In Partnership with Procter & Gamble and Walmart, Matthew 25 Will Provide Essential Supplies and Services to Areas Hard Hit by Catastrophic Storm Outbreak

May 17, 2025, BLUE ASH, OH –– Matthew 25: Ministries, a humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization headquartered in Blue Ash, OH, is responding to the devastating tornadoes that swept through Missouri and Kentucky from Friday into Saturday morning. Hard hit areas include the St. Louis area and cities in Laurel and Polaski County, Kentucky, including Somerset and London. The storm resulted in at least 16 fatalities in both states combined, numerous injuries, and widespread damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure. Power outages affected over 100,000 residents at the height of the storm, and public transportation services were disrupted.

In partnership with Procter & Gamble and Walmart, on Sunday May 18, Matthew 25: Ministries will deploy their Disaster Response Team to the affected areas to provide essential services and supplies to impacted communities. Deployment services include laundry via the Tide Loads of Hope Mobile Laundry Units, offering free laundry services to households where lives have been disrupted by the disaster, and shower and restroom trailers. Additionally, Matthew 25: Ministries will deploy the Duracell PowerForward truck, equipped with device charging stations and loaded with batteries to help provide community members with the resources they need to power essential devices. Matthew 25 will also distribute critical relief supplies such as personal care and hygiene products, cleaning items, first aid kits, tarps, and batteries throughout impacted communities. Matthew 25’s disaster relief resource map, detailing locations where people impacted by the storms can access services and relief supplies, will be available at https://m25m.org/resourcemaps/.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families who lost loved ones or have been impacted by these storms and tornadoes,” said CEO Tim Mettey. “We will work hard to give hope to those in need by providing essential supplies and services.”

Donate online or mail checks to Matthew 25: Ministries, 11060 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash, OH 45242 (100% of donated funds designated for the Midwest Tornadoes will be used for the purpose intended).  A full list of the product categories being requested for relief and restocking is available here https://m25m.org/disaster/mwtornadoes25/. 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/.