Smartfund for Ukraine

Sunflower Network is saving lives in Ukraine by working with local partners to understand the most critical supplies needs, sourcing those supplies from around the world and delivering them to direct, on-the-ground contacts.

As of January 2023:

To date, Sunflower Network has delivered over $1,200,000 of life saving medical and humanitarian aid directly to Ukrainians in need. They launched a pop-up art gallery in NYC featuring 10 Ukrainian contemporary artists; proceeds of which were used to purchase and deliver food and generators to Ukraine. The Sunflower Network also partnered with corporate retail and real estate giants to organize and deliver 100,000 personal hygiene kits directly to Ukrainians in need.

The Fund, fiscally sponsored by the Goodnation Foundation, was established by a NYC couple who came to the US from Ukraine as refugees 30+ years ago and has contacts on the ground. 100% of donations provide meals, clothes, medicine and more where they’re most needed, in Odessa and beyond.

As of January 2023:

This winter, Odessa Peace Fund sent generators, cold medication, additional medical supplies, medical assistance and food to the people of Ukraine. They are also running an Adopt-a-Family Program, in which donors can help families afford food.

Afya Foundation is supporting the Ukrainian medical community and refugees seeking aid.

In December 2022:

In December 2022, Afya Foundation delivered an ultrasound and pallet of sophisticated consumable supplies to the Lviv Transplant Center in Ukraine. They continue to support the work of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the NYU Langone Health's Transplant Institute, to train and work alongside physicians in Lviv.

HIAS is working to support Jewish communities at the forefront of the response to this crisis in surrounding countries with the logistics of transportation, accommodation and determining where refugees can head next.

As of January 2023:

HIAS has launched its refugee-matching algorithm RUTH to help refugees find hosts in Europe and the US. The secure RUTH database matches Welcome Circles with Ukrainian newcomers in need of sponsorship. It has received the Genesis Prize (Jewish Noble) for working to uphold Ukraine’s independence.

SOS is providing humanitarian assistance, legal and mental health services, basic needs, education and more to relocated children and families.

As of January 2023:

So far, SOS has reached more than 50,000 people with food, hygiene, non-food items and short-term humanitarian support. Throughout the fall and winter, they delivered cash-based assistance for 20,000 vulnerable people and provided assistance through Social Service Centers to more than 18,000 internally displaced children and caregivers. Mental health services have also been delivered for 14,043 participants, and 328 families have been hosted and housed in the US.

United Help Ukraine (UHU) is providing humanitarian aid to where it’s needed on the ground.

In December 2022:

UHU donated 200 winter boots for Hospitallers Paramedics to ensure they can continue providing medical care in freezing temperatures. They also continue to run its Psychological Aid Program that supports a network of 200 psychologists in hospital clinics across Ukraine. Using an Israeli-based rehabilitation program for children, Hibuki Therapy, these psychologists provide children, ages three to eight, with a stuffed dog toy that accompanies them throughout their clinic stay, providing them the opportunity to project their emotional trauma onto a physical object.