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Learn about Julie’s introduction to humanitarian aid work and read excerpts from her travel diaries in: Home Work: A Memoir Of My Hollywood Years         “My trip to Southeast Asia [with Operation USA] changed me on a profound level. Whereas before, my creative work seemed the most significant pursuit, now a heightened […]

January 13, 2020–Reports from Manila today indicate that tens of thousands of people in the Philippines have fled their homes after the Taal volcano erupted this weekend. This comes on the heels of a typhoon which struck the country on Christmas Day, killing 30 and causing widespread damage. Experts fear a tsunami may also follow

January 13, 2020–Unprecedented seismic activity in Puerto Rico–where many islanders continue to grapple with the effects of and challenges created by Hurricane Maria in late 2017–has shaken the territory this month, causing new damage to structures and roads and a widespread power outage. A magnitude 6.4 tremor (the largest in a series of recent quakes,

January 6, 2020–Our thoughts are with all those in Australia grappling with catastrophic wildfires currently impacting large swaths of the country.   Operation USA is monitoring the situation and assessing all potential opportunities to provide aid in the form of material supplies (e.g. masks and respiratory devices) and cash grants to community-based organizations. Our ability

At Operation USA, we know you have a lot on your mind during the busy holiday season. That’s why we’re making it easier than ever to support our programs this year. Read on for the all ways you can give and get involved!     DONATE to SEND HOLIDAY CARDS We’ll do the work for

Giving Tuesday is December 3rd! Are you ready?!   Will you help us make #GivingTuesday our most successful fundraising day yet? GIVE NOW     This holiday season, your donations will help us deliver much-needed relief to fire-impacted communities here in California… continue to support Hurricane Dorian survivors in the Bahamas… deploy more shipments of

October 28, 2019, LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, Operation USA announces that United Airlines MileagePlus members can now donate their miles to help deliver aid to Hurricane Dorian survivors in The Bahamas. United chose Operation USA as one of the first campaigns for its brand-new Miles on a Mission crowdfunding platform. Through Miles on a

October 12, 2019–Typhoon Hagibis, the largest storm to hit Japan in decades, slammed the country this weekend with extreme winds and heavy rain leading to dangerous conditions, flooding and landslides. A magnitude 5.7 earthquake also shook the Tokyo region Saturday evening. Nearly 4 million people have been evacuated and hundreds of thousands of homes and

November 15, 2019–This month, thanks to partner organization Heart to Heart International, OpUSA shipped much-needed hygiene essentials and blankets to fire-impacted families in Petaluma, Healdsburg and Windsor. There, community-based partners COTS and Nuestra Comunidad assisted in distributing the items to families in need. Thank you to all donors who made this shipment possible.    

Los Angeles, Calif., September 4, 2019—Operation USA, a Los Angeles-based international relief agency, today announced plans to assess damage and deliver aid to The Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. The agency will deliver both financial and in-kind recovery aid as needed to affected communities, focusing on providing material aid to hospitals and clinics