#hurricane harvey
Regarding Hurricane Donations:
I’m going to provide some links to get you started in terms of donation resources that are available at this time for regions affected by the hurricanes that have passed through or will be coming soon. Feel free to add on.
Houston:
Flood Relief for Texas Children’s Hospital
Antigua andBarbuda:
Habitat for Humanity of Trinidad and Tobago (for Barbuda relief)
Antigua and Barbuda citizen Jessye Romeo is raising funds for Barbuda relief out of London, UK
St. Martin/St. Maarten:
St. Maarten youth living in France raise funds for relief of the island
St. Maarten Relief Fund on Youcaring
Hurricane Disaster Relief for St. Martin/ St. Maarten on Fundly
The French and Dutch Red Cross organizations are seeking donations at this time for their respective territories on then island (do research on any organization you are curious/ wary about before donating, as the Red Cross track record isn’t so hot)
Haiti:
Dominican Republic:
Puerto Rico:
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha
US Virgin Islands:
Florida:
Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida
Florida Keys Children’s Shelter
This is just a starting list. As said before, please feel free to add on.
It goes without saying but if you cannot afford to donate, share the information so someone who can afford to help has some options or a place to start looking if they’d like to help
The Red Cross has a dedicated donation page for Hurricane Harvey victims and is also asking for volunteers and blood donations. You can also text HARVEY to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
United Way of Greater Houston – Text UWFLOOD to 41444
The Texas Diaper Bank is taking both monetary donations and diapers to help families affected by Hurricane Harvey. “ The Texas Diaper Bank is creating disaster relief kits that include diapers and other baby necessities for families and individuals with children that have been displaced and effected by Hurricane Harvey. “ via News 4 San Antonio
Save The Children – Hurricane Harvey Children’s Relief Fund
Global Giving – Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief – Hurricane Harvey Response
South Texas Blood & Tissue Center
Here’s Charity Navigator’s list of charities providing relief.
Portlight is dedicated to helping people with disabilities and has set up a hotline (800) 626-4959 to connect those who need help with resources in the area.
Between August 23 - September 01 Airbnb is waiving all service fees for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. If you need a place to stay or have a space to offer for free go here.
GoFundMe has consolidated all Hurricane Harvey related campaigns here.
Austin Pets Alive! is an Austin based animal rescue organization that has been helping out shelters affected by Hurricane Harvey. You can learn more about them and how you can help here.
You can also donate to the SPCA who is assisting animals displaced by Hurricane Harvey and/or sign up to become a foster.
Animal Defense League of Texas
Houston Food Bank is currently closed, but will be reopening as soon as possible to provide disaster relief. Also: Corpus Christi Food Bank,Galveston County Food Bank,Central Texas Food Bank,San Antonio Food Bank MORE
TheHouston Coalition for the Homeless is updating about local shelters for homeless people.
H-E-B is in Victoria, Texas to provide disaster relief and meals for displaced residents. They have also pledged $100,000 toward Hurricane Harvey relief efforts and are also taking donations.
Driscoll Children’s Hospital is in Corpus Christi and accepts online donations.
Here’s an interactive map showing shelters, resource drop offs and other volunteer opportunities.
Houston Texans player JJ Watt has started a YouCaring fundraiser called Houston Flood Relief Fund with a goal of $200,000.
Austin Disaster Relief Network - Text AUSTINRELIEF to 444999, Hope Family Thrift Store
You can donate canned goods at any Freebirds World Burrito in Texas until 9/3.
Humanity First USA is asking for volunteers and monetary donations.
Gulf Coast STARS Rescue is animal rescue center and has an Amazon wish list.
You may have heard about the hawk that got a ride from a cab driver during the storm. He’s safe and currently being cared for by TWRC who is asking for donations for ‘Harvey the Hawk’ and animals like him.
Assist the Officer is taking donations for Houston Area law enforcement officers whose homes have been destroyed as they have been assisting in rescue efforts.
You can donate to the LGBTQ Disaster Relief Fund by The Montorose Center here.
Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group
Organizacion Latina de Trans en Texas
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has established a relief fund at the Greater Houston Community Foundation. Find out more here.
Center for Disaster Philanthropy
SBP – Hurricane Harvey Recovery Fund
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Healers 4 Harvey – New Indie Music Compilation Supports Hurricane Victims
In the last few weeks we’ve seen incredible devastation from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and it seems like there’s more to come. I know that many people in Houston are still struggling to get their lives back after Hurricane Harvey. So I’m pleased to be included in the Healers 4 Harvey compilation. It features over 30 songs from indie artists, mostly women, and all proceeds go to the Houston Food…
Hurricane Maria
I was at my first day of orientation for my new job all day, and then I come home to find out Hurricane Maria is now a cat 5. Praying for all those in her paths, especially those still rebuilding from Irma. So far it’s not supposed to hit Florida, but that’s what they said about Irma too and we got a direct hit. I don’t know who pissed Mother Nature off, but they need to stop. Much love to Dominica and the leeward Islands tonight.
8/29/2017:
Today is the twelfth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. And boy, oh boy, it’s shaping up to be a hard one.Usually, this time of year I write an uplifting post about the spirit of love and the resilience of my beloved NOLA and her unbreakable spirit. I talk about the deeply meaningful life lessons I learned from one of the most challenging experiences I and my loved ones will ever live through. I talk about the community we built for ourselves and the power of laughter and the joy of helping others and finding silver linings in the aftermath of chaos.
But today I woke up for the third time this week to terrifyingly familiar newscasts and bleak weather forecasts from down in Texas and all I’m able to feel is an impotent sense of helplessness in the face of Mother Nature, a sinking feeling of gut-wrenching dread when I think about how little faith I have in the current presidential administration to actually get down there and help, and a homesickness for New Orleans that’s making it hard for me to stop crying.
So today on the twelfth anniversary of Katrina, as Harvey continues to wreak havoc in Houston and across the western side of the Gulf, I’m not looking to the past to how far New Orleans has come and how much I learned. I’m looking to the future, and asking “what can I do to help?”
Here are just a few of the relief efforts and charities that my friends and loved ones are supporting right now. I’m sharing here in case any of my followers are looking for ways to help, also:
-LGBTQ Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief Fund (run by the Montrose Center)
-Feeding Texas (a network of food banks within the state)
-Covenant House Texas
-Coalition for the Homeless
-The Texas Diaper BankKatrina taught me about the power of the individual. It taught me that when governments fail, ordinary people step up. The kindness and decency of other people is what got me through 2005 with enough laughter to balance out the tears. We pulled through, we rebuilt, and we persisted. And so now it’s my time to pay it forward.
Please consider taking a moment today to do something kind for someone who needs it. It would mean a lot to me, and it might change their life.
Texas is my home and I am beyond grateful that my brother and other loved ones in the southern part of the state are safe after Hurricane Harvey passed through, but not everyone was so lucky. My band and I want to help those affected by giving you some music.
Head over to https://pseudofuture.bandcamp.com/ and get some music for however much you want to pay and 100% of sale will be donated to help those in need!
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I never really talk much about my personal life outside of BDSM here, but I feel I need to make this post to give you all an insight to what is going on where I live because of this damn Hurricane.
I live 2 hours away from Houston, which is flooded terribly bad. All the surrounding areas are flooded. We were told we didn’t need to evacuate. I had over 30 friends last nigh asking to be rescued because the flooding got so bad they had to go to their attics and roofs. Out of the 30 friends who needed to be rescued I know for sure that only 10 have been and the rest are still waiting. People have already died from drowning. My moms house is flooded. My best friend is going to get her mom because it is so bad. Buildings where they have set up shelter to keep people safe have now flooded. We are still getting this damn rain.
We have been through so many damn hurricanes but none have ever flooded the areas like this, We need help. We need volunteers and we need awareness spread. It isn’t just Houston. It’s Beaumont, Port Arthur, Port Neches- Groves, Nederland and so many more.
Find out how you can help and help us out. I was thankful enough to live in a part and place that didn’t get flooded. The people across the street weren’t so lucky. I am going to post pictures of the devastation around my hometown next.
No one took this storm as serious as they should’ve.
Sky is a little freaked out and is glued to my side with all the weather and now very likely flooding inside the house but he’s being very brave and is comforting the other animals in the house as well when he can!
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Hurricane is now a Cat 4 hurricane and moving slowly. Waters are waaaaaarm too. :/
Rain happening here already! Hurricane Harvey is looking super unpredictable which could be good or bad for us depending on what’s going on. But so far everything is fine! We’ve got family around us and we’ve prepared as much as we can. We’ll probably lose power at some point but I’ll post as much as I can.
Massive flooding is predicted and we’ve got tornadoes going on already and a bunch of rain. It’s predicted to dump up to 3 inches of rain just tonight as it makes landfall in Corpus Christi but Texas has been really amazing at preparing for this and they’ve got shelters and military and rescue crews standing by all over the place, prepared for whatever.
Harvey has the potential to go pretty much anywhere in east Texas and dump tons of rain everywhere so if you’re anywhere in the path of the storm please stay safe, make sure you have water, food if power goes out, and a backpack with things like food, clothes, etc. to last 48-72 hours just in case.
Here’s a link reporting at least in the Houston area live on the hurricane if you’re interested in watching! Any good thoughts are appreciated!
So we’re in the Houston, Texas area and we’re preparing for Hurricane Harvey over here! The flooding is the main concern but we’re in a good area so we are already better off but there is still the potential for flooding. There’s also likely to be some power outages and this storm is already predicted to be hovering over us for the next 5 days dropping rain and such. It’s also very unpredictable and keeps moving erratically so we’ll see what happens.
I’ll keep you guys updated as much as I can but for now just know that we are all safe right now!
Texans Being Warned of Increase In Alligators Due to Hurricane Harvey Flooding
An alligator refuge in southeast Texas is warning residents of a possible alligator outbreak as rising floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey risk the escape of roughly 350 gators into the region. Staff at Gator Country in Beaumont, TX have been busy patrolling the watery grounds of the 15-acre preserve as water from Hurricane Harvey’s rain inches closer to the top of fences that enclose the reptiles.…
17 Organizations Where You Can Donate to Harvey Victims & How to Avoid Scams
As floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey continue to plague the city of Houston, TX, many Americans are wondering just how they can help the thousands of victims who were displaced due to the unrelenting rain. Tropical Storm Harvey is expected to produce 7 to 13 more inches of rain through Friday over Texas’ upper coast. Some areas — including the Houston metropolitan area — may see accumulations of…
Where to Donate to Help Puerto Rico with Disaster Relief and Recovery from Hurricanes Irma and Maria
Hurricane Maria, a category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph to 155 mph, landed in Puerto Rico Wednesday morning just a few days after Hurricane Irma. It is estimated that “Irma caused as much as $1 billion in damages on the bankrupt island.” The impact of hurricane Maria is expected to be worse, with significantly more fatalities, devastating the island’s infrastructure, producing prolonged electrical outages and stalling any potential for economic recovery for months to come.
Edwin Melendez, director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College in New York, said such widespread outages would affect millions of people and deal double blows to communities in the island’s mountainous interior whose water systems depend on electricity. Two sectors of the Puerto Rican economy that have shown signs of life, tourism and agriculture, would also suffer. “It’s a grim picture no matter how you slice it,” Melendez said.
Puerto Rican community leaders and elected officials in the diaspora are calling for a renewed effort to assist Puerto Rico with disaster relief and recovery from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Many families have lost their homes and need assistance with basic needs.
You can help by donating to charities in Puerto Rico that are leading the effort to mitigate the unfolding humanitarian crisis. Here are some proven organizations with direct access to the victims of these hurricanes. You can visit their online donations or send a check to the enclosed address.
Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico
- Address: P.O. Box 191914 San Juan, PR 00919
- Website: http://www.fondosunidos.org/
Caritas Puerto Rico
- Address: 201 Calle San Jorge, Esquina Baldorioty de Castro, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902 / P.O. Box 8812, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00910-0812
- Website: http://bit.ly/2wD3Bgy
Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico
- Address: 1719 Ave. Ponce de León, San Juan, PR 00909-1905
- Website: https://www.fcpr.org/
Hurricane Maria Children’s Relief Fund
- Address: 501 Kings Highway East, Suite 400, Fairfield, CT 06825
- Website: http://bit.ly/2xhjUPI
Maria & Irma: Puerto Rico Real-Time Recovery Fund ConPRmetidos
- Address: 1511 Ave. Ponce de León Suite K, La Ciudadela, San Juan P.R. 00909
- Website: http://bit.ly/2w9VBPM
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Hurricane Harvey another “crushing burden” for Houston’s poorest and most vulnerable
Two weeks after Hurricane Harvey brought massive flooding to the Houston area, displaced thousands of Texans and caused billions of dollars in damages, the city and its neighbors are beginning the long, slow recovery process.Harvey displaced as many as 1 million people in Texas — including at least 200 residents of public housing in Houston, many of whom were already struggling to hold on to stability.Now the Houston Housing Authority, the housing agency that serves the city, has the monumental task of not only repairing some hundreds of damaged units but also tracking down residents of public housing who have been displaced. Read more.Post link
Houston is still underwater and recovery from Hurricane Harvey will likely take years. But while people are still escaping their flooded homes, House Republicans are looking to cut nearly $1 BILLION from disaster relief funding to pay for Trump’s idiotic and immoral border wall.
House Republicans have done a lot of stupid, tone-deaf things, but this has to be one of the worst. Call your members of Congress and tell them: Don’t cut funding for disaster relief!
Here’s your script: “Hi, my name is [Your Name] and I’m a constituent from [Your Town]. I’m calling because I’m very concerned about the Houses’ proposed omnibus spending bill, which cuts nearly a billion dollars from disaster aid. With so many people displaced by Hurricane Harvey, we shouldn’t be taking away money to help them recover. I hope [Representative So-and-so] will vote against any bill that reduces disaster funding. Thank you.”
