Slater Foundation – Buddies Launch Ukraine Relief For Kids In Kyiv

have operated in Ukraine since 2019. Executive Director Matt Archie, devoted staff, and participants and volunteers alike have dedicated their lives to making Ukraine a more inclusive nation for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Given the dangerously deteriorating situation throughout Ukraine since the invasion, Planetary Ukraine’s executive director recently fled Kyiv with her son who has Down syndrome; both are now safe in Hungary as Matt has since rededicated her focus to aid the safe passage of other Ukrainians similarly impacted.

“In this extreme emergency, our Ukrainian participants and their families, our staff, and volunteers desperately need a place of refuge from the war and, above all, peace,” said Shriver. To make a donation to Planetary Crowd Donation.