Give money to disaster torn areas

To best serve frontline communities with your giving, please use the following best practices:

1. Donate money, not things.
   • Look for local organizations, mutual aid groups, and ways to give directly to survivors. 
   • Look for small, local non-disaster organizations. They are usually from the community and committed to staying there and doing whatever is needed.
   • Look for organizations that are run by and serve frontline communities.
2. Have zero requirements or restrictions. 
3. Make multi-year commitments. Recovery takes a long time. 
4. Commit resources to mitigate future disasters in this area and in others, especially in lower capacity, rural areas. 
5. Build a relationship with the place you're giving to. Ask them what else you can do with your money and resources.