On July 26 at 3:10 a.m. local time, Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in the Philippines with winds reaching 140 miles per hour. This typhoon has brought with it life-threatening flooding, landslides and storm surges up to 10 feet high. Over 40,000 people have been displaced.

Americares Philippines deployed an emergency response team to deliver medicines and supplies and meet with local officials to coordinate the disaster response. Please check our website and social media for more updates as they become available. To support our emergency response in the Philippines and beyond in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri, please make an urgent gift today.

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Wildfire smoke can have severe health effects, especially for at-risk populations. As peak wildfire season begins, Americares Deputy Medical Officer Dr. Adam Schwartz is here to share who is most at risk of the harmful effects of wildfire smoke.

Volunteers joined the Americares Leadership Council at our headquarters on July 21 to assemble backpacks full of school supplies to benefit Americares Free Clinics. Children of patient families at the four clinics in Connecticut can start their school year off with confidence, knowing that they have the supplies they need to succeed. Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to help the children in our community!

With the climate crisis only intensifying every year, we need your help more than ever this summer. That’s why we’ve set an ambitious goal to raise $500,000 so we can be ready to respond immediately – and a generous partner has offered to TRIPLE your gifts to help us reach it!

Unlock your 3X match opportunity with a donation today – because communities hit hardest by extreme weather simply can’t wait.

Donate $125 right now to have TRIPLE the impact so we can respond the moment a natural disaster strikes anywhere around the world.