Hurricane Milton Relief Fund

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