CHARITIES

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Established by concerned American citizens, USA for UNHCR is a non-profit organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Even before the most recent crisis, years of violence in Ukraine have forced more than two million children, women and men from their homes and left them struggling to survive. Nearly three million people in Ukraine will require humanitarian assistance this year. Those fleeing for their lives need immediate shelter, protection and safety.

In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the center tracks and responds to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Their approach recognizes that in order to effectively address anti-Asian racism we must work to end all forms of structural racism leveled at Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color.

Their 5-pronged approach is to:

– Serve as the leading aggregator of anti-Asian hate incidents

– Offer multilingual resources for impacted community members

– Provide technical assistance from rapid response to preventative measures

– Support community-based safety measures and restorative justice efforts

– Advocate for local, state, and national policies that reinforces human rights and civil rights protections