Global non-profit organization focused on health and development
For other organizations with similar names, see Americare (disambiguation).
Americares
Founded
1979
Founder
Robert Macauley
Type
Non-governmental organization
Location
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Area served
164 countries
Product
Humanitarian relief, including medicines, medical supplies, nutritional supplements
Website
Americares.org
Americares is a global non-profit organization focused on health and development that responds to individuals affected by poverty, disaster, or crisis. The organization addresses poverty, disasters, or crises with medicine, medical supplies and health programs.[1]
Since it was established in 1979, Americares has delivered more than $17 billion in humanitarian aid to 164 countries to address issues like natural disasters, the restoration of a community after natural disasters, and ongoing health crises and inequality.[2]
Americares has their global headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. In addition, the organization has offices in Colombia, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Liberia, Nepal, the Philippines, Tanzania, Puerto Rico, and elsewhere in the United States.[3] Americares operates three warehouses, one each in the U.S., Europe, and India.
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dehydration due to cholera in camps in eastern Zaire. The aid agency AmeriCares was heavily criticized for choosing to provide Gatorade as a form of oral...
2016. Retrieved 7 December 2020. "AmeriCares Rushes Emergency Aid to North Korea Flood Survivors". Cision. AmeriCares. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 7 December...
Pilot Field, the venue has since been named Downtown Ballpark, North AmeriCare Park, Dunn Tire Park, and Coca-Cola Field. Home to the Buffalo Bisons...
American businessman who left his paper company to create the charity AmeriCares, which he established in 1982 and which has provided billions of dollars...
"Fashion for Relief" show on September 16, 2005, in New York, a benefit for AmeriCares to support victims of Hurricane Katrina. Richards is married to film director...
heavily involved with arts advocacy. He is also a spokesperson of the AmeriCares Foundation. Goldwyn was an avid supporter of Hillary Clinton and in 2016...
original on January 23, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2016. "Interview: AmeriCares CEO Curt Welling". Fox News. December 30, 2004. Archived from the original...
$500,000 to Doctors Without Borders, Haitian health care provider Partners in Health and AmeriCares, and also participated in the Hope for Haiti Now telethon...
plan. In 2001, Excellus merged with Univera Healthcare, (formerly North AmeriCare), based in Buffalo, New York. Univera retained its name and is separate...
relief efforts. U.S. Nonprofit international disaster relief organization AmeriCares shipped $3.2 million worth of medical aid for Ketsana survivors. An Israeli...
Erie were found in the city's water supply. The American Red Cross and AmeriCares responded by helping coordinate the distribution of bottled water to the...
in many sectors. These programs include AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps NCCC, AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps Seniors, the Volunteer Generation...
2014. Press Release (17 April 2014). "AmeriCares India Announces Spirit of Humanity Award Winners". AmeriCares India. Retrieved 11 September 2014. "List...
constructed, 120-foot long, two lane pool. It raised $105,001.00 for AmeriCares to benefit the victims of Hurricane Sandy. On March 4, 2014, Nyad was...
donated the proceeds from her single "Saved My Life" to CORE Response's and AmeriCares' relief efforts. The same year she donated $100,000 to Australians in...
Foundation was one of the first major supporters of Teach for America, AmeriCares, and Partners in Health. Lynch was inducted into the Junior Achievement...
and on November 25, 2006, gave birth to her first son. Hill has been an Americares board member since 2020. Hill began her journalism career in 1998 as a...
charter aircraft needed. Bowe immediately had his representatives contact AmeriCares, the NGO leading the effort, and pledged the 100,000 dollars needed to...
AmeriCorps VISTA is a national service program designed to alleviate poverty. President John F. Kennedy originated the idea for VISTA, which was founded...
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation AmeriCares Save the Children Médecins Sans Frontières Airline Ambassadors International...
2014 South Asia under "Organizational Efficiency" category AmeriCares India Winner in child care category at ‘Spirit of Humanity Awards’ 2016 "NGO connect:...
AmeriHealth New Jersey is a provider of health insurance to employers and individuals throughout New Jersey. AmeriHealth New Jersey is headquartered in...
Ruffalo, Jon Voight, Billy Crudup 2011 $12 Alliance for Lupus Research, AmeriCares, Boomer Esiason Foundation, Building Homes for Heroes, Felix Organization...
States, Knights of Columbus, Samaritan's Purse, Catholic Charities USA, AmeriCares, BakerRipley, Operation BBQ relief, many celebrities, and many other charitable...
B'rith in New York, and was a vice president for direct response at the AmeriCares Foundation in Stamford, Connecticut. He currently resides in Florida,...
care, and personal technology . AmeriSpeak membership is by invite only by mail or by phone. To represent a cross-section of U.S. households, AmeriSpeak...
Century Association in New York, and is on the Media Advisory Committee of AmeriCares.[citation needed] Dave, Palesh, "Making News - Palesh Dave profiles brothers...
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