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A Short List Of Where To Donate

Charity Navigator has curated a list of highly-rated organizations that are providing immediate or long-term support to the victims of Hurricane Helene.

North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund.

Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina said on Sunday that one of the best ways to help his state was to donate to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund.

Donate to Hurricane Helene Relief | American Red Cross

Your donation enables the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from this disaster. Visit redcross.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767) to make a financial donation or to schedule a blood donation appointment. Individuals can also text the word HELENE to 90999 to make a donation.

Disaster Recovery Fund | United Way of Florida (uwof.org)

Contributions to the UWOF Disaster Fund will be directed to Florida communities most impacted by a disaster of any kind. One donation can be made to benefit multiple communities or directed to a specific need or location/county.

Donate to the Florida Disaster Fund - Volunteer Florida

The Florida Disaster Fund is the State of Florida’s official private fund established to assist Florida’s communities as they respond to and recover during times of emergency or disaster. In partnership with the public sector, private sector and other non-governmental organizations, the Florida Disaster Fund supports response and recovery activities.

Donate to Emergency Disaster Services (helpsalvationarmy.org)

When you support Salvation Army disaster services, 100% of your donation is applied to the disaster relief operation you select. And The Salvation Army NEVER applies an administrative fee to any disaster gift. If disaster donations exceed identified needs, excess funds will be restricted to support future disaster services.

CARE and partners are responding to families impacted by Hurricane Helene which landed in Florida as a Category 4 storm. | CARE.org

CARE is providing emergency cash assistance to help families in underserved communities who have been affected by Helene. The assistance aims to address their most urgent needs such as food, water, emergency housing and medication.

Samaritan’s Purse International Disaster Relief

Samaritan’s Purse is responding in five locations after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of the Southeast. Samaritan's Purse mobilizes staff and equipment and enlists thousands of volunteers to provide emergency aid to victims of tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters in the United States. We often stay behind after our initial response to rebuild or restore houses for needy families.

Convoy of Hope | Nonprofit | Humanitarian Organization

Convoy Is Distributing Relief to Communities Affected by Helene.

As residents return to their homes, the level of damage and the long road to recovery can be frightening. Many people have lost everything — their homes, businesses, livelihoods. To help Convoy bring hope to those left devastated by Hurricane Helene, donate today.

References:

How to Help with Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts (yahoo.com)

Hurricane Helene relief: How to help victims, donate to charities (usatoday.com)

How To Help Hurricane Helene Victims, Where To Donate | Weather.com

Hurricane Helene: Help storm victims, emergency resources list - Fast Company

HURRICANE HELENE

UPDATE 10/1/24

Hurricane 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 150 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 ‘𝐰𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐩' 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠.

While donations of clothing, food and bottled water inevitably rush in, aid organizations say they can create logistical nightmares. A financial contribution to a reputable organization, on the other hand, can be funneled to wherever and whatever need is greatest.

Here's a good article from the New York Times:

How to Help Victims of Hurricane Helene

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Helene was a Category 4 storm when it made landfall near Perry, Fla., on Thursday, Sept. 26. Within hours, Helene delivered damaging wind gusts as well as “catastrophic, life-threatening, and record-breaking” flooding. As of Sept. 27, millions still remain without power in Florida. The devastation in Steinhatchee, Fl, is tremendous. Roy's Restaurant has been reduced to a pile of cinder blocks. Homes have been torn from their foundations.

From the Sea Hag Marina " We have no power, no water, and no phone lines at the marina. We lost our computers to the flood...We received almost 20ft of water inside our ship store," https://www.facebook.com/share/p/nbF7MKs2aT4oCDcJ“Numerous

Significant landslides” are also expected in the southeastern Appalachians.

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