

We love you NC and hope that you can help support us through our financial needs.

If you would like to donate directly please contact us.

History of our COVID RELIEF SINCE JAN 2020 (from https://dayonerelief.org)

From delivering PPE to ER docs across NC, to pre-placing supplies in Feb to our community partners, we have been actively engaged and adapting to the myriad challenges of this pandemic since January 2020.

Day One Relief was founded on the principle that, in the wake of a disaster, aid must arrive on day one. This exact same insistence on dynamic, responsive action has been our chief motivator during our Covid-19 pandemic relief efforts.

PPE for ER doctors

Ventilator

Masks Printed by NC PPE

Clothing Drive for Washington, NC

In February, we hit the ground running, spearheading the design of a low cost, rapid-sourced ventilator. We helped find affordable sources of PPE for local governments and hospitals, got PPE into federal prisons for prison workers, and created a PPE distribution network for ER doctors when there was a dire shortage. During the spring and summer, we donated food and clothing, and built a culturally appropriate food pantry for our Latino community partners out east.

Face Mask DistributionDay One received a truckload of reusable cotton face masks from FEMA in July. Most nonprofits and churches across the state are incapable of receiving and distributing resources at this volume. We were there to bridge the gap, and, with the help of many volunteers, proceeded to bag, sort, and deliver. In total, we sent out well over 500,000 cloth masks to more than 500 nonprofits, along with targeted deliveries of N95s, diapers, wipes, and clothes. We partner with local community leaders, giving them autonomy over resources because they intimately know their community’s needs and remain year round to serve them. Our priority is frontline BIPOC communities that are often overlooked or never see relief aid.

Windsor, NC Tornado Relief after Isais

In early August, we knew a storm was coming and were concerned about northeast NC, so we prioritized the delivery of cloth masks to many organizations in Bertie county and N95 masks to the local EM (Emergency Management). Three days later, tropical storm Isais hit eastern NC, which caused a tornado to touch down in the town of Windsor (Bertie county). Since we had already built a network of organizations from our previous relief drop, we knew exactly which community leaders to connect with. Within hours, we were on the phone with a local pastor that was one mile from the site of the tornado and had direct relationships with the people who had just lost everything they owned.

Tornado aftermath in Windsor

We were there the very next day with a van filled with hygiene kits, flood buckets, food, clothing, etc. from our warehouse. We built lasting connections and continue to work together. Two weeks ago, we were in Windsor, working with the resident pastors and providing logistic support for the distribution of 31,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to northeast NC. Last week, we partnered with them to bring 60 thanksgiving meals to the community whose lives had been upended by the tornado.

Hand Sanitizer Distribution

 

In fall of 2020, we scaled up our efforts once again, coordinating deliveries of hand sanitizer provided through FEMA to partners. We have been working to create permanently standing logistics hubs with partner organizations across the state that can work with us to receive and disseminate resources to others in their region. So far, we have arranged the distribution of well over 600,000 bottles of hand sanitizer.

Get Out the Vaccine

 

Most recently, we have been working with our partners and Covid-19 vaccine providers to initiate targeted vaccination events in rural BIPOC communities. Enlisting the help of over a hundred volunteers, we have been joining with our partners in calling individuals, churches, and businesses in order to “Get Out the Vaccine” – informing locals of vaccination opportunities in their area.