CORE Response Overview

THERE ARE RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEN THERE’S CORE.

What makes us 

unique? 

21 REGIONS WORLDWIDE 

9 MILLION PEOPLE 

98% of all CORE’s funds 

go directly to our programs 

providing relief to those who 

need it most. 

We’re a crisis 

response 

organization 

on a mission to empower 

underserved communities 

in and beyond crisis. 

With the help of our generous 

supporters, we’ve brought 

immediate aid and longterm 

recovery solutions to 

marginalized populations 

in 21 regions worldwide, 

supporting over 9 million 

people from Haiti to Navajo 

Nation to Mumbai. 

“The world as we 

have created it is 

a process of our 

thinking. It cannot 

be changed 

without changing 

our thinking.” 

- Albert Einstein 

And this is just the beginning. 

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A more equitable future 

starts with addressing the 

intersection of disaster and 

social justice. Head on. 

Here’s the brutal reality: those most impacted by 

disaster consistently are those who also suffer 

from systemic inequalities. Traditional relief is 

often too rigid, too late, doesn’t reach those most 

in need, and can create unintended harm on local 

communities. As a result, marginalized populations 

stay in a never-ending cycle of poverty and disaster. 


So what’s the solution? What’s 

our plan to help them avoid 

this dismal fate? The answer is 

simple: we listen, we learn, and 

then we act. 

We are not saviors who swoop in with heavy 

boots and a master plan. We’re a nimble 

learning organization that empowers 

communities with the relief they need for 

their community. We don’t dump and run. 

We invest in the local community when 

it needs it most. Our efforts are fueled 

by local hands, and we partner with local 

leaders, organizations, governments, and 

other stakeholders. 

When there’s a crisis, we don’t just bandage 

the superficial wounds. We work together 

with the local community to support 

their immediate holistic needs and a 

path to long-term recovery. Disasters are 

devastating. There’s no getting around that. 

But we believe they’re an opportunity to 

address the inequities that create avoidable 

devastation every day. 

What we’re up to 

We began in Haiti, out of an ethical imperative to support 

those in need after the devastating earthquake in 2010. 

We’re still there today, with a Haitian-based team running 

community building programs. 

Today, our global programs span from continued COVID-19 

relief in Los Angeles and India, to the frontlines of the 

Ukraine humanitarian crisis, to disaster preparedness 

training in North Carolina and climate resilience programs 

in Haiti, to disaster response and recovery efforts in New 

Orleans and Brazil. 


Ukraine 

Response 

Within days of the Russian invasion of 

Ukraine, CORE launched an emergency 

response to fill crucial gaps in 

humanitarian relief that were stranding 

those most affected without the urgent 

aid they desperately needed. 

Since February 2022, CORE has been on the 

ground providing critical relief with a rapid and 

nimble approach that prioritizes the safety 

and security of Ukrainian refugees and those 

internally displaced within Ukraine. 

With our local partners, we have been building capacity to support makeshift 

shelters, hiring local staff, distributing essential goods, and providing direct 

cash support to help refugee families resettle on their own terms. And we 

continue to work with our partners to identify long-term support for those 

affected by the devastating humanitarian catastrophe. 



Climate 

Change 

The program targets the broader 

environmental and economic 

impact of climate change in Haiti 

by focusing on reforestation and 

supporting local farmers. 

Early on, we discovered 

the harsh impact climate 

change was having on 

marginalized communities. 

So, we developed Haiti 

Takes Root, an innovative 

program with a 30-year 

plan to addresses Haiti’s 

environmental crisis.. 


216 million 

people are projected to migrate within 

their own countries by 2050 because 

of climate change. 

60,000 + 

deaths are caused by weather-related 

disasters, mainly in developing 

countries, each year. 

SOURCE: World Bank 

We are also working towards similar goals through our collaborative 

partnership and investment in Acceso in Haiti. 

With the spotlight on climate change shining brighter than ever, 

we are developing additional programs to proactively address the 

devastating impact it’s having – and will continue to have – on the 

vulnerable and marginalized. 

Meanwhile, we continue to respond to support these populations 

in the wake of disasters intensified by climate change, from 

Hurricane Ida in New Orleans to flooding in Brazil. We work with 

local leaders to support poor, rural communities with direct access 

to the essential resources they need in the wake of these disasters 

– whether it’s hygiene kits, food, emergency shelter kits, beds, or 

pressure cookers. 

With every disaster we respond to, we are reminded of the 

desperate need for more proactive, urgent action to support 

these communities and bolster their preparedness for 

whatever comes next. 


When drive-thru sites weren’t reaching those hit 

hardest, we started going directly to their communities 

with mobile units. When Navajo Nation was hit hard, we 

helped flattened the curve with our partners through an 

integrated approach of contact tracing, testing, hygiene 

kits, and building shelters to proactively shield elders from 

exposure in overcrowded multigenerational households. 

We operated the largest testing and vaccination site in the 

U.S. at Dodger Stadium. 

COVID-19 

We’re running vaccination 

programs across all of Haiti 

and the state of Georgia. 

The pandemic has shown us 

that disaster preparedness and 

mitigation is needed everywhere 

– on our home soil alike. That same 

ethical imperative drove us to fill 

the void in March 2020 in LA, then 

across the US, then globally. We’ve 

administered over 6.3 million free 

COVID tests, 2.7 million vaccines, 

and a variety of essential resources, 

from hygiene kits to free lunches. 

Two years into the pandemic, long 

after others relented, we’re still 

working to protect underserved 

communities from the virus, 

from street vendors in Mumbai to 

schoolchildren in New Orleans. 


Why it matters 

There’s no stopping disasters. The earth will shake, gust, 

erupt, ignite, and flood until the end of time. And there 

will be no shortage of manmade disasters, either. So why 

bother, you ask? Why even try? Because our actions today 

determine whether tomorrow’s disaster becomes a crisis. 

And we believe unabashedly and wholeheartedly that 

we can make a difference. That together, we got this. 

We’re working towards a more 

equitable future, but we’re not alone. 

We can’t do what we do without the incredible support of 

people and organizations determined to make a difference. 

Here are just a few of them.


TOGETHER, WE EMPOWER COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS.

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