January 12, 2010 brought unprecedented devastation to the island nation of Haiti. Even now, years later, recovery continues. Operation USA remains committed to this effort–and is proud of our achievements to date. In 2016, we recommitted to Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Your donations continue to improve the lives of the […]
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September 8, 2016 HUFFINGTON POST BLOG Richard Walden President & CEO, Operation USA What’s Not To “Like”? – Perverting The Mother Tongue Most educated, English-speaking people cringe at the increasing misuse of the word “like” and “I feel like” which seem to have inhabited our daily discourse. This is less a problem for
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‘Superstorm’ Hurricane Sandy began its path of devastation the week of October 29, 2012–-and severely affected portions of the Caribbean, then continued on to bring devastation to the Northeastern United States. Impacting 24 states in the Eastern third of the country, President Obama signed the state of emergency declaration in the District of Columbia, Massachusetts,
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Youth voices too often go unheard. We believe it’s time to change that. That is why we launched Project Re:Verb. In order for lasting change to be created in communities that have been impacted by disasters, or that are grappling with poverty, violence, discrimination or grief, young people must be empowered to become agents
In November 2013 the largest storm ever to make landfall, Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), devastated the Philippines. More than 16 million people were impacted by the typhoon, with upwards of 6,200 people killed and 4.1 million people displaced–nearly 1.7 million of which were children. Operation USA responded to the disaster quickly, sending multiple
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