Help Florida respond and recover from Hurricane Milton

Just two weeks after Hurricane Helene hit the Florida Big Bend region, Hurricane Milton made landfall in the area late Wed. Oct. 9, 2024, as a Category 3 hurricane. The devastation from the additional rainfall, winds and flooding compound the already complex recovery efforts for Florida communities. Added on to Helene, Milton may break records for property and environmental damage. Below are several organizations accepting donations and providing services to help communities impacted by Milton.

While the storm has affected many of the same Florida communities as Helene, it did not reach as far inland. If you’re interested in contributing to organizations helping additional communities recover from Helene, like those in North Carolina, visit our Hurricane Helene disaster relief page. 

Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg area

• American Red Cross
  Make a monetary donation for those impacted by Milton or donate blood for disaster victims.
  • Contact 800-RED-CROSS (800-733-2767) for additional resources, services and ways to receive help.
  • Find an open shelter through the Red Cross shelter data base. 
  • Find loved ones and friends with Red Cross resources, including its reunification programs. 
• OneBlood 
  OneBlood says there is an urgent call for additional blood donations due to Hurricane Milton. 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 Milton. 
• Gulf Coast Community Foundation
  A rapid response fund to assist those that lost their primary source of income and in some cases their homes.
• 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 Milton, 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 Milton. A rapid response fund to assist those that lost their primary source of income and in some cases their homes.