Current Active Response
CWS is mobilizing a humanitarian response to the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, where powerful back-to-back shocks have caused widespread building collapses across major cities, killed and injured thousands, and left many more displaced or cut off from essential services. Families and communities affected by the earthquakes are in urgent need of lifesaving assistance to meet their daily needs for food, clean water, shelter, and support to begin recovery.
Local churches, community organizations, and civil society partners are already acting as first responders, opening their doors, caring for neighbors, and supporting those affected, but the scale of this crisis is immense, and local capacity is under significant strain.
CWS will work alongside these trusted partners to strengthen their response, ensuring that people in greatest need, especially the most vulnerable who may be overlooked—receive rapid, lifesaving assistance with dignity and equity. CWS is prioritizing rapid assessment of needs, immediate support to local partners through solidarity grants, and strengthening locally led networks already serving affected communities. In a fragile and evolving context, we will focus on channeling resources where they are most needed, supporting urgent relief efforts now and accompanying communities in the weeks and months ahead as recovery begins.Donate now to help us deliver hope beyond the headlines.
All funds raised will go to CWS Emergency Response Fund for use where they are most needed in support of our Venezuela earthquake response and CWS's response to other humanitarian emergencies.
About the CWS Emergency Response Fund
In the days immediately following a catastrophic disaster, CWS provides cleanup buckets, kits and vital supplies to help impacted people begin to clear up what was left behind. In the U.S. and around the world CWS works with trusted local community-based organizations to reach the most vulnerable communities, including immigrants and refugees, to provide the support these families need.
When war, conflict and violence force families to flee their homes in search of safety, CWS provides emergency support along the journey and connects them with vital services to rebuild their lives.
The road to recovery is often long and challenging. That’s why after attention fades, CWS works to ensure that affected communities continue to receive the help they need by providing support to community long-term recovery groups.
The Emergency Response Fund allows us to quickly respond to emergencies as soon as they occur. By standing with CWS, you can remind our neighbors on the journey from response to recovery to thriving, they are never alone.
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