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Support relief efforts following aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Jamir Lewis wades through floodwaters with his two daughters, Nylah and Aria, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27 in Crystal River, Fla. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP).

Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in the Florida Big Bend region late Thursday, Sept. 26, bringing with it heavy rainfall, intense winds and flooding as it moved through several states in the south. Communities impacted by Hurricane Helene will be grappling with the effects of the disaster for months and years to come.

Below are several organizations that are accepting donations and providing other services to help affected communities: 

Tampa Bay/Tampa/St. Petersburg area

  • American Red Cross
    Make a monetary donation for those impacted by Helene or donate blood for disaster victims.
  • OneBlood 
    OneBlood says there is an urgent call for additional blood donations due to Hurricane Helene. While all blood types are needed, there is an increased need for O Negative and O Positive blood as well as Platelet donations.
  • Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
    Responding locally and across the state to address the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. 
  • Florida Disaster Fund
    The Florida Disaster Fund assists Florida’s communities as they recover during times of emergency or disaster. The funds are distributed to service organizations that will serve individuals within their communities with disaster response and recovery. For Hurricane Helene, all administrative and credit card fees have been waived so that 100% of every donation is used to help Floridians recover.
  • United Way of Florida
    The UWOF fund will assist the communities in Florida impacted by Hurricane Helene.
  • Feeding Tampa Bay
    Feeding Tampa Bay says donations will be put to work immediately in the areas most impacted to provide people with pathways back to stability in the days, weeks and months after the storm.

Asheville and western North Carolina