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Plus: How you helped us deliver lifesaving cancer medicine to children in Ukraine. [The latest from Americares this month]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Video screenshot Today, we are working on distributing a shipment]( 1. Our lifesaving work continues in Gaza Despite challenges, we continue to work with our local partners to navigate this highly complex situation and provide medicines and medical supplies to people in desperate need in Gaza. We reiterate our call for humanitarian corridors to be open to allow for the free flow of aid. [Learn More About Our Response]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [5 Steps to Calm Tools to ease anxiety and stress]( 2. May is Mental Health Awareness Month During Mental Health Awareness Month, let’s break the stigma surrounding mental illness, prioritize self-care and support one another. Check out our 5 Steps to Calm tip sheet to learn how to manage anxiety and stress. [View 5 Steps to Calm]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Americares Philippines]( 3. Americares Philippines Office Celebrates 10 Years We are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of our Philippines operations! Since our response to Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, we've established an in-country office and warehouse. We want to share our good wishes with the Americares Philippines team for their accomplishments and many ongoing health programs that save lives and improve health across the country. [Join the Celebration]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ukrainian child receiving medical attention]( 4. Ukraine Update: Cancer Medicine Reaches Children in Wartime While navigating the impacts of the war in Ukraine, Vitalina, a doctor serving in an ambulance in central Ukraine, was faced with a heart-wrenching ordeal. A month after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, her daughter was diagnosed with cancer. Learn more about how Vitalina and her daughter found health and hope with Americares support in Ukraine. [Read Vitalina's Story]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [One adult and two children playing with toys]( 5. FREE Estate Planning Resource What’s on your to-do list this spring? No matter what you’re hoping to accomplish this season, here’s a FREE resource to help you with one simple item you can check off your to-do list: making your estate plans. Americares partners with FreeWill to make the estate planning process as simple as possible. You can update your will in just 20 minutes: [Make a Will in 20 Minutes]( [ Our continued efforts to bring better health to the millions of people around the world who are affected by poverty and disaster would not be possible without people like you. Will you make a gift right now to help our teams continue to respond to disasters at a moment's notice and stay on the ground for as long as they're needed to recover, restore and rebuild communites? Make a lifesaving gift.]( Americares 88 Hamilton Avenue Stamford, CT 06902 | (203) 658-9500 © 2024 Americares. All Rights Reserved. [Privacy Policy]( | [Manage Subscription]( | [View as Webpage](