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 […]
September 11, 2019–The official death toll in the Bahamas is hovering around 50, but with 2,500 people reported missing, experts predict it may climb into the thousands as rural communities become accessible, rubble is sorted through and bodies are located. For survivors, conditions are extremely challenging with many reports from the ground indicating that most […]