Food Lion is donating $50,000 to World Central Kitchen to support emergency food relief efforts following the recent earthquakes in Venezuela.
The donation will help World Central Kitchen provide nutritional support to families and communities impacted by the disaster. The organization is actively serving hot meals in Miranda, La Guaira and Carabobo — the hardest-hit areas — while also working with local restaurants and partners to extend reach in affected communities.
“At Food Lion, nourishing families is at the heart of who we are and has been part of our heritage for nearly 70 years,” says Greg Finchum, president of Food Lion. “Our hearts are with the families and communities in Venezuela who have been impacted by this devastation. We are grateful to support World Central Kitchen as they nourish and care for people during an incredibly difficult time.”
In 2024, Food Lion donated $250,000 to World Central Kitchen to support disaster relief efforts following Hurricane Helene.
Amazon Supports Weekly Humanitarian Relief Flights to Venezuela in First-of-its-Kind Collaboration
Amazon is launching seven weekly relief flights to Caracas, Venezuela, to deliver critical supplies to nonprofits serving communities devastated by the June 24 earthquakes, which have left more than 650,000 people in need of aid. This humanitarian air bridge marks the first time Amazon will provide this service.
The weekly flights are possible through a collaboration between Amazon, Airlink, the U.S. State Department and United Nations World Food Programme. Each organization plays a distinct role: The State Department coordinates access with local authorities, Amazon donates the aircraft and fuel at no cost to humanitarian organizations, Airlink determines what goes on each flight based on nonprofit needs and the United Nations World Food Programme manages distribution in Venezuela.
The air bridge is designed to prevent an aid bottleneck or a second disaster, in which unrequested donations overwhelm communities and divert resources from the most urgent needs. Amazon is using its logistics network and aviation capabilities that move millions of packages daily, through Amazon Air Cargo, to deliver emergency supplies to the people who need them most.
“When more than 6 million people are affected and entire neighborhoods have been reduced to rubble, getting supplies quickly isn’t just helpful — it’s critical,” says Bettina Stix, director of community impact for Amazon. “This air bridge will route supplies to registered NGOs who can put them to use immediately to serve the people most affected by this catastrophe.”
Nearly a decade ago, Amazon launched Amazon Disaster Relief to get emergency supplies to those in need. The company started with a first relief flight for Hurricane Maria and has since donated and delivered more than 26 million emergency supplies and technology in response to over 200 disasters around the world. This first-of-its-kind collaboration with Airlink is another step in supporting people affected by natural disasters.
“In a disaster of this magnitude, coordination and speed of response is everything. Amazon’s donated airlift capacity allows us to move quickly and efficiently to heavily impacted communities in Venezuela — eliminating bottlenecks and ensuring that every flight delivers what they need most. This partnership embodies Airlink’s model in action: bringing the humanitarian, aviation, public and private sectors together to get help to people in their moment of greatest need,” says Paloma Adams-Allen, president and CEO of Airlink.
The air bridge is one part of a broad Amazon relief effort for Venezuela earthquake relief, which includes ongoing support to more than a dozen nonprofits supporting communities on the ground, volunteering events led by Amazon team members in multiple cities and the donation and delivery of over half a million emergency supplies within days of the earthquakes.
In addition, Amazon put its technology expertise to work to help the people of Venezuela — supplying rapid response technology systems (self-contained units that provide critical technology like Wi-Fi). In La Guaira, Venezuela, near the epicenter of the twin quakes, the systems are connecting staff at hospitals and shelters and enabling them to communicate across locations. Amazon says it will continue working closely with organizations on the ground as their needs evolve and stands with the people of Venezuela.
Learn more about Amazon’s disaster relief efforts.
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