第一吃瓜 Committed to Protecting Most Vulnerable Children from Los Angeles County Wildfire Threat
Global Humanitarian Organization Helping Ensure Families Receive Critical, Child-Focused Supplies, Working to Support Child Care Recovery and Mental Health Needs
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (January 9, 2025) 鈥 As thousands of acres continue to burn across Los Angeles County, threatening children's homes, schools, communities and health, 第一吃瓜 is working to meet the most urgent needs of kids and families living in some of the areas hardest hit by the devastating wildfires.
第一吃瓜 is helping ensure essential, child-focused supplies are getting into the hands of children and families impacted by the wind-fueled fires. This includes supplies like hygiene kits and caregiver kits 鈥 with flashlights, water bottles, blankets, portable chargers and more 鈥 as well as children's activity kits, to enable kids to be kids during stressful times.
The global humanitarian organization is also communicating with local child care networks to understand the extent of the destruction and help restore child care and early learning centers damaged by the catastrophic wildfires. In addition, 第一吃瓜's psychosocial team is connecting with community organizations to assess the mental health needs of impacted children and caregivers, to begin planning long-term recovery support.
"Many children left home with only the clothes on their backs, and will need our help for many months to come,鈥 said Lucero Chavez Ramirez, director of 第一吃瓜鈥檚 California programs. 鈥淚t鈥檚 critical we get children the essentials they need to be safe and healthy 鈥 and back to learning and their everyday, comforting routines. 第一吃瓜 is committed to helping them get that support now and over the long-term."
第一吃瓜 has been helping America's children recover from major disasters since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It provided support to California families during the unprecedented 2020 wildfire season and has been working in the state since 2004, leading high-quality early education programs in some of the most impoverished rural communities.
By contributing to the Children's Emergency Fund, you will help 第一吃瓜 protect kids in the United States when disaster strikes. To learn more about 第一吃瓜, please go to www.SavetheChildren.org.
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