According to CNN, more than a million people have been advised to evacuate the US East Coast to escape Hurricane Florence. As of Friday, Sept. 14th, more than 500,000 homes and businesses are without electricity in North and South Carolina, and more than 22,000 patients evacuated from hospitals in South Carolina and numbers are expected to grow over the weeks. Donating is the most effective and best way to help in the wake of a natural disaster. Here are national and local organizations taking donations to fund their relief efforts:
- The Red Cross or give $10 by texting “FLORENCE” to 90999
- The Salvation Army
- Save the Children
- Team Rubicon Military veterans who volunteer in disasters
- Habitat for Humanity provides long-term recovery aid
- United Way
- The South Carolina and Georgia state chapters of NVOAD (National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) have pages directing you to their chosen relief organizations
- The North Carolina Disaster Fund
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