The Salvation Army has been providing assistance in the area since December. Currently, they are conducting a supplemental feeding program for children under 5 years of age, assisting approximately 60,000 children a month in Ingushetia and Chechnya. Elderly people without family are also included in the distribution. The Salvation Army is also providing children's food and medicines to hospitals and clinics. Each day over 700 refugee elementary school children are provided classes.
Counseling is provided to children suffering the traumatic after affects of the fighting.
A new winterized tented camp for 12,000 people is being built at Severni. With the help of a local partner, World Concern is involved in providing food, health, and sanitation services to approximately 10,000 Chechen refugees in and around the Republic of Georgia. Over 3,000 refugee and local children are recipients of a feeding program, while medicine and health care are being provided to families. Medical assistance covers everything from the dispensing of aspirin to treating wounds and caring for pregnancies. Sanitation and hygiene issues are also being addressed.