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Emergency relief

Real help for families in Venezuela

An earthquake has left thousands without homes, water, or medicine. Volunteers on the ground turn your donation into supplies — bought nearby and delivered by hand. 100% goes to the cause, with no commission.

Active campaigns

FOOD

Juntos Alimentamos Venezuela

"Juntos Alimentamos Venezuela" (Together We Feed Venezuela) was born from a simple idea: no one should go hungry when we can help. In partnership with La Granja de Jesús, TuFamilia.ca, and Susila Dharma International, we turn every donation into real food—meals cooked in the hardest-hit neighborhoods for families with nowhere else to turn. TuFamilia.ca launches the campaign with a $1,000 contribution, and from day one, we show you exactly what your support achieves: daily updates featuring new photos and a brief note on what we did, who we reached, and what comes next.

$1,180.00

6 donations

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MEDS

Medicinas para Venezuela

Medicinas para Venezuela (Medicine for Venezuela) starts from a simple urgency: no one should go without their medicine because they can't afford it. With your donation we buy essential medical supplies — medicines, first-aid material, and basic supplies — directly from local pharmacies and stores, and together with aid groups on the ground we deliver them to the families and communities who need them most. Buying locally gets help moving fast and supports neighbourhood businesses. From day one we show you exactly what your gift does: photos and a short note on what we bought, where it went, and who received it.

$1,100.00

6 donations

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PAWS

Huellitas de Venezuela

Huellitas de Venezuela (Little Paws of Venezuela) starts from something simple: animals go hungry too, and they deserve help too. With your donation we buy food, veterinary medicine, and basic supplies — kibble, dewormers, wound care — directly from local stores and vets, and together with rescuers and shelters on the ground we feed and care for the street and abandoned animals who need it most. Buying locally gets help moving fast and supports neighbourhood businesses. From day one we show you exactly what your gift does: photos and a short note on what we bought, which animals we fed or treated, and where.

$50.00

2 donations

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Thank you to our donors

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How funds were spent

Totals combine all TuFamilia relief campaigns to date — not this campaign alone. Updated by hand as receipts come in.

  • Medicine
  • Food
  • Animal Care
  • Operational
How it works

How your donation becomes real help

No middlemen, no warehouses far away. Here's exactly what happens after you give — simple enough to follow from start to finish.

  1. 1

    We go where people are hurting

    Our volunteers visit the places sheltering people who lost their homes or were injured — hospitals, plazas, stadiums, and shelters.

  2. 2

    We ask what's needed

    We find the person in charge. They keep a list — often on a paper board — of the exact supplies they need that day.

  3. 3

    We double-check

    Before spending a dollar, we confirm the supplies are still needed, so nothing is wasted or bought twice.

  4. 4

    We buy it locally and deliver

    Another volunteer buys those exact supplies from nearby stores and hands them straight to the people who need them.

Why we buy from local shops

The shops in nearby and surrounding areas still have what people need. We pay a fair price instead of asking for discounts — that keeps local businesses open and the local economy alive, while getting help to families fast. We even coordinate with other cities that send supplies every day. Helping people and helping the community recover go hand in hand.

What your donation buys

MedicineClean waterFoodTentsToolsHygiene & cleaning
Where we work

The areas we serve

The earthquake hit a wide stretch of Venezuela's north-central coast. Our volunteers focus where the damage is worst and we can reach people directly: Caracas and its surroundings, and La Guaira (Vargas) on the coast.

Caribbean SeaCoroPuerto CabelloValenciaMaracayLa GuairaCaracasBarlovento
Earthquake-affected coastWhere our volunteers work nowIllustrative map, not to scale
Honesty & trust

Where your money goes — and who handles it

We'd rather show you the truth than a polished logo. Here's exactly who we are, who holds your donation, and where we're taking this.

We're volunteers

TuFamilia is an independent volunteer effort. We are not a registered charity and we're not affiliated with any government or the Red Cross, so we can't issue a tax receipt. What we can promise: 100% of your donation goes to relief, with no TuFamilia commission.

Who holds your donation

We don't have an organization bank account yet, so your e-Transfer goes to the personal Interac account of one of our trusted volunteer coordinators — whoever is available to receive it and act fast. They're real, named people, accountable for every dollar:

  • Freddy Sulbaran
  • Nilda Muñoz

Where this is heading

This is for the long run. We're working toward a partnership with Susila Dharma International — a Canada-based humanitarian network — for continuous support and stronger accountability as we grow, and toward moving from personal accounts to a dedicated group account. We're not affiliated with them yet; we'll only say so once it's real.

Want to see how a specific donation was used, or the running record? Email hello@tufamilia.ca — and watch every purchase and delivery in From the ground below.

From the ground

What our volunteers are doing on the ground, updated as it happens.

Why we're doing this

I was born and raised in Venezuela. It's where I come from, and to me all of Venezuela is family — that's not a slogan, it's the reason this company carries the name it does. Venezuela is living through one of the hardest chapters in its history. Like so many Venezuelans abroad, I've spent countless hours thinking about how to help — and I do it with love, because this is personal. Canada became my second home, and it taught me something simple: when you're given the chance to build, you use it to do good. I'm an engineer — the digital world, fintech, money that moves fast and arrives in full, is where I can actually make a difference. While others organize food and supplies on the ground, my part is getting help to them quickly and completely. Every campaign we run is tied to coordinators we know and trust inside Venezuela — people doing the hard, practical work of getting help where it needs to go. Right now, Venezuelans are showing the world what it means to take care of one another without waiting for anyone's permission. In a crisis, we're all equal. This is me doing what I can, with what I have. Thank you for doing the same.

F

Freddy

Founder of TuFamilia

Community campaigns

Custom donation campaigns for the causes you care about

TuFamilia builds dedicated, trusted donation pages for groups, families, and foundations supporting Venezuela — 100% goes to the beneficiary you choose, with no TuFamilia commission. Tell us who you'd like to help — someone you know is doing real relief work — and we'll create a campaign and send them the donations directly.

1

Tell us your cause

Email us about the group, family, or foundation you'd like to support, and why it matters.

2

We build the page

We create a dedicated, trilingual donation page with secure Interac e-Transfer and a live running total.

3

100% reaches them

Every dollar goes straight to your chosen beneficiary — TuFamilia takes no commission.