[Image via National Weather Service]Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) is responding to the devastation caused by hurricane Ian by initially providing $10,000 grants to both the Harry Chapin Foodbank in Ft. Myers, covering Lee and Collier Counties, and the Feeding Tampa Bay Foodbank in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. These Foodbanks are working with Feeding America and disaster response agencies to assist …

BBF is responding to the damage caused by Hurricane Fiona by air shipping hygiene kits, tarps, cleaning supplies, and hard hats to those affected by the storm in Puerto Rico. This shipment to Puerto Rico Rises complements tarps and medical supplies recently sent to the Ponce Medical School Foundation. BBF has worked extensively with both organizations to assist with rehabilitation …

[Photo Credit: Newscenter1, AP Article] Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) is sending its first truckload of bottled drinking water to the Mississippi Food Network foodbank in Jackson, Mississippi. According to an AP report, parts of Jackson were without running water Tuesday because flooding exacerbated longstanding problems in one of two water- treatment plants. The city of 150,000 had already been under …

Brother’s Brother Foundation is responding to the devastating floods that have impacted Eastern Kentucky by providing God’s Pantry foodbank with an initial $10,000 grant to assist communities in immediate need. The Foodbank is working with Feeding America, Feeding Kentucky, and other disaster response agencies to address the needs of affected community members and assist with recovery efforts. BBF will also …

February 28th – Support for Mobile Clinic and Medical Teams operating in Ukraine. Assessment of needs of refugees arriving in Poland and Romania. March 5th – BBF and PTC launch drive to raise $250,000 for BBF’s Ukraine Relief response. March 7th – Eden Hall Foundation gives $100,000 grant toward relief efforts. Initial $250,000 target surpassed through institutional and individual donations. …

Giant Eagle’s donation of 25 pallets of relief supplies will leave BBF’s warehouse on the North Side on Monday, March 28th for air shipment to Warsaw, Poland.  The much needed donation of baby food, wipes, diapers, formula, disinfecting wipes, granola & grain bars, soap, hand sanitizer, feminine hygiene products, toothbrushes and toothpaste, will be distributed to refugees at reception centers …

As missiles struck an aircraft maintenance facility in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv last Friday, BBF’s relief shipment of critically needed medicines and wound care supplies was forcibly rerouted but still successfully delivered to the Ukrainian Ministry of Health (MOH). The four truckloads of Highmark/AHN medicines and medical supplies, complemented by Giant Eagle’s medical donation, are now being deployed …

As the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine worsens and images of terrorized communities, torn and displaced families, and mounting loss of life flash across our screens, Eden Hall Foundation has joined Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF), Highmark/AHN, the Pittsburgh Technology Council (PTC), Giant Eagle, and a multitude of generous corporate and individual donors to help provide relief supplies for those in the …

North Side based Brother’s Brother Foundation is working with partners on the ground to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and to assist displaced refugees in surrounding countries. At this time, working with Ukrainian relief organizations, the response is focused on supporting mobile medical units and preparing to launch additional emergency medical teams. Additional services include providing mental health-psychosocial …