Look for the helpers ☀️
THURSDAY | 1.9.25
How to help. That's the theme for today’s edition of this almost-daily newsletter. Our LA friends, family, and people we'll never know, but love anyway could use some help. Check below for some resources for folks affected by the fires and good ways to support current and future relief efforts through donations, sharing about these efforts, or direct action. Look for the helpers.
The Canine Rescue Club is accepting sign-ups if you’re located in the LA area and can offer temporary foster care to dogs displaced by the wildfires.
The Dream Center is offering emergency shelter to those evacuated in the Palisades and Eaton Canyon Fires.
Friends in Deed is a nonprofit offering a Bad Weather Shelter amid the fires for the unhoused.
The California Fire Foundation provides resources to firefighters, fallen firefighters, their families, and the communities they serve.
Direct Relief’s California Fire Relief provides N-95 masks, medicine, and resources to healthcare agencies and first responders in these areas affected by wildfires.
The California Community Foundation has a recovery fund dedicated to helping victims of wildfires
Check out the American Red Cross’s Wildfire Relief program.
Last but not least, the Los Angeles Mutual Aid Network has a running list of organizations similar to the ones above that you can check out here. Stay safe everyone.
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