UPDATE: More storms, more heartbreak, and more ways to help. Please do what you can, and add to our list if you have more information. Thanks!!!
Hey, friends, it looks like tornado season decided to show up a bit early this year. Our neighbors in Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky, Kansas, Indiana, Nebraska, and Missouri are staring at destroyed homes and empty foundations, and lots of heartache this morning. The good news is the organizations that you continue to support are out there doing that thing they do to make the aftermath just a little more tolerable.
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You know how this works. Text to give, send a check, donate a blanket, or get out there and start clearing a path. Here are some resources to help you get started. As usual, local churches and community organizations are out in force. Give ‘em a call.
AMERICAN RED CROSS
They’re on the ground with shelters and meals for victims and for first responders.
Donate online.
Text RedCross to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
SALVATION ARMY
They’re providing first responders and clean-up crews as well as setting up feeding sites.
Donate online.
Text ARCH to 80888 to make a $10 donation.
TEAM RUBICON
They’re a new player in the relief world (established in 2010) who unite “the skills and experiences of military veterans with medical professionals to rapidly deploy emergency response teams into crisis situations.” Sounds like a most excellent idea, and they’ve already got teams in the field.
Donate here.
UNITED WAY OF THE PLAINS
They’re helping people in Kansas and can use volunteers and financial support.
Help here.
HARRISBURG VOLUNTEER HOTLINE
They’re looking for help in the heavily damaged Illinois town.
Find out what you can do by calling (618) 252-3732.
VOLUNTEER BRANSON
They’re in Missouri and could use a hand.
Find opportunities here.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF INDIANAPOLIS
Bishop Christopher Coyne has asked all parishes in the Archdiocese to take a 2nd collection at masses this weekend for tornado victims.
Donate here.
MIDWEST FOOD BANK (INDIANAPOLIS)
They need bottled water, milk, and volunteers to load and drive trucks.
Donate here.
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
Donate here.
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST. LOUIS
Donate here.
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