The Young Heart Non-profit organization is made to provide aid and support to mainly the victims of disasters.

So what are disasters really? We can categorize disasters into two categories. One category is natural disasters, which includes disasters like tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes. The other category is man-made disasters, which includes war, industrial accidents, and technological failures (for example, nuclear accidents) . “We respond to an average of about 65,000 disasters every year,” said Red Cross.

Natural Disasters can impact people and cause more than just injuries and property destruction, in an article written by Walden University, victims can often face long-term problems like PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The amount of people affected by natural disasters is huge. In 2022, the results of The Household Pulse Survey said that 3.3 million US adults were displaced by either hurricanes, floods, fires, tornadoes or other disasters as stated in a Guardian article. It was also stated by the SRCD, that “Every year, 175 million children globally are expected to be affected by natural disasters, including floods, cyclones, droughts, heatwaves, severe storms, and earthquakes.”

Now moving on to Man-made destructions. One of the most common type of man-made destructions is war. The war in Ukraine has been one of the most critical examples of war within the past years. Stated in an article by International Rescue Committee, “More than 12.7 million people inside the country require humanitarian assistance in 2025, including the 3.6 million people who are internally displaced.”