July 25, 2016
Stamford, Conn.– July 25, 2016– AmeriCares will provide 300,000 cans of OFF!i‚® aerosol repellent to protect low-income and uninsured families from mosquitoes that could be carrying the Zika virus this summer. AmeriCares will deliver the repellent, donated by SC Johnson, free of charge to clinics, health departments and nonprofit partners in the southern United States and Puerto Rico.
July 19, 2016
July 12, 2016
Stamford, Conn.– July 12, 2016– AmeriCares and the National Council for Behavioral Health have partnered to expand access to care for millions of low-income patients living with mental illness.
July 01, 2016
AmeriCares is sending medicine, first aid supplies and safe drinking water for families affected by historic flooding in West Virginia, the worst in a century in some parts of the state.
June 27, 2016
Stamford, Conn.– June 27, 2016– AmeriCares is sending medicine, first aid supplies and safe drinking water for families affected by the flooding in West Virginia.
June 13, 2016
Stamford, Conn.– June 13, 2016– AmeriCares presented its annual Power of Partnership Award to Fresenius Kabi USA today in recognition of the companyi¢â‚¬â„¢s outstanding commitment to helping disaster survivors and improving health care access around the world.
June 08, 2016
As severe weather continues to affect large areas of the U.S., AmeriCares is rushing emergency kits and bottled water to families displaced by widespread flooding in Texas.
June 05, 2016
AmeriCares has worked with donors and partners to help fight malnutrition in El Salvador and provide support to families for a child’s healthy growth and development.
May 25, 2016
AmeriCares has an emergency response team on the ground in Fiji to help with the recovery from Cyclone Winston— the strongest storm on record in the Southern Hemisphere, leaving a path of destruction including flattened homes and downed power lines.
May 20, 2016
May 18, 2016
AmeriCares India is responding to the country’s worst drought in four decades, supporting medical camps, water purification and nutritional support for residents of the west central state of Maharashtra.
Stamford, Conn.– May 18, 2016– AmeriCares, the emergency response and global health organization, has welcomed Christine Squires as its Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer. In her new role, Squires will provide both strategic leadership and hands-on tactical execution of fundraising efforts for AmeriCares health programs worldwide. She will be responsible for all corporate, foundation and individual giving, including more than $500 million in annual product donations from pharmaceutical and medical supply companies.
May 06, 2016
May 05, 2016
AmeriCares is responding with emergency teams, coordinated relief efforts and shipments of medical aid to help survivors of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that has rocked Nepal, killing thousands and sending the region into chaos.
May 02, 2016
Stamford, Conn.– May 2, 2016– Three tons of medicine and medical supplies from AmeriCares have arrived in Ecuador to resupply hospitals and clinics damaged by the country’s worst earthquake in decades.
April 21, 2016
April 18, 2016
Stamford, Conn. – April 18, 2016 – AmeriCares is deploying an emergency response team to assist the earthquake…
April 13, 2016
(Boston, MA, April 13, 2016) – The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) and AmeriCares, with…
April 01, 2016
March 15, 2016
Ridgefield, CT, March 15, 2016 – Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation and AmeriCares today announced a new Health Coach Program at the Boehringer Ingelheim AmeriCares Free Clinic in Danbury, Conn., for uninsured patients with chronic disease.