In Partnership with Procter & Gamble and Walmart, Matthew 25 Will Provide Essential Supplies and Services to Communities Impacted by Widespread Flooding

June 17, 2025, BLUE ASH, OH –– Matthew 25: Ministries, a humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization headquartered in Blue Ash, OH, is responding to severe flooding resulting from heavy rain across parts of West Virginia including Wheeling, Triadelphia and Valley Grove. Torrential rainfall over the past several days caused flash flooding and damage to homes, infrastructure, and essential services. Additional rainfall is forecast for today and tomorrow, potentially worsening already dangerous conditions.

In partnership with Procter & Gamble and Walmart, Matthew 25: Ministries will deploy their Disaster Response Team tomorrow, June 18, to provide essential services and supplies to impacted communities. Matthew 25 will provide free laundry services via the Tide Loads of Hope Mobile Laundry Unit, free shower services, and will distribute critical relief items to households in impacted neighborhoods. Relief supplies will include essential items such as personal care and hygiene products, cleaning supplies, paper products, and first aid kits to assist families and individuals in the recovery process. Matthew 25’s disaster relief resource map, detailing locations where people impacted by the flooding can access services and relief supplies, is available at https://m25m.org/resourcemaps/. Matthew 25 will continue working with area partners to assess areas affected across West Virginia and to determine ongoing needs.

“The flooding has brought immense challenges for the impacted communities,” said CEO Tim Mettey. “Matthew 25: Ministries remains committed to our mission to provide critical relief, as well as offer compassion and care, serving as a beacon of hope in the midst of hardship.”

Donate online or mail checks to Matthew 25: Ministries, 11060 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash, OH 45242 (100% of donated funds designated for the West Virginia Flooding will be used for the purpose intended).  A full list of the product categories being requested for relief and restocking will be available online at https://m25m.org/disaster/wvfloods25. Donations can also be dropped off at 11083 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash, OH 45242.

Matthew 25 responds to disasters domestically and internationally and provides both rapid response and long-term support. In 2025, Matthew 25 has responded to the March Tornado Outbreak, Greater Los Angeles wildfires, South and Midwest Tornadoes as well as the Southeast U.S. flooding. Matthew 25 is also continuing response for the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, which is now in its fourth year of conflict. Matthew 25: Ministries shipped over 29 million pounds of supplies in 2024, including over 5 million pounds of disaster relief, and helped more than 35 million people. Matthew 25: Ministries is the TIME101 Honoree for 2025, an award which honors an individual or group that is making an impact in the community.

For the most current information on Matthew 25: Ministries’ activities, please visit their website https://www.m25m.org or follow Matthew 25 on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/m25m.org, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/m25m_org/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/M25M_org. For more in-depth information about Matthew 25: Ministries’ humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts, please contact Michelle Jones at mjones@m25m.org.

Matthew 25: Ministries accepts cash, check, credit card and online donations for ongoing humanitarian aid and disaster relief programs, as well as product donation support. Matthew 25 also welcomes volunteers six days a week at their Blue Ash facility.

ABOUT MATTHEW 25: MINISTRIES: Matthew 25: Ministries rescues and reuses approximately 25,000,000 pounds of products each year and redistributes them to the poorest of the poor and disaster victims. Each year, Matthew 25: Ministries impacts the lives of more than 30,000,000 individuals throughout the United States and around the world. Matthew 25 is included on Forbes’ 2024 list of America’s Top 100 Charities, is a 4-star nonprofit on Charity Navigator and has earned a Platinum-Level Candid Exchange seal. Matthew 25: Ministries is accredited by the Better Business Bureau through the “Wise Giving Alliance Standards.” For more information, or to schedule an interview, contact Michelle Jones mjones@m25m.org at Matthew 25: Ministries (513) 793-6256, or visit https://m25m.org/.