KHERSON
It was a tough week in Kherson. Heavy shelling and enemy drones increasingly penetrated deeper into the city. Every Sunday, we held water battles with the children. We started thinking about what we could do to take the young residents of Kherson out of the combat zone, even for a short time. Our friends from Chornomorsk came to help. They organized a children’s camp and made it completely free. The only issue was transporting those interested to the Odesa region. Naturally, we did everything we could as the team of the CF “Step with Hope” in Kherson, and we took the children to a safe place. They were able to reset and gather positive emotions before the start of the new school year.
Meanwhile, we continue to carry out disinsections in Kherson. The residents of the buildings where disinsections were performed are delighted with the assistance provided.
We retrieved dryers from a house that had been hit. Due to the hit, the water supply was broken, and the apartment was completely flooded. We brought two dryers there, dried the entire apartment, and the person called us to say that everything in the apartment was back to normal and it was livable again.
DONETSK REGION
KOSTYANTYNIVKA, DRUZHKIVKA
Kostyantynivka. A strict curfew has been imposed in the city. The city is constantly being shelled. They hit stores and residential buildings. Gradually, stores and pharmacies will close. We help people under the sound of cannons. We distributed 34 pairs of glasses, visited sick people, provided adult diapers, and school supplies for the children for the new school year. The social wardrobe has also been operating for several months. And of course, we receive and preserve your stories.
One elderly woman approached us for help. With tears in her eyes, she told us that she suffers from incontinence and desperately needs adult diapers. Her pension is small, and she barely walks. With pharmacies closing, getting diapers has become increasingly difficult. Plus, with the constant shelling and the curfew, there’s nowhere to run. She cried tears of joy when she saw the pack of diapers. She was extremely grateful to the CF “Step with Hope” for the care and support.
“My name is Petro, and I am a resident of Kostyantynivka. Thank you very much for your help in selecting clothes. It is now difficult to get glasses in our city. I’m a big man, and it’s hard to find pants in my size. Thank you to your volunteers who brought me large-sized pants! Now I have pants for the fall! Many thanks to the CF “Step with Hope” for the help and support in this difficult time for us.”
“Hi, my name is Natalia. It’s hot outside, and there are water problems in the city. Sometimes, you can’t even wash your hands. Thank you so much for the wet wipes! They are very necessary and relevant. Thank you for your care!”
KRAMATORSK, SLOVIANSK
Things are difficult in Donetsk region right now. The road we are traveling on is being shelled. Well, let’s say they are most likely shelling the city we don’t reach. There are a few kilometers left, but it’s still somewhat tense to drive there. The sounds of explosions are very close. Despite everything, we distributed much-needed humanitarian aid in the form of wet wipes, diapers, and food. People were very grateful, very happy, and left in good spirits, which was part of our task – to give people positive emotions and hope for a better future.
KHARKIV REGION
ZNAMIANKА
“My name is Olena, I live with my daughter, and we have no other relatives. We live on child benefits as the kindergarten is not working, and there is no one to leave the child with. Thank you to the CF “Step with Hope” for the loaves. We come every week and get them for free. I wish your Organization growth and a speedy victory.”
CHUHUIV AND KOCHETOK
“My name is Anastasia Ivanivna, born in 1948, a resident of Vovchansk, temporarily relocated to Chuhuiv. Thank you for the help you provide us in the form of bread, thank you for not forgetting us and caring for us. May God bless you.”
NOVA VODOLAGA
People come for help. Displaced persons, pensioners, the disabled, and those temporarily unemployed.
We live in Nova Vodolaha. I am a single mother currently supporting two sons. The elder is a full-time student without a scholarship, and the younger one is a child with a disability.
Unfortunately, since the beginning of the war, I have lost the ability to travel to Kharkiv, where I had some work that allowed me to stay afloat. Now we live solely on the disability pension of the child, which barely covers the utility bills.
And external help is very important to us. There are no words to express my gratitude to the organizers and sponsors for the opportunity to receive the necessary bread. I happily go every time to socialize with people, receive psychological support, and also get help in the form of bread.
I am very grateful to the sponsors of this “bread” program, who support the vulnerable segments of the population during such a difficult time for everyone. May God bless you for your generosity and kindness and return to you 100 times more than you have invested in this program.
Thank you for taking care of us. ❤️🙏🤗
KHARKIV, KAMIANA YARUGA, MALA DANYLIVKA
On Saturday, a children’s holiday aimed at the school year was held, as well as activities with children and teenagers. On Sunday, our team purchased gifts. On Sunday, we organized the event “The Last Day of Summer,” where we had a great time playing contests and enjoying delicious kebabs. We also continue to provide people in Kharkiv with the opportunity to charge their gadgets and flashlights, take a shower, wash clothes, etc., as the situation has worsened.
The city of Kharkiv needs our help. Many rockets are falling on residential buildings. There are not many funds that could provide psychological help.
DNIPROPETROVSK REGION
NIKOPOL
We continue to work as before in all available directions.
We work at our aid center as well as throughout the Nikopol district. Last week we visited the village of Zakamianka. This is our second visit to this settlement. Our ophthalmologist received 71 people.
In addition to distributing glasses, we visited a disabled person and gave him a much-needed wheelchair. It’s so nice to see how these wheelchairs bring people back to life. We remember giving a wheelchair to a grandmother, and later we heard enthusiastic stories from her grandchildren about how she came alive. She roamed the village back and forth for days on end. This elderly man, who spends most of his day lying under an oxygen mask, was no exception. Now he will be able to go out for a walk without any hindrance. Thank you on his behalf!
We handed out sweets to many children, lifting their spirits. We rejoiced with them. We revisited Chystopil to deliver long-awaited crutches and hygiene products. We visited Inna, a single mother raising a disabled child. David is now 9 years old. The boy is developmentally delayed. There is a need for diapers. We constantly help this family as they are very needy.
We distributed food to those under our care at our aid center. We split the hygiene products into two to help more people. In addition to helping people, we organized a holiday for children on the eve of September 1. We gave them gifts and organized a sweet table. In addition, we have again increased the volume of water deliveries from two to three tons per week. We actively distribute it to people.
NOVOMOSKOVSK, MAGDALYNIVKA
We made trips to receive and distribute humanitarian aid in the form of food packages, totaling 80 packages (600 kg). Canned food, cereals, etc. (300 kg), second-category clothing, glasses for collective residences of displaced persons, a volunteer center in Cherkaske, and displaced persons in Magdalynivka and the district.
PAVLOHRAD
As every week, we made a trip to Pavlohrad-Dnipro to transport humanitarian aid in the form of clothing and household chemicals for 28 displaced families.
We also paid attention to children by organizing a holiday for them and giving them positive emotions.
KAMIANSKE
The work of the volunteer center in the Kamianske district was active, namely, we distributed food packages, conducted classes in the women’s group “Berehynia,” welcomed children at the “Smile” children’s center, organized charity lunches, provided laundry services for displaced persons, distributed glasses and clothes, and provided massage and hairdressing services.
We held a birthday party for the children of August and discussed the topic: “How can you contribute to personal development?” We also prepared shawarma, turning street food into healthy home-cooked meals through collective efforts.
“My name is Valentyna Petrovna, 62 years old, a resident of Donetsk region. I arrived in Kamianske on June 11, 2024. My son and his family left at the beginning of the war, but my husband and I kept waiting and hoping for the best, but the war came to our city Toretsk. My husband is a cancer patient, and there are almost no doctors left, so I decided
