Though COVID-19 landed in Latin America later than the rest of the world, it didn’t take long to wreak havoc on the region and overwhelm its healthcare systems. Over a few short months, the region came to account for more than a quarter of confirmed cases across the...
As COVID-19 rapidly spreads across Central America, the region was faced with a number of challenges – fragile healthcare systems, limited access to testing, economic strain, and a shortage of personal protective equipment. It did not take long for the region to...
Help us equip this K9 unit with the gear and supplies needed to stay safe and become fully operational.#GivingTuesdayNow is a new global day of giving as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. You can make a difference right now! To date,...
Help us equip this K9 unit with the gear and supplies needed to stay safe and become fully operational.Greetings, In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new global day of giving, Giving Tuesday Now, will take place tomorrow, May 5th. To meet the unprecedented needs...
In July 2019, sailors aboard the US Navy hospital ship Comfort identified the critical need of wheelchairs to Spirit of America. USNS Comfort was preparing to depart for a five-month deployment throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, providing care to the...
Greetings, This month, Spirit of America had 6 members of the Field Team in 5 different countries on 4 different continents, working alongside US troops and diplomats to help bring them home whole and proud of their accomplishments. Below are a few photos and...
Greetings, I hope you had a fantastic New Year and a great start to 2019. Right before the holidays, I had the privilege of traveling to Colombia to meet with US Navy sailors aboard the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Comfort, which had docked in Riohacha, a northern...
Greetings, Today is Veterans Day, when we reflect and give thanks to those that have served our nation. To all of America’s veterans, past and present, thank you for your service and for the example you set! For this Veterans Day, we asked our all-veteran field to...
Greetings, I've recently returned from Trinidad and Tobago, a beautiful but deceptively violent dual-island nation in the Caribbean. Despite its appearance as a relaxed seaside paradise, T&T contains widespread gang violence and an alarmingly high rate of ISIS...
