Posts by Laura Kelly
Brother’s Brother Foundation Assists Those Affected By The Surfside Building Collapse
Pittsburgh based Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) is collecting funds to respond to the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida by partnering with the Greater Miami Jewish Federation (GMJF). BBF is contributing to an emergency assistance fund established by the GMJF to provide for short and long-term needs of those affected by the collapse.…
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Helping Address Healthcare Needs In Our Community
Article by Ozzy Samad As you may have seen from the many articles in this newsletter over the last year, BBF has made a concerted effort to assist members of our own community in our collective efforts to combat COVID-19. Our local response, which has included providing PPE to many healthcare organizations and front-line responders…
Read MoreIntroducing Our New Partner: Hikma Pharmaceuticals
Article by Liam Carstens Brother’s Brother Foundation is pleased to announce our new partnership with Hikma Pharmaceuticals. Our shared focus on sustainability makes us excellent partners to improve access to essential medications throughout the world. In the first quarter of 2021, Hikma donated antibiotics and other critical pharmaceuticals to BBF. Some of these donations have…
Read MorePittsburgh Responds To Winter Storms URI & Viola
Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) is working with the Coastal Bend Food Bank in Corpus Christi, the South Texas Food Bank in Laredo, and the Salvation Army of Beaumont, to provide support for families affected by Winter Storms Uri & Viola in South Texas. These storms unleashed snow, ice, along with below-freezing temperatures, resulting in the…
Read MoreHow Has BBF Responded To COVID-19?
BBF has responded to the COVID-19 crisis by providing Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to our partners here at home, nationally and around the world. As a PA VOAD (Volunteer Organization Active in Disaster), we are working closely with local government agencies, major healthcare providers and front-line responders in the greater Pittsburgh region. In addition to hospitals, these local efforts focus on clinics serving the underprivileged and often homeless or otherwise in need members of society. We are also prepared to provide equipment, supplies, and hospital beds as requested.
Read MorePittsburgh Responds To Hurricane Eta
Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) is sending assistance and relief supplies to those affected by Hurricane Eta in the United States, Honduras, and Guatemala.
Pittsburgh Responds To Hurricane Sally & Western U.S. Wildfires
Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) is responding to the devastation caused by hurricane Sally and the catastrophic wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington. BBF is working with local organizations in the affected areas to help address the needs of community members whose lives have been tragically impacted by these ongoing calamities.
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Pittsburgh Responds To Hurricane Laura
North-Side Pittsburgh based Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) is sending relief supplies for those affected by Hurricane Laura in the city of Shreveport and the greater Louisiana and Texas regions. BBF has made an offer of 50,000 face masks, 26,500 pairs of exam gloves, and 2,707 hard hats, along with cleaning supplies, directly to the office of Mayor Adrian Perkins. We are very grateful to Mayor Perkins and his staff for their quick response in working with BBF.
Read MoreLiberia Medical Mission 2020
Liberia Medical Mission organizes and implements a lifesaving, medical mission trip to Liberia every two years, to provide free medical services to underserved and impoverished communities. The mission also includes training and workshop programs aimed at beefing up the current local healthcare capacity. The team comprises of three functional areas – Mobile Outpatient Clinics in…
Read MorePittsburgh Sends Relief Supplies To Beirut
North-Side Pittsburgh based Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF), in collaboration with MedWish International in Cleveland, Ohio and Life for Relief and Development of Southfield, Michigan, is sending relief supplies for those affected by the recent devastating explosion in Beirut, Lebanon.
COVID-19: Global Relief & Local Impact
I hope this letter finds you well as we all continue to work around the challenges of daily life in these unprecedented times.
As BBF continues to respond to the COVID-19 crisis by supporting healthcare partners in many geographic areas, our primary focus now is on assisting local front-line healthcare providers who care for the underserved and vulnerable members of the community. The need for PPE (personal protection equipment) that was originally centered around major health systems and hospitals, is most apparent in these neighborhood care facilities.
Read MoreUPMC Facilitates Global Collaboration to Source PPE During Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded across the world, UPMC faced a unique set of challenges as one of the only academic medical centers managing and operating hospitals internationally. With operations in China, Italy, Ireland and the U.S., it was critical for the health system to ensure adequate supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) for its health care workers and the communities it serves around the globe.
Read MoreBBF COVID-19 Response: A Note From The President
As we face one of the most challenging times in modern day memory, we hope that you and your loved ones are safe under such trying circumstances. Foremost in our thoughts lie the well-being of family and friends, the wider BBF community, along with anxious and suffering people the world over. Our hearts go out especially to the elderly and those who have preexisting conditions or are in frail health; knowing that this makes an already difficult situation even more challenging.
Read MoreOperational Changes Due To COVID-19 Response
Due the current public health emergency caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus, to protect the health of members of the community, volunteers, partners and staff, BBF has instituted the following policies with immediate effect. We sincerely regret any inconvenience this may cause but hope you understand the necessity of such actions:.
Read MoreSanto Domingo Trip With G3Foundation
The second shipment from BBF sent in cooperation with Global Smile Foundation in response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck in April has just arrived. The donation, including pharmaceuticals, work-safety equipment, medical supplies and medical equipment and is currently being distributed!
Read More329 Students Start Classes in Guánica Today
Students at Áurea Quiles High School started their academic semester today in the tents located at the Osvaldo Gutierrez Stadium.
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