November 30-December 6, 2022 Kidsave’s Angels of Hope, with help from our partners Sunrise of Dreams, delivered food kits and humanitarian aid to Odesa. Not long after our team made these deliveries, Odesa was attacked by a massive airstrike. The food kits and aid provided by our team will sustain the people as they must continue to live in basements and bomb shelters for their safety.
November 21-29, 2022 Evacuations have slowed because of an increase in Russian hostilities, but Kidsave’s Angels of Hope continue to evacuate children and families as much as possible. This week, the team evacuated 120 people from the Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions.
October 24-31, 2022 In partnership with World Food Programme, Samaritans Purse, We Are Ukraine, and Kidsave OurBorsch, our Angels of Hope continue to deliver life-saving humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine. Since the war began, we have delivered over 724 tons of humanitarian aid to those in need.
October 10-18: Massive airstrikes continue to target Kyiv, a city that is home to more than 2 million people and had been considered safe just weeks ago. Our volunteers delivered food kits containing enough food to feed a person for four weeks as well as water, sanitizers, and medical supplies to those sheltering in place.
September 26 – October 3, 2022: Hostilities have increased in the Zaporizhzhia region as Russian troops try to overtake the nuclear power plant there. Our team is trying to evacuate as many people as possible from this region. Over the last week, we have evacuated over 600 people, bringing our total number of rescues to over 28,000 people.
September 1-11, 2022: Thanks to support from the organization Samaritan’s Purse, we are able to deliver medicines, medical supplies, groceries, diapers, and formula to families and individuals in need. So far, we have delivered 642 tons of humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
From August 13 to August 15, Kidsave successfully rescued 225 people from the Zaporizhzhia region, bringing our total rescues up to 24,148 people.
Aug 10: Although international adoption has been suspended at this time, our team continues to work to find safe and loving homes for orphans with families in Ukraine. This week, we were able to place a sibling set of three with a loving family in Slavyansk.
July 14, 2022: Two missiles hit Vinnytsia today about 500 meters from our safe base.
July 2, 2022: Eleven participants from Kidsave’s Corporate Mentoring program meet with Kidsave leaders Pavlo and Olena in Kyiv
June 20 – 24 : As the sweltering summer season begins, Kidsave’s Angels of Hope continue their daring rescue missions. As of June 23rd, 20,973 kids, families, and elderly have been evacuated.
May 30 – June 3: Kidsave’s Angels of Hope rescued 374 orphans, families, and elderly and delivered 34 tons of humanitarian aid this week.
May 18: Angels of Hope rescue and evacuate children and families as Russian airstrikes continue daily.
May 17: American Kidsave volunteer provides combat medic first aid training for Angels of Hope rescue team.
May 14: Angels of Hope deliver food to those sheltering in place in Mykolaiv.
Easter 2022 – Kidsave volunteers made Easter baskets for Ukrainian children in rescue centers.
April 21: Evacuation Efforts Continue
April 11-15: Angels of Hope continues to evacuate children and families to safety.
April 5-7: Orphanages, families with children, and even the family pets are all evacuated to safety.
March 26-27: Angels of Hope convoy makes a long journey along dangerous roads to evacuate civilians from active combat zones.
March 12-13: Angels of Hope team evacuates group from bomb shelter.