Heat domes are a type of heat wave, where hot air becomes trapped over a region for an extended period of time.

Health-focused relief and development organization, Americares, rounded out Hollywood awards season this past weekend with a pre-Oscar’s “Giving Suite.”

Every parent endures nights when their young children make trips to the bathroom. Amina, a…

Every two weeks, hope arrives on wheels in 130 of Mumbai’s slum communities when Americares…

Stamford, Conn. – Feb. 19, 2025 – In response to the deadly flooding that has…

As devastating wildfires scorch Los Angeles, Americares is launching a rapid response to restore access to health services and address the most urgent health needs in affected communities.

Stamford, Conn. – Jan. 8, 2025 – Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, is…

Americares has been named the 8th largest charity in the United States by Forbes.

Americares has been named the 8th largest charity in the United States by Forbes.

Americares Philippines has deployed emergency response teams to Aurora and Cagayan provinces to provide clean water, hygiene kits and mental health support to survivors impacted by Typhoons Pepito and Ofel and Tropical Storm Trami.

Stamford, Conn. – Nov. 20, 2024 – Americares, the health-focused relief and development
organization, is pleased to announce the election of former Transportation Security Administration leader and retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger to its Board of Directors. Neffenger, who will serve a three-year term, brings to the board a wealth of experience in global logistics and supply chain experience, national security, crisis leadership and organizational transformation, having held senior roles in both the public and private sectors.

Stamford, Conn. – Nov. 11, 2024 – Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization, welcomes Joy Gustafson Weintz to its Board of Directors for a three-year term. Weintz brings extensive experience in philanthropy and community engagement, along with a strong dedication to Americares’ mission of saving lives and enhancing health for those impacted by poverty and disasters.

Stamford, Conn. – Nov. 1, 2024 – Americares has awarded more than $1 million in emergency funding to restore access to care for Hurricane Helene survivors in five states.

Most people in and around Asheville, N.C., had no safe water: Hurricane Helene dumped as much as 30 inches of rain, rivers overflowed their banks and rushing brown torrents washed away cars, homes and even roads.

Stamford, Conn. – Oct. 15, 2024 – Americares has dispatched a mobile clinic to western North Carolina, bringing medical care to communities still reeling from Hurricane Helene. More than two weeks after the storm brought record flooding and landslides, thousands of households are still without power and in need of clean drinking water.

Stamford, Conn. – Oct. 8, 2024 – Americares is ready to respond to Hurricane Milton—the second major hurricane headed toward Florida’s West Coast in less than two weeks. As the storm approaches, Americares Emergency Response Team is reaching out to 110 partner clinics in Florida in the path of the storm to offer assistance.

 New resources for caregivers and health care providers to protect health amid hurricanes, floods, wildfires,…

Stamford, Conn. – Sept. 29, 2024 – Americares is deploying a response team to North Carolina to assist the relief efforts for Hurricane Helene. The emergency response experts are expected to be in Asheville by Tuesday assessing the health needs in flood-ravaged communities, before making their way toward Tennessee.

Stamford, Conn. – Sept. 26, 2024 – Americares is deploying a response team to Florida as Hurricane Helene barrels toward the state’s northwest coast, bringing life-threatening flooding, dangerous storm surge and intense winds.

This mobile clinic is a respite during heat waves in Tucson, Arizona. Here, Dr. Kyle Meehan, the prenatal provider for the University of Arizona Department of Family and Community Medicine Mobile Health Program, discusses the risks to patients with April Hunter, Americares Senior Director of U.S. Programs for Medicine Security and Systems.