Direct Relief today announced it has received a $1 million donation from the Peter & Jeri Dejana Foundation to support ongoing humanitarian efforts following the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, 2026.

The donation will help Direct Relief continue providing medicines and emergency medical supplies requested by healthcare providers and humanitarian organizations serving affected communities. It will also support locally led efforts as the response transitions from immediate emergency operations to long-term recovery.

“Venezuela’s already fragile emergency medical system, strained by the country’s broader economic collapse over many years, underscored for us the urgent need for philanthropy and the nonprofit sector to step forward,” said Hugo Amador, Communications Manager at the Peter & Jeri Dejana Foundation.…