Hurricane Milton Relief Fund

Thank you for your generous donation to the Hurricane Milton Relief Fund. Your contributions continue to make a difference, helping community-led nonprofits connect impacted communities to housing, food and health services. 

Since you have donated, the Hurricane Milton Relief Fund supported 8 grants to high-impact and community-led nonprofit organizations at the forefront of this crisis. 

Here is what one local, grant recipient wanted you to know about the impact of your donation: 

“I want to express my sincere gratitude to the GlobalGiving community. This funding is making a tangible difference, allowing us to support many individuals and families who are suffering in silence.Your generosity empowers us to provide critical aid during these challenging times.

Thank you again for your unwavering commitment to making a difference. We deeply appreciate your partnership and support.”

-Unity In Disasters

Here is a short description of some of the critical work you’ve supported: 

• Farm Share is Florida’s largest grassroots food bank that partners with more than 2,000 food pantries, churches, schools, and other local nonprofits in all of Florida’s 67 counties. Farm Share provided a steady stream of support to 30 counties that were impacted by Milton, ensuring that individuals and families gained access to nutritious food as they take navigate storm recovery. 

• Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management- is a Florida-based team of emergency management experts focused on ensuring that underserved communities in disaster-affected areas are represented in response and recovery. Your donation is specifically supporting their Mission Resilience initiative, which is a grassroots, coalition-building effort that promotes community preparedness to natural disasters in Florida. It’s a community-driven approach that elevates the knowledge, skills and expertise of community leaders and stakeholders through collective impact, network access, training, education, and coordination. 

• Tampa Bay Community Foundationsupports central and western Florida through a strong network of nonprofit partners. In times of disaster, they activate the Tampa Bay Rapid Response Fund—established in 2020 and matched dollar-for-dollar—to quickly raise critical funds. They also curate a nonprofit critical needs list, where local organizations request emergency support for urgent, unplanned expenses caused by crises like hurricanes. A donation to the Milton Relief Fund helps ensure these frontline organizations can continue delivering vital relief and recovery services to those affected.

Your support of the GlobalGiving Hurricane Milton Relief Fund powers community-led responses, and it means organizations like Unity in Disasters get the critical resources they need to help their community rebuild after disaster strikes. You can find a full list of nonprofits who have received a grant from the Hurricane Milton Relief Fund at the end of this report. 

With gratitude, 

Rylan + The GlobalGiving Team

All Organizations Supported To Date:

• Unity In Disasters
• Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management 
• Farm Share
• Florida Immigrant Coalition 
• Center for Independent Living of Gulf Coast/Broward
• The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay

Thank you for your generous donation to the Hurricane Milton Relief Fund. Your support is already making a difference by providing emergency relief and essential resources to Florida communities devastated by this catastrophic storm.

Hurricane Milton has left a path of widespread destruction across Florida, severely damaging homes and infrastructure. Low-income and vulnerable areas have been particularly hard hit, with many residents facing prolonged power outages, flooding, and displacement. Marginalized communities, including individuals with disabilities and immigrant families, have been disproportionately affected, struggling to access vital recovery resources. Long-term support will be crucial as these communities work to rebuild, but thanks to your contribution, immediate relief efforts are already underway.

Since you donated, the Hurricane Milton Relief Fund has enabled organizations on the ground to respond swiftly, providing emergency aid, shelter, and ongoing care to those in need. Your generosity is directly supporting high-impact communities, ensuring they receive critical assistance as they navigate this challenging time.

Here is a short description of some of the critical work you’ve supported: 

• Center for Independent Living of Gulf Coast/Broward (CIL) has supported individuals with disabilities in Florida’s Big Bend region since the early 1990s. Many of the organization’s staff have been personally affected by Hurricane Milton—but that’s not stopping them from collaborating with the state’s emergency department to provide aid to more than 6,000 people with disabilities residing in special needs shelters. The organization delivers critical supplies, housing resources, and shelter assistance to help these individuals return home or find new housing if needed. Additionally, in areas like Tampa, Sarasota, and Fort Myers, CIL is sourcing and distributing fuel for generators and vehicles.
• Unity in Disasters supports racially marginalized and economically distressed communities through their mutual aid model. The organization runs cleanup efforts, does mucking and gutting jobs, distributes materials, and provides direct cash assistance to underserved communities. Unity in Disaster’s Resource Navigators has been aiding underinsured families by offering minor home repairs and relocation essentials to renters in low-income and marginalized communities impacted by Hurricane Milton.
• Florida Immigrant Coalition has been assisting refugee and immigrant communities in evacuation areas relocate. FLIC continues to monitor the ongoing needs of farmworker communities as damage assessments are conducted in flood-stricken regions, ensuring these underserved populations receive the necessary support to recover and rebuild.

Your support of the GlobalGiving Hurricane Milton Relief Fund powers community-led responses, ensuring that vulnerable communities across Florida have access to the critical resources they need to recover and rebuild after Hurricane Milton.

With gratitude,

Irene + the GlobalGiving Team