Helping SE Texas tornado victims: Where to donate and volunteer

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024 9:48AM
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Neighbors across Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Montgomery and Waller counties are cleaning up after a deadly tornado outbreak on Saturday.

If you would like to help our storm victims recover, we're tracking ways you can make the biggest impact.

SE Texas tornado victim assistance: Where to get food, shelter and other services

American Red Cross Gulf Coast Region

The American Red Cross Texas Gulf Coast Region is on the ground helping storm victims respond to Saturday's tornadoes in southeast Texas.

A monetary donation to Red Cross provides shelter, meals, relief supplies, emotional support, recovery planning and other assistance.

Click here to donate or text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation to support disaster relief.

Houston Food Bank

Houston Food Bank is helping to meet the urgent need for meals after the tornado disaster, providing services to residents in 18 southeast Texas counties.

You can click here to donate or text "SYH2024" to 71777.

Every dollar you donate provides three meals to people in need.

The food bank said volunteers are also needed to sort and box food. Sign up here.

Houston Food Bank has 1,600 partner agencies giving relief in Harris, Fort Bend, Galveston, Montgomery, Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Grimes, Liberty, Madison, Robertson, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller and Washington counties.

Alvin ISD - Walt Disney Elementary School

Alvin ISD will host a school supply drive to help teachers and students impacted by last weekend's deadly tornado outbreak.

Walt Disney Elementary is in urgent need of general school and teacher supplies, along with picture books, after an EF-2 tornado destroyed its campus Saturday.

If you would like to help, donations can be dropped off at the former Alvin Primary School site, at 2200 Westpark Drive, Alvin, TX 77511.

Staff will collect donations Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and Thursday from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

If you can't make it to donate in person, you can give online here through Alvin ISD Education Foundation's website.

Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center

Following Saturday's tornadoes, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center anticipates blood donation cancellations and missed appointments this week that will impact supply to area hospitals.

Donors of all ages and backgrounds are needed to ensure we have an adequate supply of blood to save lives in our community. Click here to schedule your blood donation.

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