Becky kindly reminded me that there are still good folks wanting to help those impacted by Hurricane Idalia.
As you no doubt already know, Idalia is expected to arrive in the Big Bend area of Florida very late tomorrow night/Weds morning around 1 AM, or so. Those forecasts tend to remain fluid till the end.
IDES - International Disaster Emergency Service
https://ides.org/is a ministry based emergency disaster relief organization made up of volunteers who give their all in times like this.
In the days following hurricane ian besides food, water, medicine, clothes and household good, IDES brought in great big pods and had volunteer laborers helping people load their undamaged possessions to be kept safe until their homes could be restored and made watertight.
We were proud to send loads of rice and beans to the earthquake victims in Africa earlier this year, as well as build and often rebuild wells for villages without good water supplies, and bring relief to El Salvador and Haiti to name a few.
Their financial disclosures are posted on the website if you wish to see how they use their donations.
Another org I like is UMCOR - United Methodist Committee on Relief.
https://umcmission.org/united-states-disaster-response/They proudly disclose that 100% of their donations go directly to relief. Admin costs are provided by the UMC and World Council of Churches. Their volunteers tend to be quite elderly and every bit as dedicated as IDES and the Salvation Army.
Here is a link to some of the recent and current relief efforts:
https://umcmission.org/umcor-us-latest-responses/Once we see where and how bad Florida gets hit, the websites will be updated to disclose how both orgs are responding.
Thanks Becky for reminding me disclose where and how to help.