The fires in the Los Angeles area are still raging, and many of us in other parts of the country want to help. (Later, once things are more under control, we can talk about what caused these fires and how we can stem the number of natural disasters affected by climate change and so on. But not today.) Right now, people have died, others lost homes and property, and schools and businesses are damaged or completely gone. Let’s start with what we have and see how we can serve our fellow human beings.
This list is compiled from others I have seen; I have not vetted these myself, and I’m sure there are other organizations that could be added. But it’s a place you can begin if you’re looking for ways to help. In no particular order:
American Red Cross: the classic, still appropriate: https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/?srsltid=AfmBOooEy9VdvQp_YsYt_e3oJ7EuI88Fsgt9k6b3yu5GEsifMnrv_TpT
Split donation between Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, United Way of Greater Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, and the California Community Foundation Wildfire Relief Fund : https://secure.actblue.com/donate/q12025_abs_em_palisades
L.A. U. S. D. to support teachers and students: https://www.lausd.org/Page/20905
CDP California Wildfires Recover Fund for communities: https://disasterphilanthropy.org/funds/cdp-california-wildfires-recovery-fund/
L. A. Regional Food Bank: https://www.lafoodbank.org/fire/?refresh
Pasadena Humane Society: https://pasadenahumane.org
Best Friends Animal Society: https://bestfriends.org/emergency-response/los-angeles-wildfires
California Fire Foundation: https://cpf.salsalabs.org/cff-donation/index.html
GoFundMe central wildfire hub: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/wildfire-relief/california
Direct Relief wildfire response fund: https://donate.directrelief.org/give/406660/#!/donation/checkout
My heart is with the people affected and all the first responders, firefighters, and helpers. Thanks for your work!
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