Through the Community Foundation’s Disaster Relief Fund, the nonprofit organization is raising money now for local communities that are most likely to be affected by the flooding, wind and other impacts of these potentially devastating and frequent storms. Emergency preparedness and response is a core grantmaking focus for the organization.
The Community Foundation has experience supporting relief and recovery efforts for all kinds of crises. Since establishing its Disaster Relief Fund in 2009 in the wake of the housing crisis and recession, the organization has distributed over $6.1 million in relief grants to nonprofit partners to address the effects of weather-related, economic, and health crises.
“When it comes to disasters, our ability to be agile with immediate recovery funds is key,” said Danita R. DeHaney President and CEO of the Community Foundation. “We take our historic leadership role around emergency relief to heart because we become a lifeline to the nonprofit partners on the ground during a crisis. Investing in our Disaster Relief Fund today helps us stand ready to help our neighbors in need in the stormy months ahead. With our donors, we are here to help people rebuild their lives in the short- and long-term.”
