Neighbor Islands/West Pacific Featured Nonprofits
American Red Cross - Guam Chapter
The American Red Cross Guam Chapter helps all 19 villages in the territory of Guam prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. The chapter responds to numerous disasters including single family home fires, families displaced by flash floods, emergency messages for military personnel through the Service to Armed Forces program, pre-deployment briefings to service members and families, and more.
American Red Cross - Northern Mariana Islands Chapter
Saipan, Rota, Tinian and the Northern Islands
Chartered on October 8, 1978, the ARC-NMI Chapter maintains a 365-day-a-year Disaster Action Team (DAT) with trained individuals as “first responders” during time of need. They assess damage, provide immediate assistance with food, clothing and shelter and assist by providing contact with Red Cross trained mental health specialists and other community based social services agencies.
The Food Basket - Hawaiʻi Island
Founded in 1989 with the mission to end hunger in Hawaiʻi County, The Food Basket (TFB) is the sole food bank serving Hawaiʻi Island. Several programs serve 60,000+ low-income Hawaiʻi Island residents per month. TFB currently works with over 100 partner agencies across the island to provide service to anyone experiencing food insecruity.
Hui No Ke Ola Pono - Maui
Hui No Ke Ola Pono, Inc. is a private, not for profit community-based health enhancement, disease prevention and health care center. We provide programs on nutrition, health management and health care referrals for the community of Maui in a culturally caring manner.
Kumu's Cupboard - Kauaʻi
Kumu's Cupboard provides teachers, counselors and eduational assistants on Kauaʻi with free school supplies, office supplies, materials for art and science projects, and student incentives.
Lānaʻi Community Health Center
The Lāna'i Community Health Center’s (LCHC) mission is to take care of the community of Lāna'i focusing on physical, mental, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual welfare by enriching and empowering lives to help build healthy families in a supportive environment. LCHC is committed to advocating for their patients – insured, under-insured, and un-insured - and to continue providing the highest quality
health care to fulfill the island’s needs.
Palau Red Cross Society
Palau Red Cross Society aims to serve the most vulnerable, alleviate human suffering, and contribute to the promotion of human dignity and peace. They are supporting communities in Palau to become more resilient to the impacts of disaster and climate change, promoting safe and healthy living conditions through community based health and first aid activities, and more.
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