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Curated resources to help those affected by the LA wildfires
As the wildfires in LA continue and opportunities to donate multiply, I’ve found it helpful to track some resources that are curating where you can donate. For example, Substackers
and are live updating links to GoFundMe campaigns by % completion. While Afropunk and the LatinX Therapists Network are cataloguing Black and Latino communities that have been affected. Please check them out and if you have go-to resources to add, drop into the comments as we hope to keep this list updated as well. 🤍 - Melissa Blum
Ongoing list of organizations and individuals curating resources for those looking to help communities affected by the LA wildfires…
GoFundMe’s California Wildfires Hub lists verified fundraisers for people affected by the recent wildfires in Los Angeles County.
If you didn’t know, GoFundMe has a feature to create a custom link in bio for campaigns. Check out Melissa’s here.
Journalist
is compiling GoFundMe campaigns who have raised less than 30% of their goals on her Substack, . Similarly, has curated a list of campaigns who are less than 20% to their goal.AFROPUNK has created a directory featuring the GoFundMe campaigns of Black individuals and families who have been displaced.
The Latinx Therapists Network has a similar directory cataloging the campaigns of Latino families affected by the fires.
Charity Navigator is tracking the charities who are responding to the LA fires. Through their tracker, you can see the percentage of the funds that are going to the survivors.
NAMI has curated a list of trauma resources for Los Angeles-Area communities affected by the fires.
- , a musical puppet show on YouTube and MTD client, are sending blankies to children who lost theirs in the wildfires to provide them a bit of comfort.