Friend, my name is Jake Wheeler, and I helped lead the Americares response on the ground when Russia first invaded Ukraine. 

We met people who had lost everything – families torn apart, homes destroyed and life plans upended. 

One of those people was Yaryna (pictured above), a young Ukrainian refugee who fled to Poland when the conflict began. Yaryna escaped the violence, and, while she carried the trauma and grief of war with her, she immediately turned her attention toward helping other refugees, often working 12-hour shifts at an Americares-supported clinic. 

Responding to everyone’s needs took a toll on her own health, and she soon experienced burnout and illness. But thanks to supporters like you, Yaryna received vital counseling and assistance that helped her begin to rebuild her life from the very clinic where she volunteered.

So many refugees like Yaryna need support. That’s why I’m personally asking: Will you rush a gift of $125 to help us reach our $25,000 goal by midnight?

The U.N. expects that more than 139 million people will be forcibly displaced or stateless by the end of 2025. That number is staggering – and growing.

From Gaza to Ukraine to families across the United States displaced by natural disasters, Americares is working to help deliver medicine, mental health support and emergency aid to those who’ve had to leave everything behind.

But we cannot continue this lifesaving work without you. So please, friend, will you make a $125 gift today to help us reach our urgent $25,000 World Refugee Day goal and deliver hope to refugees around the world?

Thank you for standing with refugees like Yaryna when they need it most.

With gratitude,

Jake Wheeler
Americares