Topic: Emergency Response

May 16, 2023

HIAS' response to the disaster has persisted long after the ground stopped shaking.

Apr 21, 2023

An influx of refugees would add further strain to one of the world's most beleaguered — and forgotten — countries.

Mar 15, 2023

Five weeks after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria, HIAS partner organizations have greatly assisted survivors.

Feb 21, 2023

As fears of a new humanitarian crisis rise following Monday's devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, HIAS is preparing to assist in the region and strategizing for the difficult months ahead. 

Oct 3, 2022

Since April 2022, tens of thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have been sent from Texas and Arizona to Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago, and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. HIAS staff involved in the local and national response explain the situation and what HIAS is doing to help.

Aug 19, 2022

More than 1,000 households were affected by severe flooding, with scores of homes and businesses damaged or destroyed.

Jul 22, 2022

HIAS is working with Stowarzyszenie Patchwork (Patchwork Association) and L’Arche to make sure disabled child refugees from Ukraine get as much support as possible.

Jul 19, 2022

Mexican volunteers from HIAS partner organization, CADENA, are helping Ukrainian refugees in Poland.

Jul 6, 2022

Housing was an afterthought when Oksana Bezkorovaina arrived in Poland from bordering Ukraine with her daughter Masha and sister, Maryna. The trio had been through the wringer trying to make it out of their home in Kharkiv, where they would sleep in the basement with their shoes on — ready to flee at any moment.

Jun 28, 2022

“I woke up at 5:30 a.m. and started calling colleagues,” Alexander (Sasha) Galkin recalled of the first night of the war. As the director of Right to Protection (R2P) — HIAS’ long time partner in Ukraine — he had urgent priorities: ensuring the safety of R2P staff, and working out how the organization could pivot to the new emergency.