United Ukrainian American Relief Committee

Founded in 1944, United Ukrainian American Relief Committee is a charity based in Philadelphia, United States working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, refugees & migration, children & youth +4 more.

The United Ukrainian American Relief Committee, Inc. (UUARC) is a non-profit organisation founded in 1944 to help Ukrainians in need. It began by assisting Ukrainians in refugee camps during and after the Second World War and helped resettle more than 70,000 refugees in the United States. Over the decades its work has shifted to reflect changing needs, including support for Ukrainian communities in Yugoslavia and South America, and continuous aid to Ukraine since 1991. Its activities include direct financial assistance through grants and loans, emergency response to natural disasters and accidents, support for orphanages, schools, hospitals and elderly people, the Brazilian Land Fund micro-loan project, shipments of clothing and medical supplies, and an information bureau and citizenship classes for newly arrived immigrants in the U.S. UUARC is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with offices in Ukraine and volunteer representatives in the US and Europe. It is recognised as a non-profit under IRS 501(c) status and is registered with USAID.