assistance

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Laguna Beach Marine Safety, along with the assistance of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Harbor Patrol, responded to the scene, and she was identified as the missing victim by the Orange County coroner’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The last El Nino cycle in 2023-2024 brought southern Africa's worst drought in more than a century, leaving 61 million people in need of assistance, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Of late, federal agencies, primarily HUD and the Department of Veterans Affairs, have spent about $6 billion annually on direct homeless assistance; individual states spend billions more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Today, a collection of national assistance programs is making progress in aiding two such groups in particular: families and veterans who are homeless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Donations to PIH helped provide medical assistance for victims both in Port-au-Prince, which was near the earthquake’s epicenter, and at the Zanmi Lasante facilities in the central plateau and the lower Artibonite Valley.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French