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 […]
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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
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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
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
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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,
August 28, 2018–This week marks one year since Hurricane Harvey swept across Texas, killing dozens of people, displacing tens of thousands and causing more than $125 billion in damage. OpUSA remains committed to ongoing recovery efforts in Texas, and we are grateful to partners and supporters who make this important work possible. To support our
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Los Angeles-based non-governmental agency seeking donations as storm makes landfall in Texas Los Angeles, Calif., August 25, 2017—Operation USA, a Los Angeles-based international relief agency, today announced plans to assess damage and deliver aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The agency will deliver both financial and in-kind recovery aid as needed to affected
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Our longtime friend and founding board member visited ‘The View’ to talk about her upcoming roles, new projects, activism and our work here at Operation USA. Watch the clip below.
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At OpUSA, we know that building and restoring education and health capacity are the most impactful ways to help children and families recover and thrive in the wake of disasters. We believe that now, more than ever, initiatives aimed at improving nutrition, wellness, literacy and learning are of the utmost importance for youth here in
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On Saturday, April 25th, 2015, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake–the worst to hit Nepal in more than 80 years–struck just outside the country’s heavily populated capital, Kathmandu. The disaster triggered deadly avalanches on Mount Everest and in the Langtang Valley, and caused widespread building collapses, damage to infrastructure, injuries and deaths. Less than a month later,
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