The best time to help a family recover is before they need it
No family expects to lose everything.
Not families affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. Not families impacted by the earthquakes in Venezuela. And not the next family who will lose their home to disaster.
That’s why ShelterBox prepares before disaster strikes.
When you Stock the Box, you help ShelterBox keep emergency shelter and essential aid ready for families when they need it most. Your support makes our global response possible through:
- Pre-positioned aid: Essential emergency supplies stored near disaster-prone regions and ready to deploy.
- Trained response teams: Experts prepared to assess needs and respond quickly when disaster strikes.
- Local partnerships: Trusted organizations already on the ground and ready to support families immediately.
In the past year alone, ShelterBox supported more than 235,000 people across 18 countries, helping families affected by earthquakes, conflict, hurricanes, floods, and wildfires access emergency shelter and essential aid.
Because when the next family loses everything, they shouldn’t have to face it alone.
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Readiness in action
For more than two decades, the Philippines has shown us why preparedness matters.
Since 2004, ShelterBox has responded to disasters in the Philippines more than any other country, supporting families affected by typhoons, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and conflict. As communities continue to face repeated disasters, being ready before an emergency begins can make all the difference.
That’s why ShelterBox established ShelterBox Operations Philippines (SBOP) and maintains a warehouse in Cebu stocked with emergency shelter and essential aid. Combined with experienced teams and strong local partnerships, this allows us to respond quickly when families lose their homes.
From Typhoon Haiyan to this year’s devastating earthquakes in Mindanao, our preparedness has helped us deliver support when it was needed most.
Your support helps make that readiness possible.
Jennifer’s Story
Jennifer never imagined Hurricane Beryl would destroy her home.
In a matter of moments, the storm ripped her house from its foundation and changed her life forever.
“I lost everything. I don’t have anything left now.”
Like so many families affected by disaster, Jennifer never expected to need emergency shelter herself. One moment, she was home. Next, everything she had built was gone.
In the aftermath of the storm, her greatest need was simple:
“Shelter is number one. With shelter, I can cover my head and lie down at night.”
For Jennifer, shelter was not comfort. It was survival.
Today, Jennifer’s story serves as a reminder that disasters strike without warning and that recovery begins with having a safe place to rest, regroup, and begin again.
Now, we need your help to Stock the Box so we can provide families like Jennifer’s with life-saving shelter and essential aid when the next disaster strikes.
Help save lives
Here at home
Preparedness matters here at home, too.
When the Eaton and Palisades wildfires became the most destructive in Los Angeles history, families had only minutes to flee. Thousands of homes were destroyed, and entire communities were left to rebuild after unimaginable loss.
Because of our preparedness and strong partnerships, ShelterBox was able to respond quickly. Working alongside Rotary Zones 33 and 34 and Rotary Districts 5280 and 5300, we provided emergency support including thermal blankets, solar lights, water filters, cook sets, air purifiers, and ShelterBox tents and kits.
“As a ShelterBox Ambassador, I never imagined I’d need this aid myself. When disaster struck my community, ShelterBox was there.”
René Amy
ShelterBox Ambassador
Rotarian, District 5280
Eaton Wildfire Survivor
The response in Los Angeles showed why preparedness matters. Your support helps ensure that when the next disaster strikes, help is already waiting.
