Who’s helping Central Texas flood victims and how you can help
First, give money. When you donate to the organizations that know exactly how to make the most of your disaster-relief donations, you really get the most bang for your buck. But if you’re looking for a...
View ArticleOPINION: “I met with families who lost everything in the flood.”
By Debbie Bresette, President, United Way for Greater Austin VP of Strategic Programs, Dr. Leah Meunier, joined me on a couple of trips down to Caldwell and Hays Counties this week. We met with some of...
View ArticleMoved by the refugee crisis? Here’s how to help refugees in Austin
With the proliferation of photos, video and news about the refugee crisis stemming from the war-torn countries in the Middle East and Africa, it’s become easier for us to imagine the challenge of...
View ArticleSXSW 2016: How aid organizations are deploying tech to developing nations
What if the place where you lived didn’t exist on a map? For many parts of the world, this is the reality. Now imagine those places being struck by a disaster, like an earthquake or typhoon. How would...
View ArticleEmancipet offering FREE vet care for Houston pets in the wake of Hurricane...
Emancipet, the Austin-based nonprofit veterinary clinic operating in Houston’s East End, has seen a huge outpouring of support for its initiative to provide free veterinary care to Houston pets whose...
View ArticleNext time, be ready. Train to be a disaster volunteer.
We’re all thinking the same thing right now: How can we be more prepared the next time a disaster hits? Immediately after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in late August, anyone not directly impacted by...
View ArticleOPINION: Another glaringly biased, poorly framed story about Red Cross
I believe good journalism can drive change. But the way journalists cover disaster recovery, and particularly, the way they are scapegoating the Red Cross, will damage the way we respond to disasters...
View ArticleHow to help flood victims of Highland Lakes flooding of October 2018
It’s time to make those clean-up buckets again. But first, a re-fresher for everyone about disaster-relief giving and volunteering. Before you set off to be a part of the rescue effort, please make...
View ArticleCommunity responds generously to nonprofits during boil-water order
When the city’s boil-water order went out on Monday morning, nonprofits across Central Texas began to scramble, especially those that provide direct food service. But community response to the need was...
View ArticleFood bank to offer special distribution for federal employees amid shutdown
Texas has more than 35,000 federal employees who work for agencies not being funded by the current government shutdown, behind only Washington D.C. and California in the number of workers affected....
View ArticleNext time, be ready. Train to be a disaster volunteer.
We are smack in the middle of hurricane season in Texas, and as Harvey in 2017 and Imelda in 2019 have shown us, their reach has been wider and more damaging. But we don’t have to sit around helpless....
View ArticleResources for Austin nonprofits during coronavirus COVID-19
This list is developing as we find more. Keep in mind that some of thes links are lists themselves. Please feel free to share any resources you’ve created or found in the comments section. Thank you....
View ArticleNonprofits struggling to provide services, maintain staff
Nonprofits that provide in-person services that are a lifeline for their clients are struggling to find new ways to deliver those services during the coronavirus crisis, even as the nonprofits’...
View ArticleCOVID-19: List of ways to donate to help Austin-area unemployed, health care...
Walter Moreau, executive director at Foundation Communities in Austin, said he’s running mostly on adrenaline. As of Wednesday, 56 of the 140 client-families who recently escaped homelessness can’t...
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