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FedEx Provides Support to Hurricane Sandy Relief
FedEx Corp. announced this week that the company is donating $50,000 cash and $100,000 in-kind transportation services to Direct Relief for Hurricane Sandy relief and recovery efforts. The donations...
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Milwaukee Students Raise $22,000 for Haiti
In the midst of responding to those affected by Hurricane Sandy in the U.S. and in the Caribbean, Direct Relief received a check in the mail from the former seventh grade class at Milwaukee Jewish Day...
View ArticleNew Partnership Helps Children With Diabetes Worldwide Access Care
On this World Diabetes Day, Direct Relief is pleased to announce a new collaboration with LifeScan, a medical product manufacturing company and corporate partner, in support of an extraordinary...
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Restoring Health and Hope for Women with Fistula in Somalia
Earlier this month, Direct Relief provided a $50,000 grant to support essential obstetric fistula repair surgeries for women who are living with this devastating and debilitating condition in...
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Connie Britton Teams Up With Curel Skincare To Support Direct Relief
NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2012 /3BL Media/PRNewswire/ — For years, Curel® skincare has been the go-to brand for dry skin relief. Now the Curel® skincare experts are partnering with the charitable organization...
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GSK PULSE Volunteer Delivers Sustainable Change
On Friday, Direct Relief staff bid farewell to Carmen Lennon, a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) PULSE volunteer, who will return to Philadelphia after six months on assignment at Direct Relief headquarters....
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Bacara Resort & Spa Finds Unique Way to Help People in Need
Hundreds of people affected by Superstorm Sandy will receive basic care items this holiday season thanks to the generosity of guests staying at the Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara. While the...
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Palantir Expands Commitment to Help Improve Disaster Response
Direct Relief will continue to expand work with technology company, Palantir, as a result of a Commitment to Action announced at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting last week in which the company...
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Support From Abbott Helps Ensure Proper Nutrition for People in Need
In recognition of National Nutrition Month, Direct Relief is pleased to highlight the healthcare company Abbott, and the dedicated medical providers in our worldwide partner network who improve the...
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Full Disclosure: Rapid response in Oklahoma was that of FedEx too
As the devastating tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma earlier this week, Direct Relief’s rapid response – which has included 10 emergency overnight deliveries of requested medications and supplies – was...
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Camps Create Positive Peer Pressure for Youth With Diabetes
Starting this Sunday, hundreds of kids living with Type 1 diabetes in Colorado finally felt “normal” as they arrived in Eagle Lake, just outside of Woodland Park, for the first day of Camp Colorado....
View Article1% For Humanity: A New Way to Improve Health Worldwide
Global poverty is complex, but choosing to give can be simple. That’s why Direct Relief is excited to be one of five project partners through 1% For Humanity, a nonprofit organization committed to...
View ArticleAbbVie Employees Help Ready Families for Emergency
One thousand emergency kits are ready for families in need thanks to the service of thousands of employees from biopharmaceutical company AbbVie who packed the kits as part of their workplace giving...
View ArticleRestoring Sight, Restoring Lives in Haiti
When a membrane developed on Anne Marie Moreau’s right eye, she couldn’t see well enough to continue her small business making and selling beaded bags. With her husband slowly recovering from an...
View ArticlePalantir Technology Enables Intelligent Typhoon Response
Soon after the scale and scope of destruction from Typhoon Haiyan became clear, Direct Relief went to work with its technology partners at Palantir to build an efficient and effective means of pulling...
View ArticleLargest Shipment in Direct Relief History Arrives in the Philippines
Direct Relief’s largest-ever shipment of emergency medicines and medical supplies in its 65-year history arrived early Monday morning in Cebu, Philippines to support partners on the ground who are...
View ArticleGSK PULSE Volunteers Create Positive Change
Direct Relief was privileged to host a diverse set of volunteers at its headquarters this year, hailing from Belgium, Nigeria, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, the U.K, and the U.S. as part of the...
View ArticleBe a Part of the 2014 Santa Barbara Wine Auction
Join us on February 22nd at the Bacara Resort & Spa for the Santa Barbara Vintners’ Foundation Santa Barbara Wine Auction to benefit Direct Relief. If you can’t attend in person, we encourage you...
View ArticlePhilippine Consul General Visits Headquarters
The Philippine Consul General of Los Angeles visited Direct Relief headquarters yesterday to learn more about our typhoon response efforts as well as to help us build new partnerships with...
View ArticleProviding Support, Insights to Women With Breast Cancer
Hollye Jacobs was a healthy 39-year-old mother and health care professional with no family history of breast cancer when her diagnosis shattered her world. Shortly after being told she had breast...
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