by Evan Raftes | Jun 10, 2026 | Blog
Near the frontline, blackouts aren’t news. They’re Tuesday. They’re every day. For one Ukrainian mother raising four boys in a conflict-zone village, the power going out isn’t a disruption. It’s the routine. This week, her family received...
by Evan Raftes | Jun 3, 2026 | Blog
Halyna is 74. She wakes up early on distribution days, wraps a scarf around her shoulders, and starts walking. The road from her village to our collection point takes her the better part of an hour each way. She doesn’t complain about the walk. She just does it....
by Evan Raftes | Jun 3, 2026 | Blog
When Oleksiy came home from the front, he came home different. A leg injury had taken more than his mobility — it had taken the morning walks he used to take before his family woke up, the ability to move through his own house without help, the small private freedoms...
by Evan Raftes | May 22, 2026 | Blog
What is happening in Ukraine right now is not a story that’s winding down. On the night of May 14, 2026, a Russian missile struck a nine-story apartment building in Kyiv. Twenty-four people were killed. Among them were three girls: ages 12, 15, and 17. That...
by Evan Raftes | May 13, 2026 | Blog
Children in Ukraine are growing up in a reality no child should have to understand. Air raid sirens interrupt their sleep. Schools are damaged, closed, or forced online. Families continue to live with power outages, displacement, and the daily uncertainty of war. For...
by Evan Raftes | May 12, 2026 | Blog
She didn’t think twice. When the volunteer lay down in that field next to the dog — not to pose, not for a photo — but just to be with him, something quiet happened. The dog, who had been alone for weeks in a frontline village, stopped trembling. That moment is...
