Funds in Disaster Relief

Across the country, people like you and I are doing what we can to protect ourselves and one another from COVID-19 by practicing social distancing. This tactic has been successful in slowing the naturally rampant spread of the disease, but we can do more. In the coming weeks, many Americans will receive a stimulus check to help pay rent, shop for food and support local businesses during this pandemic. However, some of us are in stable financial positions and might not need that money as much as other people in our communities. We have the opportunity to redirect these funds toward those in our communities that may be suffering from harsher financial pains. If you are eligible to receive the stimulus check and can, please join your peers in pledging your check (or a portion of it) to provide food, supplies, and services to those who need it most. Your donation will support the COVID-19 relief efforts in New Jersey, led by nourish.NJ and Elijah's Promise Community Kitchen. Stay home, make an impact. Join the HomeTeam.

Across the country, people like you and I are stuck at home, feeling both helpless and the need to help. Social distancing is working, but we can do more. In the coming weeks nearly every American will receive a stimulus check to help pay rent, shop for food, and support local businesses during the COVID19 pandemic. However, some of us are in stable financial situations and don't need that money now. We have the opportunity to redirect these funds in order to support members of our community who may not be so fortunate. If you can, please pledge your check (or part of it) in order to provide food, supplies, and services to those who need it most. Your donation will support the COVID19 relief efforts in Boston led by Rosie's Place, the Greater Boston Food Pantry, and Cradle's to Crayons. Stay home, make an impact. Join the HomeTeam.

Across the country, people like you and I are stuck at home, feeling both helpless and the need to help. Social distancing is working, but we can do more. In the coming weeks nearly every American will receive a stimulus check to help pay rent, shop for food, and support local businesses during the COVID19 pandemic. However, some of us are in stable financial situations and don't need that money now. We have the opportunity to redirect these funds in order to support members of our community who may not be so fortunate. If you can, please pledge your check (or part of it) in order to provide food, supplies, and services to those who need it most. Your donation will support the COVID19 relief efforts in Los Angeles led by People Assisting the Homeless and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. Stay home, make an impact. Join the HomeTeam.

Across the country, people like you and I are stuck at home, feeling both helpless and the need to help. Social distancing is working, but we can do more. In the coming weeks nearly every American will receive a stimulus check to help pay rent, shop for food, and support local businesses during the COVID19 pandemic. However, some of us are in stable financial situations and don't need that money now. We have the opportunity to redirect these funds in order to support members of our community who may not be so fortunate. If you can, please pledge any portion of your check that you feel comfortable donating, in order to provide food, supplies, and services to those who need it most. Your donation will support the COVID19 relief efforts in New York City led by Food Bank For New York City – the city’s largest hunger-relief organization that is taking extraordinary steps to meet the increased demand for food during these challenging times. Stay home. Make an impact. Join the HomeTeam.

Across the country, people like you and I are stuck at home, feeling both helpless and the need to help. Social distancing is working, but we can do more. In the coming weeks many Americans will be eligible to receive a stimulus check to help pay rent, shop for food, and support local businesses during the COVID19 pandemic. However, some of us are in stable financial situations and don't need that money now. We have the opportunity to redirect these funds in order to support members of our community who may not be so fortunate. If you can, please pledge your check (or part of it) in order to provide food, supplies, and services to those who need it most. Your donation will support the COVID19 relief efforts in Chicago led by the Northern Illinois Food Bank and Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. Stay home, make an impact. Join the HomeTeam.

Across the country, many of us are at home, feeling helpless in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. Social distancing is flattening the curve, but we can do more. In the coming weeks, millions of Americans will receive a stimulus check to help cover their living expenses, pay for food, and to support local businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of us may not need that money right now, giving us the opportunity to redirect these funds to local charities that are supporting members of our community who need it more. If you are able, please consider pledging some or all of your stimulus check to provide food, social services, and personal protective equipment to members of the San Francisco community. Your donation will support the COVID-19 relief efforts in San Francisco led by the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, Safe & Sound (Child Abuse Prevention Center), and Homeless Prenatal Program. These charities have adapted their focuses in the face of the crisis to serve the needs that are important to our community now. Stay home, make an impact. Join the HomeTeam.

Across the country, people like you and I are stuck at home, feeling both helpless and the need to help. Social distancing is working, but we can do more. In the coming weeks, nearly every American will receive a stimulus check to help pay rent, shop for food, and support local businesses during the COVID19 pandemic. However, some of us are in stable financial situations and don't need that money now. We have the opportunity to redirect these funds in order to support members of our community who may not be so fortunate. If you can, please pledge your check (or part of it) in order to provide food, supplies, and services to those who need it most. Your donation will support the COVID19 relief efforts in Seattle led by Mary's Place and the West Seattle Food Bank. Stay home, make an impact. Join the HomeTeam.

Across the country, people like you and I are stuck at home, feeling both helpless and the need to help. Social distancing is working, but we can do more. In the coming weeks nearly every American will receive a stimulus check to help pay rent, shop for food, and support local businesses during the COVID19 pandemic. However, some of us are in stable financial situations and don't need that money now. We have the opportunity to redirect these funds in order to support members of our community who may not be so fortunate. If you can, please pledge your check (or part of it) in order to provide food, supplies, and services to those who need it most. Your donation will support the COVID19 relief efforts in Washington D.C. led by Martha's Table -- providing grocery-store gift cards and online education materials to families in need, Manna Food Center -- providing meals to Montgomery County students that depend on their help. Stay home, make an impact. Join the HomeTeam.

This morning the Pittsburgh Food Bank was serving up to 1300 vehicles with enough food for 40 meals each or 52,000 meals as an Emergency distribution and will be doing this again Monday in Pittsburgh and Butler. As one of the charities we have given back to I wanted to take the time to help out and thought I would include the links to Bright Funds so you could too and we could get a match.

Across the country, people like you and I are stuck at home wanting to help. Social distancing is working, but we can do more. In the coming weeks nearly every American will receive a stimulus check to help pay rent, shop for food, and support local businesses during the COVID19 pandemic. Some of us are in stable financial situations and don't need that money now. We have the opportunity to redirect these funds in order to support members of our community who may not be so fortunate. How You Can Help: 1. If you're waiting to receive a check, pledge at hometeamfund.org. 2. If you're not getting a check or have already received one. Donate now! Your donation will help provide food, supplies, and services to people in our community. LifeMoves and Second Harvest of Silicon Valley are awesome organizations. You can learn more below. Stay home, make an impact. Join the HomeTeam. Learn more at: hometeamfund.org

As COVID-19 pandemic crosses 1.2M+ cases across the world and several countries are enduring a lockdown, the marginalized communities across the world have been hit the hardest. In India, millions of daily wage laborers can no longer work as the country enters the second week of the lockdown. Several non-profit organizations working at a grassroots level are reporting a shortage of food and sanitary products for disadvantaged communities. Impacted groups: Migrant laborers and children who have moved from rural areas to cities for work Rural communities, transgenders, orphans and the homeless. Children from low-income families that cannot receive daily free mid-day meals offered in government schools but schools are shut down Please help Asha for Education support communities in desperate need of basic essentials in India during the current lockdown period brought on by COVID-19. A little will go a long way: 40$ - will help provide dry ration and other essentials for a family of four for 1 month Project updates: 1/ Our volunteers in Varanasi are distributing survival essentials to hundreds of families under lockdown! They are also ensuring the government support initiatives reach the most rural communities. 2/ 250+ families belonging to the Musahar, Dalit and other disadvantaged communities in Nagepur, Uttar Pradesh were provided with essential supplies for one month. 3/ 300+ underprivileged communities in Bhilai, Chattisgarh were provided with dry ration and several people who were on the road walking to their villages were provided with meals. 4/ 100+ families mostly comprising of daily wage laborers and transgendered communities in Tirlokpuri, Delhi, who did not have ration cards, were provided with dry ration for 1 month. 5/ 500+ families of migrant laborers in Kanpur were provided with dry ration for a month. 6/ Our project partner Nishtha in Baruipur, West Bengal is working with local villages and helping them with food supplies and hygiene products (soap, sanitary pads).

Cisco Employee Support- 2020 COVID19 Disaster Relief Fund for Pakistan

Across the country, people like you and I are stuck at home, feeling both helpless and the need to help. Social distancing is working, but we can do more. In the coming weeks nearly every American will receive a stimulus check to help pay rent, shop for food, and support local businesses during the COVID19 pandemic. However, some of us are in stable financial situations and don't need that money now. We have the opportunity to redirect these funds in order to support members of our community who may not be so fortunate. If you can, please pledge your check (or part of it) in order to provide food, supplies, and services to those who need it most. Your donation will support the COVID19 relief efforts led by Feeding America. Stay home, make an impact. Join the HomeTeam.

Many of our elderly, widowed, refugee and low-income families do not have access to the basic living necessities that we so often take for granted. They are struggling to pay their monthly bills due to either being in self-quarantine or their jobs being adversely affected by the virus. With your support, you can help these with the financial resources they so desperately need at this time.

Fundraiser for Association for India's Development (AID) to help provide relief to thousands of migrant workers, public health workers, and citizens stranded across India due to Lockdown across India. Cisco bright funds will match every dollar you donate to this fundraiser. AID works with 300+ NGOs across India and receiver of inaugural Global Contribution to India award. The popular movie Swades is based on AID founders and reflects the work done by thousands of similar projects in India. Funds will be used to give immediate relief and post disaster reconstruction of livelihood of the poorest of the poor in India. This is an Employee powered PAN-India COVID-19 fund that intends to reach poorest of the poor in India. As of April 1, 2020, following organizations have been supported by AID i) Savera Foundation - $3500 ii) Program for Social Action - $2700 iii) Partners in Justice Concerns - $3000 iv) Center for Development - $6500 and Vihaan - $5000 v). AID India, Chennai - $25000 vi) Rural Development Service SocietyAndhra Pradesh & Telangana - $5000 vii) Karna Subarna Welfare SocietyWest Bengal - $1000 viii) Bal Evam Mahila Chetna Samiti Rajasthan - $8000 ix) Mohammed Bazar Backward Classes Development Society West Bengal - $8000 x) Bombay Sarvodaya Friendship CenterMaharashtra - $10000 xi) JanpathGujarat - $8000 xii) Jan Jagaran Shakti SangathanBihar - $5000 I feel following are the benefits of including AID India into our relief efforts: 1) Pan India presence. AID has presence across most of the Indian states with over 300+ network of NGOs 2) Works in almost all domains of social service – Education, healthcare, livelihood restoration post-disaster, child and maternal health, environment, agriculture, mental health 3) Widely recognized and winner of Global contribution to India award given by Indian Prime Minister among many other awards https://aidindia.org/about-aid/recognition/ 4) One of the forefront organizations in disaster relief in India. Most of the time AID stays back and restores the livelihood of people affected. 5) Most projects are visited by volunteers and donors based in the USA, giving it high transparency. 6) Has 35+ chapters across USA reaching to a very wide volunteer and donor base. 7) Has 4 star Charity Navigator rating with 94.7% program expenses https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=7135 COVID-19 efforts: Currently, they are addressing health care issues and donating several thousand medical supplies. In India, due to a sudden lockdown, millions of people are migrating to their native villages. This is alarming, given the scale. AID is at the forefront of organizing relief efforts across India. Many organizations are focused on most metropolitan cities, but AID is reaching out to the remotest corners of India.

Help donate to Boston organizations currently assisting in the response to Covid-19

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Fundraiser for Association for India's Development (AID) to help provide relief to thousands of migrant workers, public health workers, and citizens stranded across India due to Lockdown across India. Cisco bright funds will match every dollar you donate to this fundraiser. AID works with 100+ NGOs across India and receiver of inaugural Global Contribution to India award. The popular movie Swades is based on AID founders and reflects the work done by thousands of similar projects in India. Funds will be used to give immediate relief and post disaster reconstruction of livelihood of the poorest of the poor in India. This is an Employee powered PAN-India COVID-19 fund that intends to reach poorest of the poor in India. As of April 1, 2020, following organizations have been supported by AID i) Savera Foundation - $3500 ii) Program for Social Action - $2700 iii) Partners in Justice Concerns - $3000 iv) Center for Development - $6500 and Vihaan - $5000 v). AID India, Chennai - $25000 vi) Rural Development Service SocietyAndhra Pradesh & Telangana - $5000 vii) Karna Subarna Welfare SocietyWest Bengal - $1000 viii) Bal Evam Mahila Chetna Samiti Rajasthan - $8000 ix) Mohammed Bazar Backward Classes Development Society West Bengal - $8000 x) Bombay Sarvodaya Friendship CenterMaharashtra - $10000 xi) JanpathGujarat - $8000 xii) Jan Jagaran Shakti SangathanBihar - $5000 I feel following are the benefits of including AID India into our relief efforts: 1) Pan India presence. AID has presence across most of the Indian states with over 300+ network of NGOs 2) Works in almost all domains of social service – Education, healthcare, livelihood restoration post-disaster, child and maternal health, environment, agriculture, mental health 3) Widely recognized and winner of Global contribution to India award given by Indian Prime Minister among many other awards https://aidindia.org/about-aid/recognition/ 4) One of the forefront organizations in disaster relief in India. Most of the time AID stays back and restores the livelihood of people affected. 5) Most projects are visited by volunteers and donors based in the USA, giving it high transparency. 6) Has 35+ chapters across USA reaching to a very wide volunteer and donor base. 7) Has 4 star Charity Navigator rating with 94.7% program expenses https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=7135 COVID-19 efforts: Currently, they are addressing health care issues and donating several thousand medical supplies. In India, due to a sudden lockdown, millions of people are migrating to their native villages. This is alarming, given the scale. AID is at the forefront of organizing relief efforts across India. Many organizations are focused on most metropolitan cities, but AID is reaching out to the remotest corners of India.

COVID - 19 Relief

The W.H.O. has declared COVID-19 a pandemic and public health emergency of international concern. For those of you looking for a way to donate, Bright Funds has put together a COVID-19 Response Fund, comprised of pre-vetted nonprofits based in the United States providing emergency response around the world and in the US focusing on childhood nutrition and supporting healthcare workers. This is just one way you can easily donate and support multiple organizations' initiatives to provide short-term and long-term response and recovery. You can also select other non-profits through the Bright Funds platform, and even create your own Fund with organizations of your choice.

COVID-19 daily meals

Join me in supporting the Herren Project, an inspiring nonprofit organization, that focuses on treatment, recovery and prevention of substance use disorder. Herren Project provides a wide variety of services (free of charge) that include assistance with treatment placement, long-term recovery support for individuals and families, financial support for treatment programs and recovery housing as well as prevention education programs for schools and communities. Help me support Herren Project’s work and its commitment to helping those seeking recovery and relief especially during these challenging times. Herren Project was founded in 2011 by former professional basketball player, Chris Herren, who has been in long-term recovery since August 1, 2008. For more information: https://herrenproject.org/

Founded in 2009 as a registered charitable organization, the Bo Charity Foundation has been dedicated to conserving the environment and caring for the underprivileged communities in Hong Kong. Food Angel is a food rescue and food assistance program launched in 2011 by Bo Charity Foundation with the mission of "WASTE NOT, HUNGER NOT, WITH LOVE." The program rescues edible surplus food from different sectors of the food industry that would otherwise be disposed of as waste. Following strict safety protocols, the rescued food items will then be prepared as nutritious hot meals in our central kitchen and be redistributed to serve the underprivileged communities in Hong Kong.

Created by the DigitalOcean community, this fund provides resources to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and relieve those affected.

Help the most vulnerable amongst Atlantans in this time of unprecedented need. My aim was to choose a decent mix of large and small charities with unique approaches towards assisting homeless, the elderly, and those who have lost their jobs in the service industry suddenly.