Plebeian Helpers

PlebeianHelpers

Grassroots volunteers providing humanitarian aid to those in need

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We are grassroots volunteers who provide food and supplies, advocacy, and financial assistance to people who need help because of violent conflict, natural disasters, poverty, and injustice.

Aid For Ukrainians

During the past three years, PlebeianHelpers has received over $737,000 from over 1,220 donations to enable approximately 60 of our volunteers to travel to Ukraine and Poland at their own expense to purchase at wholesale prices and deliver goods and services for thousands of Ukrainian civilians.

The Ukrainian people need our help now more than ever. Over 8 million Ukrainians have fled the country, more than 5 million have been displaced within Ukraine. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and tens of thousands of civilians have been killed or injured. Residential areas, hospitals, schools, energy infrastructure and industrial facilities have been completely destroyed. Yet, much of the humanitarian aid previously provided by Western governments has been withdrawn. 

100% of the money received by PlebeianHelpers (excepting transaction fees) is used only for whatever is necessary to provide humanitarian aid for Ukrainians. No Director or Officer receives any money or any benefit in return for their services for PlebeianHelpers. PlebeianHelpers volunteers pay for their own travel, room, and board.


Our Plans For 2026

Once again, our volunteers will travel to Poland and Ukraine at their own expense to purchase food and basic living supplies for Ukrainians. We hope to expand our efforts by distributing goods out of the PlebeianHelpers Aid Centers in Krakow, Poland and in Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Lutzk, Ukraine.

Funds permitting, we hope to work with our aid partners to provide the following for Ukrainians:

Woodburning stoves for cooking and heating in the winter months ($500 each)

Fuel Briquettes as a stable fuel option (@$87 per person for 4 months)

Medical equipment and rehabilitation tools

Ambulances - $20,000 each

Vans with wheelchair access and other emergency vehicles $7 -10,000 each

Reconstruction of schools, medical facilities, and homes

Construction of pre-fabricated homes to replace homes destroyed in the war

Trauma–informed therapy and stress coping tools, including group and individual counseling for mothers and children, and child workshops

Shipment of a large container of approx. $150,000 worth of medical equipment provided by Partners for World Health. PlebeianHelpers would arrange for transportation from the US costing approx $20,000. See video clip.

Note: PlebeianHelpers reserves the right to make final decisions on what aid will be provided. 

We Welcome New Volunteers

We need more volunteers to help the Ukrainians survive Russia's horrific war. Volunteers can work in Poland or in Ukraine. Please contact jc@joecyr.com

Shipment of large container of medical equipment to Kyiv

Providing Aid To Ukrainian Civilians

  • Ambulance For Rescuing Civilians In Conflict Zone

  • Food Distribution

  • Volunteers Distributing School Supplies

  • Refugees Waiting For Food

  • Volunteer With Ukrainians In Western Ukraine

  • Thousands Of Refugees Are Served In Krakow

The PlebeianHelpers Aid Centers

We are also asking for your financial assistance to provide support for the PlebeianHelpers Aid Centers in Kyiv, Mykolaiv and in Lutsk, which will serve as major focal points for the distribution of food, water, school supplies, medical equipment and other basic necessities to Ukrainians suffering in the conflict zone and throughout Ukraine as a result of Russia’s war of aggression in violation of international law.

PlebeianHelpers Aid Center in Mykolaiv

PlebeianHelpers Aid Center in Kyiv

Reconstruction Of Homes

PlebeianHelpers intends to partner with other humanitarian groups to address the substantial need for home reconstruction in Ukraine. In August 2025, PlebeianHelper volunteer Dr. Peter Kerndt launched our construction efforts by building homes in the Mykolaiv area in southeastern Ukraine as part of a project sponsored by Youth With A Mission (Kyiv). PlebeianHelpers also contributed funds to procure the construction materials.

We will not abandon the Ukrainian people. 

PlebeianHelpers was founded on the notion that common people of all countries are connected by our humanity. Western governments might withdraw military aid to Ukraine and they might even withdraw humanitarian aid for Ukrainians but PlebeianHelpers is proudly among those all over the world who will remain standing for the Ukrainian people who are suffering as a result of a war that Western governments supported.

If we help sustain the Ukrainians, we are conveying a powerful message: “Hang in there. You’re not alone. We’re still with you.” It will give them the hope they need to resist Russia’s objective to eradicate Ukraine’s sovereignty.

“We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.”

— Mother Theresa

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