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Samaritan's Purse

Provides spiritual and physical aid to disaster victims through emergency field hospitals and relief operations.

Boone, North CarolinaEst. 1970
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About

Samaritan's Purse responds to victims of war, poverty, disease, and natural disaster. Their disaster relief teams deploy quickly to provide emergency shelter, clean water, and medical care.

Past Missions

15 missions
Hurricane Laura
Hurricane LauraResolvedHurricane
Louisiana & TexasAug 2020 — Nov 2020600,000 affected
Hurricanes Eta & Iota
Hurricanes Eta & IotaResolvedHurricane
Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua & BelizeNov 2020 — Mar 20219,300,000 affected
Hurricane Ida
Hurricane IdaResolvedHurricane
Louisiana & Northeastern USAug 2021 — Oct 20212,500,000 affected
Kentucky Tornado Outbreak
Kentucky Tornado OutbreakResolvedTornado
Kentucky, Arkansas, Illinois, Tennessee & MissouriDec 2021 — Feb 2022500,000 affected
Hurricane Ian
Hurricane IanResolvedHurricane
Southwest FloridaSep 2022 — Dec 20224,500,000 affected
Türkiye Earthquake
Türkiye EarthquakeResolvedEarthquake
Southern Turkey & Northern SyriaFeb 2023 — Jun 202315,000,000 affected
Hurricane Helene & Milton
Hurricane Helene & MiltonResolvedHurricane
Florida & North CarolinaSep 2024 — Nov 20246,000,000 affected
Hurricane Helene
Hurricane HeleneRecoveryHurricane
Florida & Western North CarolinaSep 2024 — Nov 20246 million affected
US Tornadoes
US TornadoesResolvedTornado
Missouri & Central USMar 2025 — Apr 2025320,000 affected
Winter Storm Fern
Winter Storm FernResolvedWinter Storm
Southeast & Central USJan 2026 — Feb 202650,000,000 affected
Colombia Floods
Colombia FloodsRecoveryFlood
Córdoba & Northern ColombiaJan 2026300,000 affected
Hawaii Kona Low Flooding
Hawaii Kona Low FloodingRecoveryFlood
Oahu, Maui & MolokaiMar 2026200,000 affected
March 2026 Tornado Outbreak
March 2026 Tornado OutbreakResolvedTornado
Indiana, Illinois, Oklahoma & MichiganMar 2026 — Mar 2026500,000 affected
April 2026 Midwest Tornado Outbreak
April 2026 Midwest Tornado OutbreakRecoveryTornado
Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri & MichiganApr 2026500,000 affected
South Africa Western Cape Floods
South Africa Western Cape FloodsRecoveryFlood
Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, North West, Free State and MpumalangaMay 202650,000+ affected

At a Glance

Scope
International
Founded
1970
Headquarters
Boone, North Carolina
Missions
15 recorded
Categories
Emergency ResponseMedical AidShelter & HousingFaith-Based
Disaster Types
HurricaneEarthquakeWildfireFloodTornadoGeneral

Locations

headquartersBoone, North Carolina

801 Bamboo Road, Boone, NC 28607

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warehouseNorth Wilkesboro, North Carolina

NC Route 268 East, North Wilkesboro, NC

officeCalgary

20 Hopewell Way NE, Calgary, AB

CanadaView location
officeCoventry

Richardson Way, Crosspoint Business Park, Coventry

United KingdomView location

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