UCARE, Inc. Ukrainian Children's Aid and Relief Effort. Inc.

Year Founded
1997
EIN
38-3345588
Local Leader/Exec. Director
Ms. Vera Petrusha, President
Primary Contact Name
Vera Petrusha
Main Address

3704 Fernleigh Drive
Troy, MI 48083
United States

United States

What We Do

Focus is to assist children (orphans, inner-country displaced and children of soldiers) living in Ukraine.Ongoing humanitarian aid (Food, clothing, footwear, hygiene items, over the counter medication, etc.)

  • Sponsoring winter and summer camps in the Carpathian Mountains of Ukraine.  These camps are filled with activities ranging from hikes in mountains, first aid, Ukrainian language, songs, traditions, trauma workshops, English tutoring, etc. and fun into the lives of these orphans, displaced children, and children of soldiers.
  • We also support orphans who aged out of their institutions, group homes with stipends for trade schools and universities and help support their education and provide opportunities for their futures. 
  • Medical aid – As cases of children requiring aid are brought to our attention, we do our upmost to help these children with their special needs, whether it be equipment, paying for medicine, hospitalization, etc.
  • Healing through Art program which helps children process the trauma brought on by this terrible war by paying for professionals to work with children (Psychiatrists, social workers, artists) and providing the supplies required:  paint, paper, brushes, notebooks (journals), costumes, musical instruments, etc., expenses such as transportation and administration.

 

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