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>>> WELCOME BACK.
WITH THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE SO
DESPERATE FOR HUMANITARIAN AID
AND SUPPLIES.
WE'RE LAUNCHING A SERIES FOCUSED
ON HOW TO HELP.
>> VICKY NGUYEN HERE TO WALK US
THROUGH IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON
ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING
ASSISTANCE.
>> BEFORE THAT, KELLY COBIELLA
FROM POLAND, WHERE SOME OF THE
MILLIONS OF UKRAINIAN REFUGEES
ARE NOW TAKING SHELTER FROM THE
WAR.
KELLY GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
>> Reporter: YEAH, GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST
BORDER CROSSINGS ALONG THE
UKRAINE BORDER.
THIS TOWN BASICALLY DOUBLES IN
SIZE EVERY DAY.
50,000 REFUGEES COMING IN FROM
UKRAINE.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THESE
FAMILIES BEHIND ME.
MOST OF THEM WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
COMING HERE LIKE IN OTHER BORDER
CROSSINGS WITH JUST A SUITCASE.
ACROSS UKRAINE'S BORDERS THE
NEED IS GROWING BY THE MINUTE.
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF WOMEN AND
CHILDREN ARRIVING EVERY MORNING.
COLD, TIRED AND HUNGRY.
VOLUNTEERS OFFERING HOT SOUP AND
A PLAY MATE FOR THE YOUNGEST
REFUGEES LIKE 2 YEAR OLD ALINA.
HER GRANDMA SAYS WE WERE AFRAID
BUT OUR HUSBANDS WERE EVEN MORE
AFRAID.
THAT IS WHY THEY SENT US HERE.
THE U.N. SAYS MORE THAN 2
MILLION REFUGEES HAVE NOW FLED
UKRAINE.
A MILLION ARE CHILDREN.
UNICEF CALLING IT A DARK
HISTORICAL FIRST.
>> THIS IS THE FAVORITE TOY FROM
HOME?
>> Reporter: A DANCING DINOSAUR,
THE ONLY THING 5 YEAR OLD SOPHIA
COULD BRING FROM HOME.
HER MOTHER SAYS EVERYTHING THEY
HAVE IS IN THIS SUITCASE.
"I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE THIS," SHE
SAYS.
PEOPLE WERE LEAVING WITHOUT
ANYTHING.
>> THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING NOW
HAVE LESS MEANS THAN THE PEOPLE
WHO CAME INITIALLY.
AND THEY HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED
MORE LIKELY CONFLICT DIRECTLY.
SO THEY ARE PROBABLY MORE
TRAUMATIZED.
>> Reporter: AND MANY NOW HAVE
NO FRIENDS OR FAMILY TO TAKE
THEM IN.
LIKE LUDMILLA AND HER CHILDREN.
THEIR TOWN UNDER ATTACK, THEIR
HUSBAND HOME FIGHTING."
PUTIN AND THE RUSSIAN ARMY ARE
DESTROYING UKRAINE AND
UKRAINIANS," SHE SAYS.
THIS GAMING COMPANY OFFERING HER
FAMILY AND DOZENS OF OTHERS A
PLACE TO SLEEP.
THERE IS NOW A DESPERATE NEED
FOR SHELTER.
THIS EXPO CENTER IN WARSAW CAN
SLEEP 10,000.
AND A NEED FOR BETTER
COORDINATION.
MICHAEL CAPONE FOUNDER OF
FLORIDA BASED GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT
MISSION NOW SETTING UP A
WAREHOUSE TO DISTRIBUTE
MOUNTAINS OF DONATIONS.
>> A CHURCH MIGHT BE LACKING
BABY FOOD AND OTHERS ONLY
LACKING WATER.
YOU DON'T WANT THE OVERLAP.
>> Reporter: AND THE NEED HERE
IS IMMENSE AND GROWING EVERY
DAY.
>> I'VE BEEN ON DISASTER FRONTS
FOR 20 YEARS.
THIS WILL BE BY FAR AND ALREADY
IS TIMES A THOUSAND OF ANYTHING,
ANY ORGANIZATION OR THE U.N. HAS
EVER SEEN.
>> Reporter: AND ALSO PARTNERING
WITH BE STRONG TO E GET PEOPLE
PLANE TICKETS TO THEY CAN HAVE A
MORE PERMANENT PLACE TO STAY.
AND IF THERE IS ONE BRIGHT SPOT,
IT IS IN WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME.
IT IS IN ALL OF THOSE VOLUNTEERS
AND AID ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE
COME OUT TO TRY TO DO WHAT THEY
CAN TO HELP THESE PEOPLE.
SAVANNAH.
>> SOUNDS LIKE THE PEOPLE OF
POLAND HAVE BEEN JUST
INCREDIBLE.
KELLY, THANK YOU.
WE WANT TO DRILL DOWN ON THIS.
WE BROUGHT IN VICKY NGUYEN TO
TELL US ABOUT SOME OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTABLE AND
WORKING TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF
UKRAINE.
WE'RE GOING PUT A QR CODE UP ON
THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW.
IT WILL TAKE YOU TO OUR WEBSITE.
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
THERE BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT
WE'RE ABOUT TO TELL YOU.
IT IS IMPORTANT.
FIRST OF ALL, WHAT ARE THE BASIC
NEEDS THAT UKRAINIAN REFUGEES
REALLY HAVE RIGHT NOW?
>> THEY ARE IN EMERGENCY MODE
RIGHT NOW AS WE JUST SAW AND
KELLY'S PIECE.
THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS HERE
AFTER WILD FIRES IN THE WEST OR
AFTER HURRICANE IDA.
PEOPLE NEED FOOD, WATER, THEY
NEED SHELTER.
BEYOND THAT THEY ALSO NEED
SPENDING MONEY SO THEY HAVE SOME
AGENCY OVER WHAT THEIR SPECIFIC
FAMILY NEEDS.
WHEN IT COMES TO SPECIFIC
SUPPLIES, THINK MOTHER,
CHILDREN, BABIES.
DIAPERS, FORMULA.
THAT'S VERY EXPENSIVE.
AND OTHER THINGS PEOPLE DON'T
ALWAYS THINK ABOUT.
OVER THE COURTNEY MEDICINES. PAIN RELIEVERS FOR ADULTS AND
PAIN RELIEVERS FOR ADULTS AND KIDS.
>> THEY NEED CASH.
THEY DON'T NEED A BUNCH OF STUFF
COMING THAT WAY.
EVEN IF IT COULD GET THERE.
YOU HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE VETTED
AND REPRESENTABLE AND DOING WORK
IN UKRAINE.
LET'S JUST GO THROUGH A FEW OF
THEM THAT ARE VERY SPECIFIC TO
UKRAINE.
>> OKAY.
AND MANY OF THEM ARE ON THAT QR
CODE OR ON A LIST ON TODAY.COM
IF YOU MISS THEM HERE.
GLOBAL EM POURNLT MISSION, THEY
ARE IN MIAMI BUT HAVE WORKERS ON
GROUND IN POLAND USING YOUR
DONATIONS TO BUY PLANE TICKETS
AND TRAIN TICKETS TO GET THE
REFUGEES OUT OF CAMPS AND TENTS
INTO THE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
HOMES.
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN WE NOW ORE
FRIEND CHEF JOSE ANDRES IS THERE
FEEDING PEOPLE.
AND GLOIBL GIVING, UKRAINE
CRISIS RELIEF FUND, THAT IS
GOING DIRECTLY TO FOOD AND
MEDICINE FOR UKRAINIANS RIGHT
NOW.
>> LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS.
UNICEF AND DOCTORS WITHOUT
BORDERS THERE TOO.
Y.
>> YES.
>> HODA?
>> ONE OF THE THINGS BREAKING
OUR HEARTS IS WATCHING A ALL
THESE DID AND ALL THE NEED OUT
THERE.
WHAT IS IT THAT WE CAN DO?
WHAT DO THEY NEED.
>> >> AND "TODAY SHOW" VIEWERS
REALLY ARE THE BEST REALLY.
SAVE THE CHILDREN SAYS RIGHT NOW
WE'RE LOOKING AT 7 1/2 MILLION
CHILDREN WHO ARE IN HARM'S WAY
EITHER FROM PHYSICAL HARM,
EMOTIONAL HARM OR DISPLACEMENT.
SO THEY ARE EITHER -- THEY HAVE
SET UP THIS UKRAINE CRISIS
RELIEF FUND TO HELP CHILDREN NOT
JUST WITH FOOD AND MEDICINE BUT
ALSO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES,
HODA.
THINK ABOUT THAT.
STABILITY AND ROUTINE IS SO
IMPORTANT.
THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE BEEN
UPSET BY THE PANDEMIC.
NOW THOSE KIDS ARE GOING THROUGH
THIS.
I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THE
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE.
80 CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR GOES TO
HELPING REFUGEE.
AND YOU WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
THE ORPHANAGES.
>> WE WERE WATCHING THE KIDS IN
THE OR PHAGES.
AND EVERYONE IS LIKE WHAT I CAN
DO TO HELP AND CAN THEY EVEN GET
OUT THERE HAVE THERE AND IF THEY
COULD.
HOW CAN WE HELP?
>> LOT OF KIDS HAVE SPECIAL
NEEDS.
NOT EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO GET
OUT.
SO YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT
ORGANIZATIONS HELPING PEOPLE
THERE IN UKRAINE.
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE
RED CROSS, THEY HAVE SO MUCH
EXPERIENCE THEY HAVE BEEN IN
UKRAINE SINCE 2014.
600 WORKERS THERE.
THEY ARE SENDING MORE.
HELPING WITH FOOD AND WATER BUT
ALSO HELPING TO REUNITE
FAMILIES.
>> AND WHAT ABOUT THEIR KIDS WHO
ARE STUCK THERE WHO ARE
TRYING -- CAN'T GET OUT?
SO WHAT ABOUT FOR THEM.
>> IT IS SO DIFFICULT.
THERE ARE MANY ADOPTION
AGENCIES.
THERE ARE ALSO GROUPS SPECIFIC
TO ORPHANAGES THERE.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK.
CHECK ON CHARITY NAVIGATE, GOOD
DAY STAR IF-- GUIDE STAR TO BE S
TO THOSE ON THE GROUND.
>> WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT OS
THAT CAN HELP WITH HOUSING PART
OF THE CRISIS.
>> HOUSING IS SPECIFIC RIGHT NOW
AND INCREDIBLE THE INJENGT OF
THE PEOPLE TURNING THEIR OFFICES
INTO SHELTERS OR GYMS OR DANCE
STUDIOS BUT ALL OF THAT IS TERP
RARE.
YOU WANT TO LOOK AT
ORGANIZATIONS GIVING PEOPLE THE
MEANS TO GET OUT OF O UKRAINE
AND TO OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD
WHERE THEY HAVE MORE STABLE
HOUSING.
-- LONG TIME ORGANIZATION THAT'S
BEEN WORKING THIS THAT COUNTRY.
AND OF COURSE WE TALKED ABOUT
THE GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION.
THESE ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON
GETTING PEOPLE INTO STABLE
HOUSING.
>> WE'RE GOING DIG IN A BIT MORE
IN THE THIRD HOUR BUT.
-- ONE RED FLAG THAT THIS
ORGANIZATION ISN'T LEGIT.
>> NON PROFITS THAT HAVE BEEN
VETTED BY ORGANIZATIONS YOU
TRUST.
WE HERE HAVE A CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY TEAM AT NBC NEWS.
THEY HAVE LOOKED AT THESE
ORGANIZATIONS.
SO IF YOU ARE SCANNING THAT QR
CODE OR YOU ARE GOING TO
TODAY.COM, YOU CAN HAVE A
MEASURE OF CONFIDENCE THAT THAT
MONEY IS GOING TO GO WHERE YOU
INTEND IT TO GO.
BUT CERTAINLY U WE'RE GOING TO
TALK LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE RED
FLAGS AND THINGS TO LOOK OUT
FOR.
I WANT PEOPLE TO BE CAREFUL
ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE SEEING ON
SOCIAL MEDIA RIGHT NOW.
s EMOTIONAL AND SCAMMERS KNOW
THAT AND THEY WANT TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF YOUR GOOD WILL.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LOT
MORE ABOUT THAT.
DO NOT CLICK ON ANY LINKS THAT
ARE UNSOLICITED, WHETHER E-MAIL
OR TEXT.
TAKE A MOMENT.
RESEARCH THE ORGANIZATION BEFORE
YOU PUT YOUR FINANCIAL
INFORMATION IN.
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