Support Global Refuge on Giving Tuesday

This year for Giving Tuesday, LifeStraw is partnering with Global Refuge, a Baltimore-based nonprofit serving newcomers seeking safety, support, and a share in the American dream. Global Refuge has been a leader in resettlement for 85 years, dedicated to the “long welcome” — supporting immigrants, refugees, and our new neighbors through advocacy, care, and empowerment to restore a sense of home. They have welcomed more than 750,000 newcomers since 1939.

Funds raised will go to support both the Camino a Casa program, as well as efforts of the Baltimore Welcome Center.

Each year, hundreds of thousands of adults and children from Guatemala and Mexico attempt to migrate to the United States, driven by poverty, instability, and violence. Unfortunately, under current U.S. immigration law, many are quickly returned to their home country. But Global Refuge believes that a better life is still possible—especially for children and young adults. Through compassionate individualized support, their Camino a Casa repatriation program helps youth achieve their goals and build a brighter future at home.

The Baltimore Welcome Center serves as a one-stop shop for newcomers—a place where families can walk in the door and immediately have access to the support they need, from career development to medical and mental healthcare. The Center provides a next level of service, offering protection-centered and trauma-informed case management, and connections to essential community resources.

At LifeStraw, we believe everyone deserves equitable access to safe drinking water. We design beautiful, simple, and functional products that provide the highest protection from unsafe water based on where and how they will be used. LifeStraw partners with nonprofits and grassroots organizations across the globe to provide safe water to those who need it most.

100% of donated funds go toward the cost of products and distribution of supplies. Vestergaard Frandsen, Inc. (d/b/a “LifeStraw”) does not profit from your donation.

LifeStraw’s Safe Water Fund operates through a fiscal sponsorship with Players Philanthropy Fund, a Texas nonprofit corporation recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (Federal Tax ID: 27-6601178, ppf.org/pp). Contributions to LifeStraw’s Safe Water Fund qualify as tax-deductible.