Because of you,more people are receivingthe care they need.
Make a Gift to HumanitarianHumanitarian Services
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides aid to people around the world without regard to cultural or religious affiliation. Key projects include:
Emergency Response
Relieve suffering following natural disasters, civil unrest, or famine around the world.
Vision Care
Improve the quality of life for individuals suffering from the most prevalent causes of vision loss.
Maternal & Newborn Care
Provide lifesaving training and equipment to support the care of newborns and maternal survival.
Wheelchairs
Improve health, educational and economic opportunities for people with physical disabilities.
Clean Water
Improve the health and well-being of families by strengthening the availability of clean water.
Immunization
Preserve life and protect health, particularly of children, by improving access to immunization services.
Food Initiative
Improve the health and well-being of families by supporting interventions that improve food security.
2023 Annual Report
4,119 humanitarian projects in 2023
6.2 million hours volunteered
$1.36 billion in expenditures
191 countries and territories served
How We Operate
Two ideas are at the core of the Church's efforts to care for those in need:
- Donations are used to help those in need—without regard to race, religion, or ethnic origin.
- The Church’s humanitarian efforts help people attain self-sufficiency so they can be self-reliant long after the humanitarian project ends.
A Note from Blaine Maxfield
Managing Director, Welfare and Self-Reliance Services
As we reflect on the last few months, we want to thank you for your generous contributions and efforts. Because of your donations, we can help uplift and care for those in need globally.
As the world continues to face an unprecedented hunger crisis, the Church’s ongoing efforts include a combined $44 million to nine organizations to help thousands of mothers and young children in 30 countries combat malnutrition. The Church also donated $3 million to the first malaria vaccination effort in Africa. This historic campaign will protect an estimated 39,500 children from this deadly disease.
Your donations also helped support responses to recent disasters, including the devastating wildfires in Maui. In August 2023, the Church announced a donation of $1 million to the American Red Cross to help provide needed shelter and supplies to those affected by the fires.
We are incredibly grateful that we can follow Christ’s example to help others in need, and it is because of you that we can continue to expand this tremendous work across the world.
Stories & Videos
Feeding the “Least of These My Brethren”
The Church donated $44 million to promote childhood nutrition and bless nearly two million lives in 30 countries.
Church Donates $1 Million For Maui Wildfire Relief
Bishop W. Christopher Waddell, first counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, announced that the Church will donate US$1 million to the American Red Cross to help relief efforts after deadly and devastating wildfires.
Changing Lives with Wheelchair Donations Around the World
Wheelchairs provide mobility, and happiness to recipients around the world.
Françoise's "Life-Giving Fish": Treating Anemia Around the World
Humanitarian Services and Care have been working together to improve nutrition and food security in southeastern Benin by distributing the Lucky Iron Fish to help eliminate anemia.
Saving Sight and Restoring Hope
Because of you we increased our emergency response efforts by nearly 500 percent in 2020. Read about one person, Mary, a little girl whose vision and hope was restored with a simple surgery.
Your Generous Donations are Saving Lives in the Central African Republic
Children like Pierre, receive lifesaving aid through your donations that help buy things like Plumpy’Nut, a ready-to-use therapeutic food.