Crisis in Ukraine

Ys across the U.S. express solidarity and concern for the young people, families and communities who are directly impacted by the crisis in Ukraine, which has resulted in Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since World War II. To date, nearly 7 million people within Ukraine have been internally displaced and more than 8 million refugees have left the country to seek safety elsewhere.

YMCA of the USA’s World Service Campaign is working in coordination with YMCA Ukraine, YMCA Europe and the World YMCA to help people and communities who are impacted by the conflict. To date, U.S. YMCA donors have generated nearly $2 million in support, which is going directly to help Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced families in Ukraine, and meet emerging needs for the future. With the help of these funds, YMCAs across Europe – including 17 still operating in Ukraine – are providing support to internally displaced and refugee youth and families, serving more than 200,000 people so far.

Please consider making a gift below to provide emergency support to YMCA Ukraine.

What Your Gift Provides

• Emergency support, including food, clothing, housing, transportation and psychosocial counseling for Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced people (including Y staff and volunteers) in Romania, Moldova, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic.  
• Support for the Ukraine YMCA response efforts in the country if/when the situation permits.  
• Coordination of regional response efforts and local, national and regional partnerships.
• Support to re-establish long-term peace and reconciliation, cooperation and youth programs between Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.

We're adding updates as we receive them from our YMCA colleagues in affected areas. Learn more below or click here.