SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR HURRICANE FLORENCE RESPONSE “That’s our whole neighborhood,” Steve Hubbard said as he scrolled through photos on his phone. The images show his street completely underwater in Leland, North Carolina. While Steve and his wife Deborah and their grown daughter Amanda were in Florida with family—they had evacuated ahead of…
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Sunday: Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 Airlifts 30 Tons of Critical Relief Supplies to U.S. Territory in the Pacific, Aiding Typhoon Yutu Victims (Press Release)
Emergency Shelter Materials, Water Filtration Units and Medical Supplies will Help Families in Saipan and Tinian Impacted by the Typhoon BOONE, N.C., Nov. 3, 2018—International Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse is deploying disaster response specialists and emergency relief supplies to two Pacific islands devastated by Typhoon Yutu. The deadly typhoon destroyed homes and infrastructure on…
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Venezuelan Migrants Welcomed at Samaritan’s Purse Shelter in Colombia
Each day, hundreds of people flee from Venezuela crossing into Cucuta, Colombia. Many of them have no plans to return home; instead they’ve chosen to leave behind their nation’s economic collapse and take their chances on starting a new life in a new country. Some of these men and women become los caminantes, or “the…
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Flames Finally Clear; Samaritan’s Purse Helping California Wildfire Victims (Press Release)
Teams of Volunteers Recover Precious Belongings, Providing Closure After Camp Fire CHICO, Calif., Dec. 10, 2018—As the Camp Fire raged last month, North Carolina-based Samaritan’s Purse deployed staff and a tractor-trailer stocked with tools relief supplies to Chico, and immediately began coordinating with local officials, meeting with families who needed assistance, and comforting survivors. Now…
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Samaritan’s Purse Opens Ebola Treatment Center in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Press Release)
BOONE, N.C., Jan. 17, 2018—Samaritan’s Purse is once again on the front lines battling the latest outbreak of the deadly and highly contagious Ebola virus. Today the international Christian relief organization opened a 20-bed Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) community of Komanda, an area that has seen a recent surge…
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Samaritan’s Purse Sends Disaster Response Teams to Alabama After Deadly Tornadoes (Press Release)
BOONE, N.C., March 4, 2019—Samaritan's Purse, an international Christian relief organization, has deployed staff, volunteers and a tractor-trailer stocked with tools and supplies to tornado-ravaged Alabama. The powerful storm spawned multiple twisters, killing at least 23 people and leveling entire neighborhoods. It is one of the deadliest storms to strike Alabama in years. The North…
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Press Release Alabama Tornado 3-4-19
Samaritan’s Purse Sends Disaster Response Teams to Alabama After Deadly Tornadoes BOONE, N.C., March 4, 2019 Samaritan's Purse, an international Christian relief organization, has deployed staff, volunteers and a tractor-trailer stocked with tools and supplies to tornado-ravaged Alabama. The powerful storm spawned multiple twisters, killing at least 23 people and leveling entire neighborhoods. It is…
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Press Release Ebola 1-17-19
Samaritan’s Purse Opens Ebola Treatment Center in the Democratic Republic of Congo BOONE, N.C., Jan. 17, 2019 Samaritan’s Purse is once again on the front lines battling the latest outbreak of the deadly and highly contagious Ebola virus. Today the international Christian relief organization opened a 20-bed Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of…
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Press Release Camp Fire 12-10-18
Flames Finally Clear; Samaritan’s Purse Helping California Wildfire Victims Chico, Calif., Dec. 10, 2018 Teams of Volunteers Recover Precious Belongings, Providing Closure After Camp Fire As the Camp Fire raged last month, North Carolina-based Samaritan’s Purse deployed staff and a tractor-trailer stocked with tools relief supplies to Chico, and immediately began coordinating with local officials,…
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Fact Sheet: Children’s Heart Project
Children's Heart Project Purpose To provide life-saving surgery for children with congenital heart defects from countries where appropriate treatment is extremely limited or nonexistent. Samaritan's Purse identifies children in need of surgery; finds doctors and hospitals willing to donate their services; provides roundtrip airfare; coordinates with host families; and arranges for a medical transporter to…
