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 […]
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 […]
On June 29th, 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.
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 […]
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, […]