We work with 3,000 local partners worldwide to assess health needs and deliver $500 million in medical and humanitarian aid to more than 90 countries each year.
The world’s leading pharmaceutical companies rely on AmeriCares to distribute their donated medicines and supplies where they will be used most effectively for those in the greatest need.
From our work around the world and across the U.S., we share the many stories of lives saved, health restored and hope renewed.
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Delivering aid – on the ground, around the world and here at home. See News Archives →
United StatesAs rescue efforts continue for survivors in flood-ravaged Colorado, AmeriCares emergency response staff has deployed to the hardest hit areas, to assess immediate needs and connect with partner organizations helping communities affected by the devastation.
United StatesAmeriCares partnership with Open Door Clinic is helping uninsured patients in Florida. Donations of medicines and supplies help patients with chronic diseases gain continued access to critical health care.
RomaniaEach summer, AmeriCares-supported Camp Ray of Hope in Romania transforms the lives of impoverished young children suffering from hemophilia.
SyriaAn emergency shipment of atropine to treat nerve gas poisoning is being rushed to our response partners – the latest in AmeriCares large-scale response to help families fleeing the violence in Syria.
GlobalSince 2010, AmeriCares has worked with TOMS to deliver new shoes to impoverished children in Guatemala and other countries around the world — including Uzbekistan, the Philippines, Armenia, and El Salvador.
PakistanAs 1.4 million people struggle amid devastating flooding in Pakistan, AmeriCares pre-positioned relief supplies helped partners reach families with cucial aid as quickly as possible
IndiaMonths after the flood disaster in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, AmeriCares India team continues to respond with free medical camps and distributions of non-food items and water purification to help families in desperate need.
Central African RepublicAn AmeriCares shipment of urgently-needed emergency medical kits has arrived in the Central African Republic, to provide primary care to people suffering amid an escalating civil conflict.
Mali / MauritaniaAmeriCares has sent a new shipment of emergency medical aid to partners working in Mauritania to curb the spread of deadly diseases including malaria and cholera that persist in crowded camps.
SyriaA new shipment of emergency medical aid is being rushed to our response partners – the latest in AmeriCares large-scale response to help families fleeing the violence in Syria.
South SudanIn response to conflict and humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, AmeriCares has responded with a new shipment of emergency aid to help 15,000 people suffering from serious infections, malaria, pain and disease.
The Pediatric Nutrition Program in Vietnam recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary. AmeriCares partnerships with the Giao Diem Humanitarian Foundation and the Abbott Fund have substantially improved the health and lives of approximately 22,000 preschool children living in rural areas where resources are scarce and hunger prevalent.
Sierra LeoneAmeriCares Global Cholera Initiative aims to reduce infection rates and save lives worldwide with rapid deliveries of treatment supplies and prevention training. The effort continues in Sierra Leone, where an alarming outbreak sickened and killed thousands in late 2012.
MaliAmeriCares latest emergency aid shipment -- 1 million units of water purification product – has arrived to help families in the Mbera refugee camp in Mauritania. The delivery is part of an ongoing response to the Sahel crisis in West Africa.
TanzaniaAmeriCares project at Bugando Medical Centre provides cost-free, skilled fistula repair services, and allows women like Amina to regain their health, their dignity and their lives.
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Press Releases
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Media Coverage
Stamford Advocate
AmeriCares to Open Free Clinic in Stamford
Staten Island Advance
Staten Island Advance: Summer programs can help Staten Island youngsters cope with Hurricane Sandy
The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast: How First Responders Respond
NBC Connecticut
NBC Connecticut: Relief Team from Stamford Heads to Oklahoma
The Star-Ledger / NJ.com
The Star-Ledger / NJ.com: New wheelchair ramps are installed at hurricane damaged homes
ABC 7 Eyewitness News
ABC 7 Eyewitness News: YMCA group helping kids cope with Sandy memories
The Star-Ledger / NJ.com
The Star-Ledger / NJ.com: Mental health experts prepare for Hurricane Sandy's protracted emotional toll
The New York Times
The New York Times: Cholera in Haiti
New York Times
NYTimes.com: Letter - Fighting Malnutrition
New York Times
New York Times: Moving Forward in Tough Times
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly: Will Ferrell, Jon Hamm, Sarah Silverman, and Aziz Ansari perform at the 'We Hate Hurricanes' benefit
WTNH.com Connecticut
WTNH.com Connecticut: Giving Tuesday
Staten Island Advance
Staten Island Advance: Volunteers distributing sleeping bags to Staten Islanders on Tuesday
WTNH.com Connecticut
WTNH.com Connecticut: AmeriCares heads to NY to help after Sandy
The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast: Sandy Donations Pour In
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Annual Reports
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2012 Full Financials to Annual Report (127 KB)
2012 AmeriCares Annual Report (24pp) (1.29 MB)
2011 Full Financials to Annual Report (122 KB)
2011 AmeriCares Annual Report (5.20 MB)
2010 Full Financials to Annual Report (425 KB)
2010 AmeriCares Annual Report (5.55 MB)
2009 Full Financials to the Annual Report (331 KB)
2009 AmeriCares Annual Report (3.70 MB)
2008 Full Financials to Annual Report (408 KB)
2008 AmeriCares Annual Report (5.35 MB)
Quarterly Newsletters
2013 Summer Newsletter (458 KB)
2013 Spring Newsletter (542 KB)
2012 Winter Newsletter (1.55 MB)
2012 Spring/Summer Newsletter (1.31 MB)
2012 Fall Newsletter (1.19 MB)
2012 30th Anniversary Newsletter (1.17 MB)
2011 Winter Newsletter (1.05 MB)
2011 Spring/Summer Newsletter (1.30 MB)
2011 Fall Newsletter (1.54 MB)
2010 Winter Newsletter (4.11 MB)
2010 Spring/Summer Newsletter (1.50 MB)
2010 Fall Newsletter (1.41 MB)
2009 Spring/Summer Newsletter (803 KB)
2009 Fall Newsletter (844 KB)
2008 Winter Newsletter (1.43 MB)
2008 Summer Newsletter (1.45 MB)
2008 Spring Newsletter (857 KB)
2008 Fall Newsletter (1.83 MB)
2007 Summer Newsletter (2.44 MB)
2007 Spring Newsletter (2.16 MB)
2007 Fall Newsletter (2.44 MB)
2006 Winter Newsletter (2.18 MB)
2006 Spring Newsletter (745 KB)
2006 Fall Newsletter (1.14 MB)
2005 Winter Newsletter (250 KB)
2005 Spring Newsletter (962 KB)
2005 Fall Newsletter (1.50 MB)
2004 Winter Newsletter (1.17 MB)
2004 Summer Newsletter (790 KB)
2004 Spring Newsletter (836 KB)
2004 Fall Newsletter (615 KB)
2003 Winter Newsletter (1.50 MB)
2003 Spring Newsletter (1.73 MB)
2002 Winter Newsletter (2.47 MB)
2002 Spring Newsletter (2.47 MB)
2002 Fall Newsletter (483 KB)
Special Reports and Brochures
Haiti Activity Report and Country Prospectus - July 2012 (1.35 MB)
Haiti Three Year Report (278 KB)
Hurricane Sandy 6-Month Special Report (236 KB)
Japan One Year Report (1.34 MB)
Japan Two Year Report (264 KB)


