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ShelterBox USA
Since 2000, ShelterBox USA has helped rebuild the lives of more than 1.4 million worldwide, but the global need for shelter is growing. Right now, 85 million people around the world have been made homeless by natural disaster and conflict – more than any other time since World War II. As a forward-thinking and fast-growing international disaster relief charity, ShelterBox specializes in hand delivering emergency shelter to families around the world. The ShelterBox team is currently active in aiding the people of Ukraine, Yemen, and Syria.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Everyone deserves a place to call home. It is a human right and the first step towards recovery after disaster.
Shelter is so much more than just a roof. It’s the foundation for life, families and communities. It is a place to feel safe after days or weeks of fear. It offers protection from harsh weather, privacy, and helps to preserve dignity. It’s a space to heal from trauma.
Shelter and other essential items help people protect themselves from diseases like coronavirus and malaria.
Emergency shelter can also prevent communities from scattering. This means people stay connected and build resilience together.
When you don’t have to keep moving or worry about where to sleep at night, you can think about tomorrow. Items like tents, tarpaulins, tools, blankets, mosquito nets, cooking sets and water filters help to meet the most urgent needs, so you can start to earn a living, send children to school and rebuild your home.
Recovery doesn’t happen overnight, but a dry and warm place to sleep, prepare meals and be with your family is the vital first step.
OUR VISIONA world where no family is without shelter after disaster
Everyone deserves a place to call home. It is a human right and the first step towards recovery after disaster.
Shelter is so much more than just a roof. It’s the foundation for life, families and communities. It is a place to feel safe after days or weeks of fear. It offers protection from harsh weather, privacy, and helps to preserve dignity. It’s a space to heal from trauma.
Shelter and other essential items help people protect themselves from diseases like coronavirus and malaria.
Emergency shelter can also prevent communities from scattering. This means people stay connected and build resilience together.
When you don’t have to keep moving or worry about where to sleep at night, you can think about tomorrow. Items like tents, tarpaulins, tools, blankets, mosquito nets, cooking sets and water filters help to meet the most urgent needs, so you can start to earn a living, send children to school and rebuild your home.
Recovery doesn’t happen overnight, but a dry and warm place to sleep, prepare meals and be with your family is the vital first step.
OUR VISIONA world where no family is without shelter after disaster
Since 2000, our ShelterBox team has helped rebuild the lives of more than 1.4 million worldwide, but the global
need for shelter is growing. Right now, 85 million people around the world have been made homeless by natural
disaster and conflict – more than any other time since World War II. As a forward-thinking and fast-growing
international disaster relief charity, ShelterBox specializes in hand delivering emergency shelter to families on
their worst day ever. This is possible through the tireless efforts of a strong and extensive support team of
volunteer Ambassadors and Response Team Members who give of their time, talent and energy to help us
transform lives and rebuild communities.
As ShelterBox grows to serve more families, we need you now, more than ever before, to help raise awareness
and critically needed donations to support our mission. To better support you in your role as Ambassador, we
have this handbook which outlines our history, purpose, mission, and vision for how we can serve more families,
and what you can do in your community to help families across the globe transform despair into hope. We will
support you every step of the way, from your initial on-boarding, which includes information on ShelterBox and
how you can serve, to ongoing training, regular emails and webinars, and up-to-date deployment information.
WHO WE ARE
ShelterBox is a cutting-edge charity that
hand-delivers emergency shelter for families
devastated by natural disaster and conflict.
Our signature ShelterBoxes and ShelterKits
contain the tools to transform lives and
rebuild communities.
WHAT DRIVES US
We are fueled by an impatience to reach
more people, to empower them to
transform their lives, to build a world where
no family is left without shelter.
OUR PLEDGE
We are impatient to see a world where no
family is left without shelter when disaster
strikes. This drives us to transform the
support of our donors, fundraisers and
volunteers into the hope and power of
families all over the world – the power to
rebuild homes, lives and communities.
Our impatience leads to determination. We
will do whatever it takes to ensure that no
family goes without shelter.
need for shelter is growing. Right now, 85 million people around the world have been made homeless by natural
disaster and conflict – more than any other time since World War II. As a forward-thinking and fast-growing
international disaster relief charity, ShelterBox specializes in hand delivering emergency shelter to families on
their worst day ever. This is possible through the tireless efforts of a strong and extensive support team of
volunteer Ambassadors and Response Team Members who give of their time, talent and energy to help us
transform lives and rebuild communities.
As ShelterBox grows to serve more families, we need you now, more than ever before, to help raise awareness
and critically needed donations to support our mission. To better support you in your role as Ambassador, we
have this handbook which outlines our history, purpose, mission, and vision for how we can serve more families,
and what you can do in your community to help families across the globe transform despair into hope. We will
support you every step of the way, from your initial on-boarding, which includes information on ShelterBox and
how you can serve, to ongoing training, regular emails and webinars, and up-to-date deployment information.
WHO WE ARE
ShelterBox is a cutting-edge charity that
hand-delivers emergency shelter for families
devastated by natural disaster and conflict.
Our signature ShelterBoxes and ShelterKits
contain the tools to transform lives and
rebuild communities.
WHAT DRIVES US
We are fueled by an impatience to reach
more people, to empower them to
transform their lives, to build a world where
no family is left without shelter.
OUR PLEDGE
We are impatient to see a world where no
family is left without shelter when disaster
strikes. This drives us to transform the
support of our donors, fundraisers and
volunteers into the hope and power of
families all over the world – the power to
rebuild homes, lives and communities.
Our impatience leads to determination. We
will do whatever it takes to ensure that no
family goes without shelter.