Mexico Earthquake Recovery
June 27, 2019–This week, thanks to the generosity of our long-time partner Honeywell, and with partner organization Ninos En Alegria—a nonprofit foundation dedicated to improving the infrastructure of schools in marginalized areas of Guerrero state—we broke ground on a school reconstruction project in Zihuatanejo. The Federal school will serve 213 students and 7 teachers in […]
Hurricane Maria Recovery
February 28, 2018–Five months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, many island residents remain vulnerable as recovery has only just begun. Some experts say the death toll continued to rise for months after the storm due to disaster conditions, and many residents are still without power and lack access to proper medical care, food, clean […]
NEWS RELEASE: Operation USA to Aid Recovery Efforts in Florida and Mexico Following Major Disasters
Los Angeles-based non-governmental agency planning to deliver aid following unprecedented Atlantic storm and magnitude 8.1 earthquake Los Angeles, Calif., September 8, 2017—Operation USA, a Los Angeles-based international relief agency, today announced plans to assess damage and deliver aid to Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and in Mexico in the aftermath of a […]
Hurricane Irma Recovery
July 11, 2018–This week, Operation USA delivered an additional $25,000 grant to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida in support of the Care & Share: Senior Feeding Campaign. Each month, more than 2,200 seniors participating in the program receive food kits containing canned fruits and vegetables, proteins, grains and cereal–and, when possible, fresh […]
MEDIA ALERT: Los Angeles NGO Deploying Aid to Texas in Support of Hurricane Harvey Recovery
MEDIA ALERT September 1, 2017 CONTACT: Mary Dolan Operation USA 323.413.2353 mdolan@opusa.org Los Angeles NGO Deploying Aid to Texas in Support of Hurricane Harvey Recovery WHO: Operation USA WHAT: Six trucks containing relief and recovery supplies are leaving Operation USA’s warehouse in the Port of Los Angeles for Austin, Texas, […]