Candles Stands With Ukraine

CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center strongly condemns the continued attack on Ukraine. As destruction worsens and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, people all over the world are looking for ways to help.

To help, please consider supporting the following organizations: · GLOBALGIVING supports non-profits around the world through crowdfunding. Its Ukrainian crisis relief fund is working toward a goal of $7m to provide food, water, shelter, and other assistance to refugees. · DIRECT RELIEF is working to fulfill a list of medical needs provided to the organization by Ukraine’s health ministry. · SAMARITANS FEET is working with the American Podiatric Medical Association and CANDLES Board Member Alex Kor – DPM, to send thousands of pairs of athletic shoes, work boots, rain boots, and socks to refugees in various parts of Poland. · Save the Children, a century-old organization that has worked in 100 countries, has a UKRAINE CRISIS RELIEF FUND aimed at furnishing children and families with food, hygiene kits, funding and more. · The WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME, the U.N.’s anti-hunger humanitarian organization, has launched emergency relief operations in Ukraine and surrounding border countries. WFP says it is scaling up to provide food assistance to 3.1 MILLION UKRAINIANS AFFECTED BY THE CONFLICT and has deployed 400 tons of food to the Ukrainian border this week. To support their efforts, click HERE. These are just a few examples. For more charity organizations offering support, click here.

“As Indiana’s only Holocaust Museum, we felt it was important to take our time and research the best way for people to help Ukrainians in need,” Troy Fears, CANDLES Executive Director, said. “CANDLES stands with the victims in Ukraine. We pray for the Ukrainian people, the lives lost, and hope for a quick a peaceful end to this crisis.”