Two back-to-back earthquakes have left communities across Venezuela forever changed. Thousands of families have lost loved ones, homes, and a sense of stability. Thousands of children are reported without a home or family to return to.
We are grateful for everyone who has reached out asking how to help. Even in moments like these, hope rises when people choose compassion and care.
While rescue efforts continue, the long work of recovery and rebuilding is only beginning.
Thousands of families are displaced. Communities are grieving. And the needs for food, shelter, medical care, and basic hygiene are greater than what any single organization can carry alone.
As Good Shepherd, we have an opportunity to ignite hope through prayer, trusted partnerships, and practical support in the weeks and months ahead. Below are some of the ways we can respond together.
GOAL: 300 HYGIENE KITS
● Bar soap
● Toothbrushes
● Travel-size toothpaste
● Travel-size deodorant
● Travel-size shampoo
● Sanitary pads or tampons
● Travel-size hand sanitizer
● Oral rehydration salt packets
Requested Items:
We're Partnering with
DHH Church in Venezuela.
Good Shepherd is partnering with DHH Church in Venezuela
to support displaced families now living in temporary camps
as communities begin the long journey of recovery.
One of the greatest needs right now is hygiene supplies
to help preserve health and dignity for people who lost everything.
Our goal: 300 hygiene kits for these families.
Throughout the coming weeks, donation boxes will be available
at all Good Shepherd campuses.
HYGIENE KIT DRIVE — DHH CHURCH PARTNERSHIP
Pray for those who are grieving, displaced, and beginning the long work of rebuilding. Your prayers matter more than you know.
Drop off hygiene supplies at any Good Shepherd campus throughout the coming weeks.
Support one of the five trusted organizations serving on the ground in Venezuela and listed below. Every dollar goes directly to communities in need.
This page will be updated as needs evolve. Check back for new ways to help, and share this page with anyone who's been asking how they can respond.
WAYS TO RESPOND
NORTH OAK CAMPUS
9555 N Oak Trafficway
Kansas City, MO 64155
Located at the corner of North Oak Trafficway and 96th Street.
GLADSTONE CAMPUS
2800 NE 64th St,
Gladstone, MO 64119
Situated on 64th Street, just east of Prospect in Gladstone, Missouri.
Both Good Shepherd KC Northland Kansas City Locations
Trusted Organizations Serving in Venezuela
The organizations below are serving in different ways —
from emergency meals and medical care to shelter, humanitarian aid, and long-term recovery support. Each has been vetted and is actively working in affected areas.
VENEZUELAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (VAMA)
Supporting emergency medical relief by helping provide medical supplies, equipment, and assistance to healthcare teams and first responders serving affected communities. Shared directly by medical professionals and paramedics on the ground.
CARITAS VENEZUELA
One of the first organizations to respond to this emergency. Rooted in communities across Venezuela since 1997 through national, diocesan, and parish networks, providing humanitarian assistance, emergency response, and long-term support to vulnerable families.
GLOBAL MINISTRIES ORLANDO
Providing direct aid and coordinating support through partners already serving in affected communities in Venezuela.
UNITED METHODIST COMMITTEE ON RELIEF (UMCOR)
Supporting emergency relief and long-term recovery efforts through local and global partnerships. As a United Methodist church, this is our denominational relief arm, your gift goes directly to communities in need.
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
Serving fresh meals to families, first responders, hospitals, shelters, and displaced communities through local restaurant and community partnerships across affected areas of Venezuela.
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
Serving fresh meals to families, first responders, hospitals, shelters, and displaced communities through local restaurant and community partnerships across affected areas of Venezuela.
GLOBAL MINISTRIES ORLANDO
Providing direct aid and coordinating support through partners already serving in affected communities in Venezuela.
UNITED METHODIST COMMITTEE ON RELIEF (UMCOR)
Supporting emergency relief and long-term recovery efforts through local and global partnerships. As a United Methodist church, this is our denominational relief arm, your gift goes directly to communities in need.
CARITAS VENEZUELA
One of the first organizations to respond to this emergency. Rooted in communities across Venezuela since 1997 through national, diocesan, and parish networks, providing humanitarian assistance, emergency response, and long-term support to vulnerable families.
VENEZUELAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (VAMA)
Supporting emergency medical relief by helping provide medical supplies, equipment, and assistance to healthcare teams and first responders serving affected communities. Shared directly by medical professionals and paramedics on the ground.
Even in the midst of great loss, we believe compassion and hope can still rise.
Pray for the families grieving the loss of loved ones.
Pray for the children without a home to return to.
Pray for the first responders still working in dangerous conditions.
Pray for the organizations and churches on the ground.
Pray for the long road of recovery ahead.