Name: Help Ukraine Now
Rating: 5.0 (3 reviews)

The situation in Ukraine is dire. While major charities help at scale, grassroots fundraisers fill in the gaps by promptly facilitating emergency aid directly to people in need. Helpuanow.org provides a verified path to identify & donate to these fundraisers.

An excellent initiative that connects you to specific fundraisers and more directly humanizes the war - it connected me to a volunteer battalion of a childhood friend, and the protective and medical gear to a young man fighting for his pregnant girlfriend. Other causes include supporting LGBT Military, direct cash payments to refugees, supporting a volunteer medical battalion, providing food, water, and emergency aid to civilians in combat zones, and more, and you can find causes, organizations, and individuals without the red tape.