Regarding Hurricane Donations:
I’m going to provide some links to get you started in terms of donation resources that are available at this time for regions affected by the hurricanes that have passed through or will be coming soon. Feel free to add on.
Houston:
Coalition for the Homeless
Houston Food Bank
LGBTQ Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief Fund (to help homeless youth, seniors, people living with HIV, hate crime survivors, and those devastated by the storm)
SHAPE- Self-Help for African People through Education (Donations will allow SHAPE to assist with medical prescriptions, make emergency cash contributions, and more)
Flood Relief for Texas Children’s Hospital
Antigua and Barbuda:
Even though the Red Cross is Questionable, Ticketing, an app developed by Antiguans, is collecting donations in-app and all funds received will be donated to the joint efforts of the National Office of Disaster Services and the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross. Download the app on Google Play and the Apple App Store
Habitat for Humanity of Trinidad and Tobago (for Barbuda relief)
Antigua and Barbuda citizen Jessye Romeo is raising funds for Barbuda relief out of London, UK
St. Martin/St. Maarten:
St. Maarten youth living in France raise funds for relief of the island
St. Maarten Relief Fund on Youcaring
Hurricane Disaster Relief for St. Martin/ St. Maarten on Fundly
The French and Dutch Red Cross organizations are seeking donations at this time for their respective territories on then island (do research on any organization you are curious/ wary about before donating, as the Red Cross track record isn’t so hot)
Haiti:
Action Against Hunger
Oxfam
Care.org
Hope for Haiti
Dominican Republic:
Oxfam
Outreach 360
Kinship United
Puerto Rico:
Cáritas de Puerto Rico
Americares
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha
US Virgin Islands:
USVI Relief Fund on Gofundme
UNICEF
Florida:
Feeding Florida
Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida
Florida Keys Children’s Shelter
United Way of Miami-Dade
This is just a starting list. As said before, please feel free to add on.
It goes without saying but if you cannot afford to donate, share the information so someone who can afford to help has some options or a place to start looking if they’d like to help














