Hurricane Disaster Relief
Our hearts are with the residents of Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Florida as they face a long recovery after the most recent catastrophic natural disasters.
Five years after the devastating landfall of Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Fiona has caused widespread flooding and power outages in Puerto Rico. More recently, Hurricane Ian is disrupting more lives in neighboring Caribbean islands and Florida.
To support the disaster recovery, please consider donating to one or more of the following organizations that are coordinating relief efforts.
Florida
Community foundations across Florida have set up relief funds to help those impacted by Hurricane Ian.
Donors can help by contributing to the following community foundation-managed relief funds:
Charlotte Community Foundation: Charlotte County Disaster Relief Fund
Collaboratory: Hurricane Ian relief fund
Collier Community Foundation: Collier Comes Together Hurricane Disaster Relief Fund
Community Foundation of Sarasota County in partnership with The Patterson Foundation: Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund
Community Foundation Tampa Bay: Tampa Bay Rapid Response Fund
Givewell Community Foundation: United Community Relief Fund
Gulf Coast Community Foundation: Hurricane Ian Disaster Relief Fund
Manatee Community Foundation: MCF Disaster Relief Fund
The Miami Foundation: Florida Grassroots Hurricane Community Recovery Fund
Puerto Rico and Caribbean
CT Helps PR/ CT Ayuda PR: A statewide online fundraising effort coordinated by The Coalition of Connecticut Puerto Rican Day Parades Festivals, which includes the CICD-Puerto Rican Parade, Inc. Hartford Chapter, Puerto Rican Parade of Fairfield County, Puerto Rican Festival of New Haven, Meriden Puerto Rican Festival, Boriken Festival of Norwich, and the Waterbury Puerto Rican Parade & Festival.
Hispanic Federation: The Hispanic Federation is on the ground in Puerto Rico providing emergency relief services and essential supplies to the communities most affected by the storm. It is in the process of identifying organizations in the Dominican Republic to support local relief.
Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico: The Community Foundation of Puerto Rico provides support to organizations involved in immediate relief as well as long-term efforts to aid local communities.
The Council on Foundations: The COF has created a guide with resources and response funds to support communities affected by Hurricane Fiona.
