Ford Philanthropy: Showing Up in Times of Need

Ford Community Resource Center in Puerto Rico

The need to support and uplift communities is particularly urgent during the hours, days and weeks following a natural disaster. Ford Philanthropy has been committed to supporting worldwide disaster relief and recovery since 1999, when a catastrophic earthquake struck Turkey and Ford deployed vehicles, volunteers and other lifesaving aid in the region. Some of the first major projects of the Ford Volunteer Corps supported relief efforts following an earthquake and tsunami in Southeast Asia and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.