Emergency Response

Extreme violence and poverty in many countries in Latin America forces thousands of children and families to make the dangerous journey to seek asylum in the United States. During this process, many children become separated from their families, causing life-changing emotional trauma.

The death toll from the Indonesia earthquake and tsunami is now almost 2,000 people – and hundreds of thousands more remain hurt, displaced or in need of immediate help. We’re working with a local organization to help children and families get essentials they need to survive, and to create child-centered spaces, so kids can stay safe while their parents work to rebuild their communities – so they can get back to their lives as soon as possible.

Super Typhoon Mangkhut struck the northern Philippines on September 15, 2018, destroying buildings, ravaging crops, triggering deadly landslides and displacing hundreds of thousands of people. Children and families in the Apayao Province, where ChildFund works, are in need of immediate help.

Children and families in Indonesia had their lives turned upside down when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the island of Lombok on August 5, destroying buildings, displacing thousands of people and injuring or killing hundreds more.