Ukraine Children’s Action Project
Co-Founded by Dr. Irwin Redlener & Karen Redlener, the Ukraine Children’s Action Project (UCAP) is working in Ukraine (and in Warsaw, Poland) with a wide range of organizations and government agencies to help address the critical and growing needs of traumatized Ukrainian kids who are exposed to the unrelenting attacks of the Russian military. These children are subject to injury, grief, uncertainty, air raids, and loss of heat or electricity. They need psychological support, sometimes access to health care, and, for virtually every school-age child, access to language-compatible education in the country as displaced children or in other countries as refugees. This is precisely the work and mission of the Ukraine Children’s Action Project.
Op-eds, essays, and media coverage
As War Rages, Ukraine’s Youth Inspire Hope at Genius Olympiad | 7/23/24, Smerconish
Alarming' Impact of Putin's Invasion on Ukraine's Children Revealed | 6/12/24, Newsweek
US pediatrician aids Ukraine’s traumatized children | 6/6/24, VOA News
Crossfire! The Impact of Endless War on Ukraine’s Children | Report | 5/31/24, UCAP
Dr. Irwin Redlener Speaks at the Ukraine Action Summit | 4/18/24, Washington, D.C., YouTube
Four-Star Charity Navigator | 4/12/24, CandidDot.org
Difficulties facing Ukrainian children | 3/15/24, Interview with Michael Smerconish
Ukraine documentary screened on the second anniversary of war | 2/27/24, Hudson Valley 360
IGP hosts experts, practitioners, and diplomats to discuss the future of Ukraine - 2/9/24, Institute of Global Politics
The Future of Ukraine Conference - 2/7/24, Columbia University Institute for Global Politics
After nearly two years of devastation, it’s time to imagine rebuilding Ukraine - 1/29/24, The Hill
Children in War, Lessons from Ukraine - 1/10/24, The Stephanie Miller Show
Ukrainian resilience 20 months into the invasion (Twitter) - 11/10/23, MSNBC, Deadline White House
Ukraine children deal with psychological trauma from war - 11/10/23, CNN
Silent auction to help Ukraine kids - 10/12/23, Jamestown Press
30 years after a devastating earthquake, this school in India continues a legacy of support for survivors - 10/6/23, The World
Stephanie Miller Happy Hour Extra with Dr. Redlener - 9/28/23, The Stephanie Miller Show
American pediatrician Irwin Redlener speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative - 9/18/23, Clinton Herald
In Ukraine, bullets pierce through childhood. US nonprofits are reaching across borders to help - 9/18/23, USA Today
Local Ukrainian advocates support ‘kids club’ - 9/14/23, The Jamestown Press
Dr. Irwin Redlener: Fighting the good and seemingly endless fight - 9/13/23, Before the Cheering Started with Budd Mishkin
Supporting Ukraine’s traumatized children - with help from Joan Baez - Amid cruise missile attacks - 8/25/23, The Hollywood Reporter (syndicated)
Activist Singer Joins Ukraine Children’s Action Project - 7/31/23, Smerconish.com
Folk legend Joan Baez helps Ukrainian children displaced by war - 7/6/23, CNN
Legendary US singer and activist Joan Baez visits Ukraine - 7/5/23, Yahoo
Fundraiser at Fort Getty to benefit Ukrainian youth - 6/22/23, Jamestown Press
The toll of war with Irwin Redlener - 6/5/23, StarTalk Radio repost interview
Russian invasion taking a brutal toll on Ukrainian kids - 5/12/23, MSNBC, Deadline White House
Russia is intentionally targeting Ukrainian children as an act of war - 4/26/23, The Hill
Putin's War is Having a Devastating Impact on Ukraine's Children - 3/30/23, Newsweek
Delivery of school buses to the devastated region of Chernihiv - 3/30/23, UCAP
Helping in Ukraine: ‘You Have to Work Very Hard to Extinguish Hope in Children’ - 3/5/23, West Side Rag
The Other Threat to Ukraine’s Future - 3/1/23, Smerconish.com
The War is Having a Devastating Impact on Ukraine’s Children - Survey - 2/28/23, UCAP and Kyiv-based Ratings Group
The War is Severely Impacting Mental Health of Kids in Ukraine - 2/27/23, MSNBC, Deadline White House
We will never by the same’: Displaced Ukrainian children risk erosion in school, mental health - 2/24/23, USA Today
The War is Having a Devasting Impact on Ukraine’s Children - 2/22/23, Newswire
An Urgent Message from College Students in Ukraine - 2/17/23, The Anchor Hope College
From Ukraine, February 2023 - 2/10/23, Irwin Redlener, Blog
NBC: Ukraine Appeals to World to Help Keep Lights On - 1/23/23, MSNBC, Deadline White House
UCAP January 2023 Bulletin - 1/20/23, Ukraine Children’s Action Project
Russian Strikes Plunge Ukrainian Cities in Darkness - 12/29/22, MSNBC, Deadline White House (Twitter)
Ukraine's Winter from Hell - 12/20/22, The Thom Hartmann Program (Twitter)
Group works to help displaced Ukrainian children - 12/19/22, MSNBC, Morning Joe
Humanitarian Fears for Winter - 12/2/22, New York Times
AFT in Solidarity with Ukraine - December 8, 2022, Albert Shanker Institute
The Toll of War with Irwin Redlener - November 22, 2022, StarTalk
How the War in Ukraine will Shape the Future with Irwin Redlener - November 18, 2022, StarTalk
On the Ground in Ukraine - October 26, 2022, Irwin Redlener UCAP Report
The Refugee Situation Inside and Outside Ukraine - October 16, 2022, MSNBC, Ali Velshi (Twitter)
Russia steps up deadly strikes on Ukraine - October 11, 2022, MSNBC, Deadline White House
New Efforts Under Way to Help Ukrainian People - September 15, 2022, MSNBC, Deadline White House
We Care About Kids Heading Back to School – 4,660 Miles From the Upper West Side - September 6, 2022, West Side Rag
Ukraine’s Children Face Huge Challenges As Schools Open - September 2, 2022, MSNBC, Deadline White House (Twitter)
School Year Resumes in Ukraine, but a Bleak Season of War Upends Classes - September 1, 2022, New York Times
Ukraine's Children Severely Impacted During Russian War - August 22, 2022, MSNBC, Deadline White House
Ukraine's Children Risk Becoming a Lost Generation (Opinion) - August 19, 2022, Newsweek
SM Happy Hour Extra - August 4, 2022, The Stephanie Miller Show
Urgent Action Needed as Ukraine's Traumatized Children Face the "Back to School" Season on the Run - August 3, 2022, Sustain What
Live Update on Ukraine's Children Facing Russia's Unrelenting Invasion - August 2, 2022, Columbia University, Columbia Climate School Sustain What
Happy Hour Extra with Dr. Irwin Redlener - July 28, 2022, The Stephanie Miller Show
The Future Ready (PDF) - July 24, 2022, UCAP Project
My Recent Trip to Lviv, Ukraine - July 27, 2022, Personal Blog
Iconic Actor Michael Keaton and Singer Joan Baez Join New Initiative to Support Children Impacted by War in Ukraine - June 28, 2022, EIN News
Ukraine’s Children Desperately Need More than Shelter and Food - June 20, 2022, NBC Think
The Suffering of Ukraine’s Children - June 4, 2022, Philip Ittner
Now tonight with Joshua Johnson - May 11, 2022, NBC News
Op-ed: Ukraine’s child refugees need help. Here’s how the world can step up. - May 11, 2022, The Daily Beast
Ukraine's children and the global crisis of child displacement webinar - May 5, 2022, Sponsored by the Committee on Forced Migration
Ukrainian Refugee Crisis Worsens - April 30, 2022, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
UN: +2.9M Ukrainians have fled to Poland, Segment 2 - April 29, 2022, MSNBC, Deadline White House
UN: +2.9M Ukrainians have fled to Poland, Segment 1 - April 29, 2022, MSNBC, Deadline White House
Condition of Ukrainian refugees in Poland - April 27, 2022, MSNBC, Zerlina on Peacock
UN: Nearly 2/3 of Ukrainian children displaced - April 23, 2022, MNBC, Ali Velshi
Dr. Redlener joins Stephanie Miller live from a refugee center in Poland - April 21, The Stephanie Miller Show
UN: More than 5M Ukrainian refugees have fled - April 20, 2022, MSNBC, Deadline White House