As a Red Cross veteran of the Katrina Relief Effort in Louisiana in 2005, I know how vital non profit emergency services are during a humanitarian disaster. Well, in Ukraine US non profits are stepping up to the plate. They are part of the fight.

FNC: “Mercy Chefs – a Virginia-based nonprofit dedicated to feeding survivors, volunteers and first responders after a natural disaster strikes – has been deployed to Romania to assist famished Ukrainian refugees crossing the border.

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For the last 16 years, co-founder and CEO Gary LeBlanc and his team have traveled to more than 150 disaster zones in 25 states and nine countries, serving upward of 20 million meals through mobile and community kitchens.

On Monday evening, the team departed for Europe for a different kind of mission. LeBlanc told FOX News that they are focusing on delivering essentials – like basic groceries, water and sanitary supplies – to thousands of Ukrainians entering the border country.”

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“While we have been all over the world to help people get back on their feet after a natural disaster, this is unique,” LeBlanc said. “We will help welcome those fleeing their homes to Romania with food, water, essential needs and love…We are seeing a lot of refugees come across the border. The numbers are just increasing day to day.” Escaping Ukrainians are desperately in need of basic services. “They have no water, no food, no blankets,” LeBlanc added. “And it’s freezing overnight.”

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“Romanians have been so incredibly hospitable, opening their homes, putting them up in boarding houses and hotels, and taking care of them. This is going to end up being a much larger situation than it is right now,” LeBlanc said.

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In related news, A water engineering nonprofit is in Ukraine to assess the safe water, sanitation and hygiene requirements of tens of thousands of war refugees.

Water Mission is working in the region to determine where the biggest numbers of refugees are. “As it becomes clear what role we’re going to play, then we’ll send over all the staff we need to run our response,” Water Mission Senior Director Global Partnerships John Peays told press.

For instance, WM CEO George Greene told media that “you can very quickly get into a situation where you get improvised water sources like shallow wells…people will try to get water out of the ground, or even people drinking water directly out of rivers and nearby areas, get contaminated with human waste in an excessive way. It can lead to water-borne illnesses and the worst case is when cholera outbreaks happen,” he said.