Help communities in crisis in the U.S. and around the world.
There are so many humanitarian emergencies constantly happening within the United States and all over the globe today – it can feel overwhelming to know how to help. That’s why CORE has created our annual Emergency Fund*. Your gift today allows our trained emergency response team to deploy – wherever and whenever disaster-stricken families need help the most. Your gift allows CORE to be a long-lasting organization always ready to respond. These CORE funds also maintain the critical assistance toward our longer-term programs in California, Georgia, North Carolina, Ukraine, Haiti, and Sudan.
As the climate crisis worsens, people worldwide must prepare to face more frequent and extreme weather events, such as powerful early-season hurricanes, once-in-a-generation floods, and devastating wildfires that increasingly affect major urban centers. CORE’s climate resilience program works with vulnerable communities to implement climate action plans and build readiness to aid resiliency. As we brace for more climate catastrophes, CORE’s Emergency Response Fund will power an estimated 12 emergency responses this year.
CORE’s emergency response services include disaster case management, home repairs, mobile medical teams, relocation support, cash, and voucher assistance, and so much more.
*Note: At the close of the response, contributions for active responses will continue to create incredible impact and be reallocated to CORE’s Emergency Fund (CORE’s Mission). If you have any questions about your gift or would like to cancel your recurring giving plan, please reach out to us at [email protected]
WE ARE RESPONDING
PAKISTAN FLOODS
CORE is working with a local partner to support relief efforts in Pakistan, following severe cloudbursts and flooding in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other high-risk areas.
These sudden, intense downpours have led to flash floods, landslides, and destruction of homes and infrastructure. Hundreds of lives have been lost, with thousands more displaced. The destruction has been immense, underscoring both the humanitarian needs and the longer-term urgency of resilience-building.
CORE has a long history of working in Pakistan to provide both short and long-term humanitarian relief. After the devastating 2022 floods, we worked with our local partner, Riverside Development Organization (RDO), to deliver food, hygiene kits, medical support, and more to communities in Pakistan’s southern Sindh Province. Over the next year and a half, we worked to protect entire villages from future disasters by building more secure housing, flood walls, and other critical infrastructure. Learn more about our previous efforts.
WE ARE RESPONDING
LOS ANGELES FIRES
On January 7, 2025, several major wildfires erupted across the greater Los Angeles area. The largest were the Palisades Fire along the coast and the Eaton Fire in Altadena and Pasadena. More than 16,000 structures were destroyed – including homes, schools, and businesses. This devastating disaster has changed LA County forever.
CORE deployed an emergency response team on day 1 – and will continue to support families impacted by the fires over the years-long journey to recovery. We’ve already supported more than 25,000 people with vital relief supply distributions, cash assistance, and more.
We are now in Phase 2 of our response, addressing the long-term challenges as we work to rebuild a stronger and more resilient Los Angeles through our comprehensive 5-year community recovery plan.
HURRICANE HELENE
2024-25 Response: North Carolina and Georgia
It’s been nearly a year since Hurricane Helene caused a 500-mile path of destruction spanning from Florida to North Carolina. After deploying rapid response teams to Georgia and North Carolina to meet immediate needs, CORE expanded operations into Swannanoa, NC. Our local team rehabilitated 25 mobile homes in the Alan Campos mobile home community.
CORE remains committed to ensuring that impacted families have access to safe and stable housing, especially during another intense hurricane season. In April 2025, we formally established the Home Rebuild Program in western North Carolina.
SUDAN
BRAZIL FLOODS
NORTH CAROLINA
UKRAINE
Over the last 15 years, CORE has changed the lives of 13.5 million people and counting.
With a focus on equity, CORE continues to provide life-saving humanitarian support globally including areas of ongoing crises – like Haiti, Ukraine and Sudan – while drilling down on initiatives to support communities right here in the US, responding in Maui, Navajo Nation, & Kentucky. CORE’s domestic and international portfolio centers around Emergency Response & Preparedness; Addressing Climate Change; and Health Access.
Since March 2020, CORE has been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, administering over 7 million tests and 3 million vaccinations across the country. The organization scaled exponentially to meet the unprecedented need and to fill gaps in the healthcare system in the US and beyond, resulting in countless lives saved.