Direct Action Aid
Direct Action Aid was formed as a voluntary assistance mission in March of 2022. Since then we have formalized as a Texas-based community and social group with Taxpayer ID No. 88-1820004 and assisted the most vulnerable people with food, clothing and other critical supplies.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide humanitarian assistance to those in need with:
Direct
Straight from our platform to those on the ground affecting change and those needing help. Every dollar contributed goes to buy food, supplies, and whatever other items are needed urgently
Action
We take action quickly, respond faster than most large
organizations, and fill a gap between the billions of dollars in global
governmental aid and the slow trickle of that aid to those suffering daily
Aid
Humanitarian aid including food, water, medical, and shelter, to save
lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity.
Impact
All current efforts aimed at assisting the most vulnerable unhoused populations in Austin, Texas.
To date we have run successful campaigns in Austin, Texas, Romania and Ukraine.
Specific actions include:
- Weekly service typically distributes clothing and other supplies to approximately 50 individuals living on the streets downtown Austin
- Collections and distribution of winter weather gear and blankets
- Distributions at encampments and shelters in town
About
Direct Action Aid was formed by David Gatchell, a Texas-based entrepreneur with more than 2 decades of experience in international business and supporting humanitarian causes.
David can be found on LinkedIn
Contact us at info@directactionaid.org
Follow Us on Facebook
Food aid distributions this week in and around Bucha and Borodyanka, suburbs of Kyiv. These items were purchased with funds raised by students at Austin Montessori School in Austin TX. Items were delivered directly to local residents in need as well as to local schools and centers.
#ukraine
School in Austin raises $10,878 in the past month to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. We are honored to have been a part of this and to receive these funds for our next round of food deliveries. Strong leadership at AMS is raising the next generation of conscientious world citizens. Thank you students for all your efforts to make this a reality. You have made a BIG difference!
#grateful
Food deliveries last week to the Kyiv suburb of Moshchun. #UkrainianCrisis #humanitarianaid
May 2 - food and supplies delivered to the Isaccea, Romania border crossing. With the recent bombings in Odesa the flow of refugees through this border point is only expected to increase.
Great effort by the volunteers with Piatra Jos and Ioana Andries staffing the reception area!
This is where the good are distributed to refugees crossing into Romania.
March 30 bulk food delivery to displaced persons shelter in Odesa, Ukraine. We procured and delivered $2,500 worth of non perishable foods and personal sanitary products.