Project HOPE is on the ground in Los Angeles providing long-term support following the devastating wildfires. Learn more about our response and how you can help.

Project HOPE is a leading global health and humanitarian organization with over 65 years of experience transforming the health and well-being of communities around the world.

Identifiable to many by the SS HOPE, the world’s first peacetime hospital ship, Project HOPE now provides medical training and health education, as well as conducts humanitarian assistance programs in more than 35 countries.

Project HOPE is one of the first organizations to coordinate relief efforts following the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal, treating 1,500 patients and delivering more than $15.8 million in medicines that benefited 231,000 people.

When disaster strikes and health crises emerge, Project HOPE is there. Our team takes a “no regrets” approach when deploying in an emergency. At the first sign of need, we rapidly mobilize and activate our global network of trusted partners to reach affected communities with the health and humanitarian aid that saves lives.

2024年10月1日 · In the first weeks after the storm, Project HOPE’s response team in western North Carolina deployed to distribute essential supplies to health facilities and shelters, including hygiene supplies, water, and over-the-counter medicines.

2023年12月13日 · Project HOPE started with an idea. Dr. William B. Walsh — cardiologist to President Eisenhower — pitched the president on a floating hospital ship that could sail the world training local health workers and delivering world-class care. In …

Project HOPE’s work in Asia began in 1960 with the S.S. HOPE’s maiden voyage to Indonesia and Vietnam. Then, in 1983, Project HOPE became one of the first international organizations to work in China, helping to modernize the country’s health services.

Project HOPE responds to extreme weather events, climate disasters, natural disasters, and health crises in the U.S., providing immediate relief and strengthening local health systems for long-term resilience.

2025年1月9日 · Project HOPE is mobilizing mental health support, with plans to provide mental health and resiliency trainings, Psychological First Aid trainings, and other mental health support to fire-affected populations in the coming months as families, children, schools, health workers, and entire communities grapple with the impacts of the devastating fires.