B'nai B'rith

=== Disaster relief ===
B'nai B'rith has responded to natural and manmade disasters since 1865, when it assisted victims of a cholera epidemic in what was then Palestine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnaibrith.org/disaster-relief.html |title=B'nai B'rith International – The Global Voice of the Jewish Community |publisher=Bnaibrith.org |access-date=2013-02-15}}</ref> B'nai B'rith later raised funds and distributed them to those affected by the [[Great Chicago Fire of 1871]], the [[1900 Galveston hurricane|Galveston, Texas, flood of 1900]] and the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Disaster Relief |url=https://www.bnaibrith.org/support/disaster_relief.cfm |website=B'nai B'rith International |access-date=2020-04-08 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100519180037/http://bnaibrith.org/support/disaster_relief.cfm |archive-date=2010-05-19 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{cbignore|bot=InternetArchiveBot}}

In recent years, the B'nai B'rith Disaster Relief Fund responded to the 2010 earthquakes in [[2010 Haiti earthquake|Haiti]] and [[2010 Chile earthquake|Chile]],<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bnaibrith.org/press-releases/bnai-brith-international-provides-disaster-relief-in-haiti |title=B'nai B'rith International Provides Disaster Relief in Haiti |publisher=B'nai B'rith International |date=13 January 2010 |access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bnaibrith.org/press-releases/bnai-brith-international-provides-disaster-relief-in-chile |title=B'nai B'rith International Provides Disaster Relief in Chile |publisher=B'nai B'rith International |date=3 March 2010 |access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|2011 Japan tsunami]]<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bnaibrith.org/press-releases/bnai-brith-opens-disaster-relief-fund-to-aid-japan |title=B'nai B'rith Opens Disaster Relief Fund to Aid Japan |publisher=B'nai B'rith International |date=11 March 2011 |access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> and the [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011|multiple tornadoes and subsequent flooding]] that hit six states in the South and Midwest in 2011.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bnaibrith.org/press-releases/bnai-brith-extends-disaster-relief-fund-to-aid-victims-of-joplin-mo-tornado-part-of-bnai-briths-us-flood-and-tornado-relief-fund-2011 |title=B'nai B'rith Extends Disaster Relief Fund To Aid Victims Of Joplin, Mo., Tornado; Part of B'nai B'rith's U.S. Flood and Tornado Relief Fund 2011 |publisher=B'nai B'rith International |date=24 May 2011 |access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> B'nai B'rith also opened a disaster relief fund following [[Mount Carmel forest fire (2010)|the fires]] that raged through [[Mount Carmel]] in northern Israel<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bnaibrith.org/press-releases/bnai-brith-opens-israel-emergency-fund-to-aid-victims-of-forest-fire |title=B'nai B'rith Opens Israel Emergency Fund to Aid Victims of Forest Fire |publisher=B'nai B'rith International |date=3 December 2010 |access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> and another fund to help victims of the worst drought to hit East Africa in more than 50 years.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bnaibrith.org/press-releases/bnai-brith-opens-disaster-relief-fund-to-aid-famine-victims-in-east-africa |title=B'nai B'rith Opens Disaster Relief Fund To Aid Famine Victims In East Africa |publisher=B'nai B'rith International |date=27 July 2011 |access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref>

In Haiti, B'nai B'rith raised $250,000 for shoes, medicine, health supplies and other needs immediately following the [[2010 Haiti earthquake|January 2010 earthquake]] that struck the island nation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnaibrith.org/--haiti.html |title=B'nai B'rith International – The Global Voice of the Jewish Community |publisher=Bnaibrith.org |access-date=2013-02-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303132649/http://www.bnaibrith.org/--haiti.html |archive-date=2013-03-03 }}</ref>

Following [[Hurricane Sandy]] in 2012, B'nai B'rith's Young Professional Network in New York immediately began assisting in the cleanup. Members descended upon the Rockaways, and over several days helped remove debris and sand from buildings, extract moldy drywall and insulation, and remove water damaged furniture and appliances from homes. B'nai B'rith has also organised several fundraisers for future rebuilding projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnaibrith.org/5/post/2012/10/bnai-brith-international-opens-disaster-relief-fund-to-aid-victims-of-massive-hurricane-sandy.html |title=B'nai B'rith International – The Global Voice of the Jewish Community |publisher=Bnaibrith.org |access-date=2012-10-30}}</ref>

Working with IsraAid, a Zionist humanitarian organization which brings together Israeli and Jewish organizations to form coordinated responses in the wake of humanitarian crises, the B'nai B'rith Disaster Relief Fund allocated funds to survivors of the [[2018 flooding in Japan]].<ref name="Worldwide Disaster Relief">{{cite web |url=https://www.bnaibrith.org/worldwide-disaster-relief.html |title=Worldwide Disaster Relief |website=B'nai B'rith International |language=en |access-date=2019-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801175116/https://www.bnaibrith.org/worldwide-disaster-relief.html |archive-date=2019-08-01 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The B'nai B'rith Disaster Relief Fund also helped after two US disasters, one in California and the other in Hawaii, in 2018. Wildfires struck communities [[2018 California wildfires|in Southern California]], and B'nai B'rith contributed to the disaster recovery by assisting with the costs of food, utility bills and medical supplies for the Idyllwild HELP Center. Normally, the HELP Center is a charity and thrift store that helps needy individuals and families with the costs of food, utilities, housing and other basic needs. In the aftermath of the wildfires, the center helped fire victims.<ref name="Worldwide Disaster Relief"/>

In May 2019, the B'nai B'rith Center for Senior Services (CSS) held its annual B'nai B'rith Managers and Service Coordinators Training meeting in Puerto Rico, which is still recovering from damage caused by 2017's [[Hurricane Maria]]. In choosing to hold the meeting in Puerto Rico, the CSS team wanted to contribute to both Puerto Rico's short-term recovery, by volunteering for a day of service with local non-profit organizations during their trip, and its long-term economic recovery, by bringing business to the island.<ref name="Worldwide Disaster Relief"/>