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Relief Supplies

CARING FOR THE VULNERABLE THROUGH RELIEF SUPPLIES

A volunteer from the Central Appalachian Missionary Conference carries “cleaning kits” filled with relief supplies.

Photo: Whitley Henson, Central Appalachian Missionary Conference

Discover how UMCOR’s relief supply kits offer immediate and tangible support to those impacted by disasters and crises across the United States.

Need Relief Supplies? Request Relief Supply Kits Here.

Give hope and healing to those impacted by disaster and crisis in your community by distributing cleaning kits, hygiene kits or menstrual hygiene kits. 

Request Relief Supply Kits

Assemble and Donate Relief Supply Kits

You can help keep the relief supply kit inventory stocked and ready to go when a disaster strikes.  Learn how to assemble and ship each relief supply kit below:

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UMCOR Cleaning Kit Instructions

Instructions on how to purchase materials, assemble and ship an UMCOR Cleaning Kit.
  • Cleaning Kit, UMCOR
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UMCOR Hygiene Kit Instructions

Instructions on how to purchase materials, assemble and ship an UMCOR Hygiene Kit.
  • Hygiene Kit, UMCOR
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UMCOR Menstrual Hygiene Kit Instructions

Instructions on how to purchase materials, assemble and ship an UMCOR Menstrual Hygiene Kit.
  • Menstrual Hygiene Kit, UMCOR

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Our Impact

Learn more about the scope of our global migration work in 2024. 

156

calls for assistance addressed by the Relief Supply Network
UMCOR responded to calls for assistance after disasters by providing cleaning, hygiene and menstrual hygiene kits in the United States, and funding assistance for disasters outside the U.S. to help bolster local economies.

922

volunteers at the Sager Brown Supply Depot
Sager Brown volunteers ensure kits are packed correctly and securely before they are distributed to disaster-stricken areas, and are critical to the success of the Supply Depot Network.

$2.8M

in total value of relief supplies distributed across the U.S.
Relief supply distribution is made possible by donations of time, material and financing from individuals and local churches.
UMCOR Campaigns

Six Years, No Solution: A 500-Gallon Tank Carries Hope to West Virginia’s Forgotten

McDowell County is one of the poorest in the U.S., and the communities of Anawalt, Leckie and Gary are some of the hardest hit by the current six-year water crisis. All have Methodist churches that are part of the Welch Charge.

To ease the burden of residents who have to purchase many gallons of drinking water weekly, the Welch Charge contacted the West Virginia Conference Disaster Response Coordinator, Jim McCune, for help. McCune’s United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) connection put him in touch with Global Ministries’ Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program. 

A WASH grant allowed them to obtain a 500-gallon “water buffalo.” The conference disaster response team arranged to fill the portable water buffalo from the Welch water system, the county seat of McDowell, and transport it to Gary, where residents have been supplied with refillable containers. Residents of all three towns can come to get water, and volunteers will also continue deliveries for those who need it. Meanwhile, residents, including church members, continue to advocate state and local officials for a permanent solution to their aging, compromised water infrastructure. Full Story 

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