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Areas of the Ninth Ward in New Orleans as pictured after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on September 26, 2005. (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) To mark the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, NACHC and Direct Relief look back on the storm that changed Community Health Centers and forged a lasting partnership. When Janet Mentesane …

To mark the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, NACHC and Direct Relief look back on the storm that changed Community Health Centers and forged a lasting partnership. The End of Before In early August of 2005, I was marking my third year as the Communications Director for the National Association of Community Health Centers (CHCs). The …

Direct Relief emergency response staff meet with Mikki Hand, executive director of Frontera Healthcare, in the aftermath of the July Texas floods to discuss healthcare needs on the ground. (Shannon Hickerson/Direct Relief) In the first weeks after floods tore through central Texas, killing at least 138 people and damaging thousands of homes, people kept their …

AltaMed staff work at the Pasadena Convention Center to provide medical care to evacuees in Jan. 2025 during the Eaton Fire. The organization continues to serve patients even as it works to rebuild a destroyed health facility and meet increased demand. Funding from Direct Relief is supporting this recovery phase for the health center that …

Flooding in central Texas has killed at least 80 people, many of them children. Search and rescue teams are still urgently hunting for survivors. (Photo by Gianrigo Marletta for AFP) As search and rescue operations continue following the catastrophic flooding in central Texas, the death toll has risen to at least 80, with many more …

Annie Vu, Direct Relief’s Associate Director of U.S. Emergency Response, surveys the destroyed Micaville Health Center in western North Carolina in October 2024. Health center staff say the clinic, run by Mountain Community Health Partnership, will be rebuilt and a $200,000 grant from Direct Relief is supporting those efforts. (Photo by David Uttley for Direct …

Residents of London, Kentucky, dig through debris of roofless houses, some without walls, as they inspect the damage left by a tornado that killed at least 18 in the state. (Photo by Allison Joyce/AFP) A powerful storm system swept through the central United States on May 15–16, 2025, unleashing at least 22 tornadoes across multiple …

In the aftermath of the Los Angeles wildfires, Venice Family Clinic remains a lifeline for people in need. Direct Relief is supporting Venice Family Clinic by providing emergency funding, medications, and critical medical supplies to ensure uninterrupted patient care. (Photos by Bimarian for Direct Relief) Long-term engagement has been key for the Venice Family Clinic’s …

Patients in AltaMed’s PACE program, which helps older adults live healthy lives independently at home, speak with a staff member. AltaMed staff provided critical health services to recently evacuated older adults after L.A.-area fires. (Photo courtesy of AltaMed) The radio announcer said nursing home residents were being evacuated to the Pasadena Convention Center, so Dr. …

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