Samaritan's Purse Coverage

Samaritan's Purse aiding tornado victims in Ohio

After severe storms and tornadoes ripped through Ohio over the weekend, North Carolina-based charity Samaritan's Purse sent relief workers to the state to aid with clean-up

Operation Christmas Child to accept shoebox gifts for children in need during National Collection Week

More than 4,500 drop-off sites are open from Nov. 13-20 to accept shoeboxes full of toys, personal care items, and school supplies.

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Samaritan's Purse goes one step further in Ukraine relief effort

A North Carolina organization has been flying critical relief supplies to Ukraine every week, but one of its recent trips had a different mission. The Samaritan's Purse cargo plane transported Ukrainians to Canada. Fox News reporter Lauren Green spoke with Reverend Franklin Graham about what it took to make that happen.

NC based Samaritan's Purse helping in Ukraine

Boone-based Samaritan's Purse is looking for ways to help Ukrainian refugees in eastern Europe.

Samaritan's Purse rushing aid to storm victims

Disaster response teams deployed to Mayfield, Kentucky and Monette, Arkansas. Additional teams are also headed to Tennessee and Illinois to assess the damage.

Samaritan's Purse rushes aid to Kentucky, Arkansas

Volunteers with Samaritan's Purse, an organization based in Boone, hit the road today doing everything from assessing the areas of damage to helping victims get back on their feet.

Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

Franklin Graham declares Sunday as day of prayer for Afghanistan

Franklin Graham, CEO and president of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Association, is calling for a day of prayer for the people of Afghanistan on Sunday.

Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer; CNN Newsource

Samaritan's purse heads to Haiti as death toll nears 1,300

The death toll in Haiti has surpassed 1,200 after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the country.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter; EVENS SANON and MARK STEVENSON, Associated Press

Samaritan's Purse headed to Haiti to help earthquake victims

Crews estimate Sunday's cargo plane is carrying 31 tons of emergency relief supplies from Samaritans Purse.

NC is site of Samaritan's Purse's first field hospital in second wave of pandemic

Samaritan's Purse began erecting a 30-bed, emergency field hospital outside Caldwell UNC Health Care in Lenoir on Friday to help address the rising numbers of COVID-19 patients in the region.

Samaritan's Purse building field hospital to help with surge in COVID patients in western NC

Samaritan's Purse began erecting a 30-bed, emergency field hospital outside Caldwell UNC Health Care in Lenoir on Friday to help address the rising numbers of COVID-19 patients in the region.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief, & Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Samaritan's Purse volunteers continuing to help Hurricane Laura victims

Volunteers have chopped up downed trees, repaired roofs and lent a helping hand.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

Volunteers head to Louisiana to help with recovery efforts

Thursday morning, Samaritan's Purse deployed staff and a Disaster Relief Unit filled with supplies and equipment to Lake Charles, La., one of the hardest-hit areas from Hurricane Laura.

Local efforts underway to assist Hurricane Laura victims

Thursday morning, Samaritan's Purse deployed staff and a Disaster Relief Unit filled with supplies and equipment to Lake Charles, La., one of the hardest hit areas from Hurricane Laura.

Leslie Moreno, WRAL multimedia journalist

Weather Service: EF-3 tornado hit Windsor

The National Weather Service said Wednesday that a Tuesday morning tornado that wiped out a Windsor neighborhood was an EF-3 storm with winds up to 145 mph.

Joe Fisher and Keely Arthur, WRAL reporters

Samartian's Purse applies lessons from Italy at NYC coronavirus field hospital

Franklin Graham's North Carolina-based organization brings battle zone experience to New York City in the fight against coronavirus.

Step inside Samaritan's Purse field hospital in NYC

Franklin Graham's North Carolina-based organization brings battle zone experience to New York City in the fight against coronavirus.

Heather Leah, WRAL digital journalist