This disaster relief fund will support people impacted by Hurricane Laura in the form of emergency aid like food, water, medicine, and shelter. The fund will remain open to provide long-term assistance as needed. As the path and severity of the storm shifts, so will our response to ensure aid gets where it is most needed. All donations to this fund will exclusively support communities and first responders impacted by Hurricane Laura.
Hurricane Laura left a path of destruction along the Louisiana and Texas coast after making landfall as a Category 4 storm in the early hours of Thursday, August 27. At least 16 people have been reported dead. Winds up to 150 mph and extensive flooding slammed the Gulf Coast in what was the strongest storm for the region in more than a century. Hundreds of thousands remain without water and power as recovery efforts continue.
All donations to this fund will support recovery and relief efforts after Hurricane Laura. Initially, funds will help first responders meet survivors' immediate needs for food, fuel, clean water, hygiene products, and shelter. The fund will later transition to support longer-term recovery efforts run primarily by local, vetted organizations in the communities affected in the United States and the Caribbean.
We believe that organizations that are deeply rooted in local communities are in the best position to provide long-term support for survivors of natural disasters like Hurricane Laura. By funding the relief efforts of local organizations, donations to this fund have the potential to build stronger response capacity so that these organizations are better equipped to face future challenges. GlobalGiving will post reports about how funds have been used and will email these reports to donors.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
When a disaster strikes, recovery efforts led by people who live and work in affected communities are often overlooked and underfunded. GlobalGiving is changing this reality. Since 2004, we've been shifting decision-making power to crises-affected communities through trust-based grantmaking and support.
We make it easy, quick, and safe to support people on the ground who understand needs in their communities better than anyone else.
They were there long before the news cameras arrived, and they’ll be there long after the cameras leave. They know how to make their communities more resilient to future disasters, and they’re already hard at work. GlobalGiving puts donations and grants directly into their hands. Because the status quo—which gives the vast majority of funding to a few large organizations—doesn’t make sense.
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